The Socks that Won WWI
May 25, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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Episode description
The First World War was the first truly “modern” war, with its wireless communication, tanks, and poison-gas attacks. In the trenches of Belgium and France, however, one of the most important items in a soldier's kit—right up there with a rifle and a gas mask—was a pair of hand-knit, woolen socks.
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