Battle of Ypres
The Great War
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17m
Amidst the relentless horrors of World War I, a small Belgian town becomes the epicenter of an unimaginable struggle as soldiers from across the globe clash in the Battle of Ypres, where bravery and resilience are the only hope in a landscape scarred by poison gas and trench warfare. During the five engagements, casualties may have surpassed one million.
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