The Great Underground War

The story of how a British tunneling technique developed for the mud of Flanders was employed to win the strategic ground during the gruesome trench warfare of the Ypres Salient.

An exploration of newly discovered fortresses, dugouts and bunkers tells the story of the innovative German engineering that made defenses resistant to massive bombardments.

The story is told through the preserved diaries of Herman Hoppe, a German engineer who built many of the tunnels.the story about how the Great War went on underground in tunnels.

We explore trenches and tunnels and interview descendants of the Austrians and Italians who fought under and above this treacherous terrain.

A personal account of the tragic battles that unfolded amid the sharp gullies and ravines of the Dolomites, requiring men to perform the nearly impossible.