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Basic Info

First Air: November 08, 2012

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (2 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 2

Last Episode

Name: Earthquaking the Ridge

Season: 1, Episode: 2

Air Date: 2012-11-15

Runtime: 45 min

How the stalemate of trench warfare was broken in 1917.

WWI's Tunnels of Death The Big Dig

2012 1 seasons 2 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 2 votes

Overview

Two-part documentary following World War I's biggest archaeological dig, taking place at Messines in Belgium, uncovering some of the best-preserved trenches, bunkers and tunnels ever discovered on the Western Front and revealing the realities of trench warfare, a Christmas football match and poison gas.