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Season 43 Episode 10 - Secret Tunnel Warfare
During World War I, the Allies and Germans repeatedly struggled to break the hideous stalemate of trench warfare. In the winter of 1916, Allied engineers devised a massive surprise attack: over 1 million pounds of explosives hidden in secret tunnels driven under German lines. Building the tunnels was desperate work, with tunnelers at constant risk from flooding, cave-ins, and enemy digging teams. In June of 1917, the planted mines at Messines were simultaneously triggered, killing an estimated 10,000 German troops instantly. Now, archaeologists are revealing the extraordinary scale and risks of the Allied tunneling operations in one of the biggest excavations ever undertaken on the Western Front. “Secret Tunnel Warfare” opens a unique window on the frenzy of Allied mining activity that led up to the attack and its bitter aftermath.
Episodes in Season 43
Dawn of Humanity
55 min
Arctic Ghost Ship
55 min
Secrets of Noah's Ark
55 min
Cyberwar Threat
55 min
Animal Mummies
55 min
Making North America: Origins
55 min
Making North America: Life
55 min
Making North America: Human
55 min
Inside Einstein's Mind
55 min
Secret Tunnel Warfare
55 min
Life's Rocky Start
55 min
Mystery Beneath the Ice
55 min
Himalayan Megaquake
55 min
Creatures of Light
55 min
Memory Hackers
55 min
Iceman Reborn
55 min
Rise of the Robots
55 min
Vikings Unearthed
55 min
Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped?
55 min
Wild Ways
55 min
Operation Lighthouse Rescue
55 min
Bombing Hitler's Supergun
55 min
