World War I: The Great War

Season 3, Episode 1

Episode Title: Halt U-Boats in Zeebrugge

Air Date: 2009-12-31

Overview:

Drawing on eyewitness accounts from survivors, expert testimony, rare photos and military documents from the battle, discover the events of April 22nd, 1918, when a flotilla of British warships led by the cruiser HMS Vindictive set sail for the fortified harbor of Zeebrugge, defended by coastal batteries, a deadly mole, and a seawall bristling with guns.