World War I's Iron Harvest (1 Viewer)

[jazzeum]

This is a fascinating little video about the unexploded munitions still at Verdun.

[video]http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000002952555/world-war-is-iron-harvest.html?playlistId=1194811622205[/video]

 

[jazzeum]

The bomb collector of Ypres, a Belgian farmer who collects souvenirs still found on his farm. Dangerous hobby.

http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/...lector-of-ypres.html?playlistId=1194811622205

 

[lancer]

Thanks, Brad. These are both very interesting. Must be a hair-raising job to be a farmer in all those areas where fighting took place. The farmer has to wonder whether he is going to blow himself to pieces every time he puts a plow into the ground. -- Al