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The Pillboxes of Flanders

Jul 29, 202353 minSeason 5Ep. 21
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Episode description

Concrete bunkers - pillboxes - are an iconic symbol of the Great War, and in this episode we look at the book 'The Pillboxes of Flanders' published in the 1930s, examine their history and use, and then visit some of the surviving examples of bunkers around Ypres. 






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