Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon of the Somme

Name: Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon of the Somme
Director: Jonathan Dueck
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Released: 2012-01-01
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Tony Robinson

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Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon of the Somme

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BBC

Aired

2012-01-01

Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon of the Somme

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.

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Tony Robinson