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Podcast: World War 1 Stories & Real Battles
Episode: Second Battle of Ypres - April 22 - May 25, 1915 - [World War 1 & Real War Battles] WW1
Description: As the sun set on the peaceful city of Ypres, Belgium in April 1915, none could have predicted the horror that would descend upon the surrounding fields in the days to come. The First World War, the Great War as it was called, had been raging for months, and yet, the full extent of the cruelty and destruction it would bring was yet to be revealed. It was in the fertile soil of Flanders that a new chapter of this vast conflict would be written — one that would drastically redefine the boundaries of warfare.
The Second Battle of Yp...