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David W. BradyJonathan Dueck

Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon of the Somme

  • Documentary
  • History
  • War
RELEASE

2012-01-01

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

94 min

Description

This film follows a team of experts as it excavates a famous WW1 battlefield in search of a top secret tunnel and a legendary 60-foot flame-thrower. Built for use during the opening day of the bloodiest clash of WW1, this weapon fired a blast of flaming oil over 100 yards long. Historian Peter Barton hopes to recover the machine and with help from British Royal Engineers, build a working replica.