The Giant British Flamethrower Made for World War 1
This film follows historian Peter Barton and archaeologist Tony Pollard as they excavate a First World War battlefield in northern France in search of a secret tunnel and a giant sixty-foot flamethrower. It combines hands-on archaeology with the story of one of the war's strangest weapons. The dig turns buried history into something you can see and touch. It is an engrossing watch for anyone drawn to military history and the science of recovering the past. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
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