NOVA - Season 43 Episode 10
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.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-11-27
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
Cast :
Crew :
Quality :
Subtitles :
- Season 43 : Episode 12015-09-16
- Season 43 : Episode 22015-09-23
- Season 43 : Episode 32015-10-07
- Season 43 : Episode 42015-10-14
- Season 43 : Episode 52015-10-28
- Season 43 : Episode 62015-11-04
- Season 43 : Episode 72015-11-11
- Season 43 : Episode 82015-11-18
- Season 43 : Episode 92015-11-25
- Season 43 : Episode 102016-01-06
- Season 43 : Episode 112016-01-13
- Season 43 : Episode 122016-01-20
- Season 43 : Episode 132016-01-27
- Season 43 : Episode 142016-02-03
- Season 43 : Episode 152016-02-10
- Season 43 : Episode 162016-02-17
- Season 43 : Episode 172016-02-24
- Season 43 : Episode 182016-04-06
- Season 43 : Episode 192016-04-13
- Season 43 : Episode 202016-04-20
- Season 43 : Episode 212016-05-04
- Season 43 : Episode 222016-05-11