WW1 Ep. 9: Passchendaele: The Sea of Mud | The Third Battle of Ypres (1917)

Episode 9 of 9 · World War 1 – The Complete Audio Documentary Series Between July and November 1917, across the low-lying plains of Belgian Flanders, the British Empire and the German army fought the Third Battle of Ypres—remembered in history by the terrifying name of Passchendaele. When the heaviest rains in thirty years fell upon a battlefield pulverized by millions of artillery shells, the ancient drainage canals collapsed, transforming the Western Front into an apocalyptic ocean of liquid mud that swallowed men, horses, and machines whole. Experience this full-length historical documentary audiobook detailing the most nightmarish battle of the First World War. From the detonation of nineteen massive underground mines at Messines Ridge and the deadly narrow duckboard tracks winding across flooded shell craters to the brutal assaults on concrete pillboxes and the heroic Canadian capture of the ruined ridge, discover the true story of how half a million men fought for four miles of mud. Settle in, put on your headphones, and witness an unforgettable true story of human courage and endurance in the deepest hell of the Great War. 🎧 World War 1 – The Complete Audio Documentary Series (watch in order) Ep 1 – The Spark at Sarajevo (1914) Ep 2 – The Miracle of the Marne (1914) Ep 3 – Tannenberg & The Frozen East (1914) Ep 4 – Gallipoli: The Bloody Cliffs of Anzac (1915) Ep 5 – Verdun: The 300 Days of Hell (1916) Ep 6 – The Battle of Jutland (1916) Ep 7 – The Somme & The First Iron Tanks (1916) Ep 8 – Knights of the Sky: The Red Baron ▶ Ep 9 – Passchendaele: The Sea of Mud (1917) ← you are here New here? Start with Episode 1 and follow the series playlist in order. Chapters: 00:00 The Lowlands of Flanders 02:41 Chapter 1: The Nineteen Mines of Messines Ridge 05:29 Chapter 2: The Shattered Canals of Flanders 08:04 Chapter 3: The Thirty-Year Deluge Begins 10:30 Chapter 4: The Liquid Swamp of No Man's Land 13:04 Chapter 5: The Peril of the Duckboard Tracks 15:31 Chapter 6: The Iron Pillboxes of the German Line 18:01 Chapter 7: Drowning in the Craters 20:16 Chapter 8: General Plumer's Bite and Hold 22:51 Chapter 9: The Screaming Mist of Polygon Wood 25:09 Chapter 10: The Arrival of the Canadian Corps 27:45 Chapter 11: The Flooded Valley of the Ravebeek 30:11 Chapter 12: The Assault on the Village Ruins 32:35 Chapter 13: The Tears of the British Staff Officer 34:42 Chapter 14: The Bitter Arithmetic of the Ridge 36:44 Chapter 15: The Vanished Ground and the Lesson of Mud 38:46 The End of the War of Mud AI-assisted narration & visuals · Original story & script, made for this channel. ▶ More from this channel: WW1 Ep. 7: The Somme & The First Iron Tanks | Bloodiest Day in British History (1916) -    • WW1 Ep. 7: The Somme & The First Iron Tank...   #WorldWar1 #WW1 #WW1Episode9 #Passchendaele #TheGreatWar