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S01E05 - "Monte Paterno"
Aired on Jun 27, 2014, 12:00 PM
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The Secret of the Somme
An exploration of newly discovered fortresses, dugouts, and bunkers tells the story of the innovative German engineering that made defenses resistant to massive bombardments.
Jun 27, 2014
44 min
The Mines of Ypres
The story of how a unique British tunneling technique developed for the mud of Flanders was employed to win the strategic ground during the gruesome trench warfare of the Ypres Salient.
Jun 27, 2014
44 min
Vauquois, Hill of Death
For three years the Germans and French blew each other up with massive explosions, using a maze of underground galleries and tunnels. The whole story is told through the preserved diaries of Herman Hoppe, a German engineer who built many of the tunnels.
Jun 27, 2014
44 min
Col di Lana
The largest mine blown on the Italian front literally destroyed half the mountain side of this strategic point in the Dolomite mountains. We explore trenches and tunnels and interview descendants of the Austrians and Italians who fought under and above this treacherous terrain.
Jun 27, 2014
44 min
Monte Paterno
A personal account of the tragic battles that unfolded amid the sharp gullies and ravines of the Dolomites, requiring men to perform the nearly impossible: excavate and tunnel through solid granite in freezing weather.
Jun 27, 2014
45 min
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