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Article: HOW FIRST WORLD WAR SOLDIERS ON WESTERN FRONT USED TO LIVE IN UNDERGROUND TUNNELS
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- The Hindustan Times
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- November 10, 2008
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London, Nov. 10 -- (ANI): Archaeologists have excavated an extensive network of First World War tunnels near the Belgian town of Ypres, which provide an insight into the underground life of the soldiers on Western Front during that period.The tunnels were built by the Royal Engineers in the closing stages of the First World War. According to a report in the Telegraph, the survey of the dugout, named 'Vampire', has shed fascinating new light on the experiences of the tens of thousands of soldiers who lived in similar subterranean workings, from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier, with dozens of poignant items of everyday ...