For the centenary of the Battle of Messines of 7-14 June 1917 I have written four blogs examining often-repeated misconceptions about the battle.

‘The Big Bang Heard in Downing Street:’ How far away were the mines heard and felt?

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Did the Messines Mines Really Kill 10,000 Germans?

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Killed by their own mine? Were the soldiers in Spanbroekmolen Cemetery killed by the falling debris of the mine?

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The Lost Mines: how many unexploded mines remain beneath the Messines ridge battlefield?

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Join me on a battlefield tour with The Cultural Experience:

Tunnellers on the Western Front: The Underground War, 15th-18th September 2023

The War Poets: Words, Music and Landscapes, 10th-13th July 2023

First & Last Shots 1914 & 1918

Medics & Padres in the Great War

Walking Ypres 1914-1918

Walking the Somme, Summer 2023

More Information about Battlefield Tours

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Buy a signed copy of Underground Warfare 1914-1918 at a reduced price.