Soon after the outbreak of World War I – he was then in his 50th year – he enlisted as a volunteer. Leaving behind his Jewish wife, Hannah, and their only daughter, Bertha, he became the military head ...
They wore the red coat, but they spoke German. They were the only troops the Duke of Wellington trusted as[...] ...
PARIS — Norway picked Hanwha to supply the army with long-range precision artillery in a deal worth 19 billion Norwegian kroner (US$2 billion), preferring the South Korean compa ...
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Canadians played a big role in WWI, but they’re still not given the credit they deserve
Yes, Canada was still part of the British Empire in 1914. But it was also a self-governing Dominion that had been running its ...
Joseph Folino was the last of a generation. Folino, of Jeannette, died Thursday at age 103. He is believed to among the last surviving veterans who fought in Battle of the Bulge, the last German ...
When American guns made German bunkers useless in World War II, a revolutionary weapon changed fortification warfare forever: the U.S. M1 240mm howitzer. This super-heavy artillery was capable of ...
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