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History Television is showing a series of shows on WWI and WWII as part of their "Week of Remembrance"
Passchendaele: The Underground War
Mon. Nov. 10th and 8pm and 9pm ET/PT
Passchendaele: The Underground War is the story of an unprecedented excavation of a First World War underground dugout in Flanders, Fields, Belgium. Using laser scanners, ground-sensing radar and submersibles, the evacuation team finds and drains a dugout that was built in 1918. The team quickly finds that the dugout contains a series of surprises including cave-ins, fires and artifacts. Each of these modern events and discoveries is used to trigger flashbacks to the underground war, allowing viewers to explore the evolution of this secret front.
Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell
Tues. Nov. 11th at 6pm and 10pm ET/PT
In Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell, viewers will be on the ground with the Canadian Corps through a battlefield archaeological excavation. Found objects are subject to analysis—each one allowed to tell its own unique story; to reveal the untold personal experiences of Canadian ground troops and their enemies.
Finding The Fallen Season 2
Tues. Nov. 11th and Wed. Nov. 12th from 8pm - 10pm ET/PT
Traveling to infamous battlefields of the First World War, a group of archaeologists, forensic experts and historians excavate the past, one shovelful at a time, to preserve the memories of the lives that ended there. The second season travels to countries including Germany, Belgium, France and Britain, and unearths the history of the men and women who fought in the First World War the stories that have remained buried for many years.
Bloody Normandy
Wed. Nov. 12th at 6pm and 11pm ET/PT
Bloody Normandy is the story of one of the greatest military campaigns in history through the eyes of the men who were there. In one chapter, Canadian veteran Bill Bettridge returns to the village of Mouen for the first time in over 60 years to pay tribute to seven men from his unit who were murdered in cold blood by the Nazi SS in July 1944.
Bloody Italy
Thurs. Nov. 13th at 6pm and 11pm ET/PT
This is the story of the remarkable and dramatic journey of Canada’s 1st Division as they move through the rugged and harsh Italian countryside coming face to face with some of Hitler’s most feared and well-trained soldiers.
Battlefield Mysteries
Thurs. Nov. 13th from 8pm - 10pm ET/PT, Fri. Nov. 14th at 8pm ET/PT
Battlefield Mysteries follows acclaimed historian Norm Christie as he investigates the real and often unknown stories behind history’s most significant battles. Shot on location in France, Britain, Malta and Spain, the series features computer-generated animation, eyewitness accounts and Christie’s own insights and hands-on investigative techniques
Bloody Victory
Fri. Nov. 14th at 6pm and 11pm ET/PT
After the successful battle of Normandy, the Canadian army is given a new mission: advance up the French, Belgian and Dutch coasts and secure strategic ports vital to supplying the allied war machine. Now, sixty-five years later, Canadian veterans return to the battlefields where they fought and won the battle for Northwest Europe.
For anyone that likes documentaries like myself this looks like a good week of informative shows.
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Passchendaele: The Underground War
Mon. Nov. 10th and 8pm and 9pm ET/PT
Passchendaele: The Underground War is the story of an unprecedented excavation of a First World War underground dugout in Flanders, Fields, Belgium. Using laser scanners, ground-sensing radar and submersibles, the evacuation team finds and drains a dugout that was built in 1918. The team quickly finds that the dugout contains a series of surprises including cave-ins, fires and artifacts. Each of these modern events and discoveries is used to trigger flashbacks to the underground war, allowing viewers to explore the evolution of this secret front.
Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell
Tues. Nov. 11th at 6pm and 10pm ET/PT
In Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell, viewers will be on the ground with the Canadian Corps through a battlefield archaeological excavation. Found objects are subject to analysis—each one allowed to tell its own unique story; to reveal the untold personal experiences of Canadian ground troops and their enemies.
Finding The Fallen Season 2
Tues. Nov. 11th and Wed. Nov. 12th from 8pm - 10pm ET/PT
Traveling to infamous battlefields of the First World War, a group of archaeologists, forensic experts and historians excavate the past, one shovelful at a time, to preserve the memories of the lives that ended there. The second season travels to countries including Germany, Belgium, France and Britain, and unearths the history of the men and women who fought in the First World War the stories that have remained buried for many years.
Bloody Normandy
Wed. Nov. 12th at 6pm and 11pm ET/PT
Bloody Normandy is the story of one of the greatest military campaigns in history through the eyes of the men who were there. In one chapter, Canadian veteran Bill Bettridge returns to the village of Mouen for the first time in over 60 years to pay tribute to seven men from his unit who were murdered in cold blood by the Nazi SS in July 1944.
Bloody Italy
Thurs. Nov. 13th at 6pm and 11pm ET/PT
This is the story of the remarkable and dramatic journey of Canada’s 1st Division as they move through the rugged and harsh Italian countryside coming face to face with some of Hitler’s most feared and well-trained soldiers.
Battlefield Mysteries
Thurs. Nov. 13th from 8pm - 10pm ET/PT, Fri. Nov. 14th at 8pm ET/PT
Battlefield Mysteries follows acclaimed historian Norm Christie as he investigates the real and often unknown stories behind history’s most significant battles. Shot on location in France, Britain, Malta and Spain, the series features computer-generated animation, eyewitness accounts and Christie’s own insights and hands-on investigative techniques
Bloody Victory
Fri. Nov. 14th at 6pm and 11pm ET/PT
After the successful battle of Normandy, the Canadian army is given a new mission: advance up the French, Belgian and Dutch coasts and secure strategic ports vital to supplying the allied war machine. Now, sixty-five years later, Canadian veterans return to the battlefields where they fought and won the battle for Northwest Europe.
For anyone that likes documentaries like myself this looks like a good week of informative shows.
(Mods: could not decide if this was more appropriate here or under Military film and literature, feel free to move if you wish.