Archaeologists are beginning the most detailed ever study of a Western Front battlefield, an untouched site where 28 British tunnellers lie entombed after dying during brutal underground warfare. For WWI historians, it's the "holy grail".
See the BBC web site for for info on this interesting story. Link
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2 comments:
You should go and watch Beneath Hill 60. It's based on the true story of Australian miners coming over to tunnel under German lines and create the largest explosion ever prior to the atomic bomb.
Eltnot
Thanks for the recommendation. I have organised to get myself a copy.
Cheers
Vulture
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