How Trenches Changed the Face of Warfare During WWI
Jan 9, 2023 · 15th New York Regiment training for trench warfare, 1910s. (Photo Credit: Underwood Archives / Getty Images) There were three main methods of trench-building employed during WWI. The first was known as sapping, wherein soldiers dug shallow trenches that extended into No Man’s Land from larger ones. This was the safest way to extend the systems, as shallow areas could be built by one or two ...
Warfare Under the Waves – Submarines in the First World War
Sep 27, 2017 · As well as combat vessels, the Germans experimented with using submarines to carry cargo. The first of its type, the Deutschland, sailed to the then-neutral USA in 1916 to trade for war materials.It was as much a propaganda mission …
The Weapons They Carried: WWII Infantry Weapons That Were …
Feb 5, 2018 · Cheaper and faster to make than the Soviet Union’s previous sub-machine gun, the PPD-40, the PPSh-41 was also more accurate. And with whole companies being equipped with this beast that could fire up to 1000 rounds per minute from drum magazines that held 71 standard Russian pistol rounds, Russian infantry firepower was on the rise.
The Cry of Pugad Lawin and the Birth of the Revolution
Jul 17, 2018 · The Philippine Revolution against over three centuries of Spanish domination began with Andrés Bonifacio, leader of the Katipunan, a liberalist movement that sought independence for the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule.
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The Seven US Presidents Who Served During WWII
Feb 9, 2022 · This Is the Army, 1943.(Photo Credit: George Rinhart / CORBIS / Getty Images) Ronald Reagan was already an actor when he enlisted in the US Army Reserve in 1937, having starred in such films as Love Is on the Air (1937). He continued to act while in the reserves, but was called up to active service as relations between the United States and Japan continued to …
Attack of the Dead Men - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
Jan 13, 2021 · The best-known gas deployed during the war was mustard gas, which debuted on the battlefield in July 1917. While not as fatal as chlorine, it was heavier than the air around it, meaning it could inflict injuries far beyond its original use, remaining active in the soil for weeks.
Liquid Fire – How Napalm Was Used In The Vietnam War - WAR …
Jun 1, 2016 · Left: US bombers dropping bombs on North Vietnam during Operation Rolling Thunder. Right: The French Naval Air Force drops napalm over Viet Minh guerrilla positions during an ambush (December 1953). Napalm became a necessary weapon of every modern military force, even though its consequences were among the most inhumane.
Greatest Tank Battle in History – The Battle of Kursk
Aug 15, 2018 · Soviet PTRD anti-tank rifle team during the fighting. By Novosti archive – CC-BY-SA 3.0. A Soviet spy ring learned that the attack would be launched sometime between the 3 rd and 6 th of July. Further information gathering on the battlefield narrowed this down to the 5 th of July. To hamper the start of the German attack, the Soviets fired an …
We Can Do It – The Story Of Rosie the Riveter - WAR HISTORY …
Mar 8, 2018 · Little Miss Doyle: In 1984, one fine day this former American war goods worker by the name of Doyle, flipped through the Modern Maturity magazine, which contained a weird picture of the women from ‘We can do it!’ poster, and interestingly enough, the lady claimed to be the face behind the image. That said, she was widely appreciated and known to be the inspiration behind Miller’s muse.