But when World ... war. The British Mark I tank was used in September 1916. It held ten men and reached speeds of almost four miles per hour. Battleships were the largest warships and had very big ...

Retrieved from long-forgotten caches, dusted down, and returned to working order, the Vietnamese battlefield was awash with the weapons of the Second World War. Like washed up Hollywood action stars, ...

The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as “practice bombs” that still carry a charge ...

In this episode, we are going to examine the development and use of just five of the myriads of deadly weapons to emerge during the First World War. Hamas Releases Four Female Israeli Soldiers ...

1854-56 - The Crimean War. The last war to use only muzzle-loaded guns. 1859 - The first full rim-fire cartridge. 1860 - Spencer repeating carbine patented. Introduced at the start of the Civil ...

After creating the “Gun that Won the West”—the Winchester Model 1873 rifle—they had a new task: manufacturing guns that could help win World ... used rifle by American troops in the war.

These more versatile guns and stronger firepower became key to facing enemies in combat situations. (In the 1950s, after World War II was complete, these are the ten guns that revolutionized U.S ...

The M1 Garand was manufactured under contract from the military. U.S. industrial might turn the rifle out by the millions.

The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire ... Soon after the end of the Second World War the newly formed United States Air ...

Despite weighing four tons and standing 16-feet high, the sculpture has been moved multiple times and endured an odyssey of ...