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Friday, October 13, 2023
Verdun: First Blood & the Death of a French Hero
It's hard to imagine what hell on Earth might look like, but Verdun has to be as close as it gets. Fought for over 300 days in 1916, the Battle of Verdun has gone down in history as the stuff of nightmares. In this and the next several episodes, we'll be walking the ground and exploring the history surrounding one of the most titanic and violent battles in WWI.
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The French and Belgian farmers still, over a hundred years later, still plow up unexploded munitions. It's called the Récolte Metla (Metal Harvest).
ReplyDeleteI have been there several times. There are a lot of NO GO areas that still have tons of unexploded ordnance.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard of the book "Back To The Front"? Best book I ever read.
DeleteYep, zone rouge. Poison gas shells, regular shells, mines, you name it, it's there.
DeleteThat was very well done. The narrator spoke clearly and really knew his stuff.
ReplyDeleteHistory Underground is by far my favorite youtube channel. His research is outstanding.
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