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A ‘NOVA’ presentation offers an entertaining, informative look at the potent firepower of antique armaments.
This week, the show travels back to the American Revolution to explore the science of the weapons used by all sides.
Private Foster's new headstone (Image: Shirley Ann Gaut Hall) He was a young miner working underground in West Wylam Colliery when he answered the call to arms, and he served with the 9th Battalion ...
It was on April 6 in 1917, that the United States abandoned its stance of neutrality and officially joined the Allied powers ...
Besides three children, Shemin left behind numerous supporters who kept up the appeal for an upgrade. On June 2, 2015, his ...
A hero soldier from The Great War will finally be laid to rest later this year after DNA tests proved his identity.
A soldier from the First World War will finally be laid to rest later this year after DNA tests proved his identity. Lieut ...
The most prominent local First World War trophy gun was a large howitzer that was installed at the Georgia Street entrance to ...
The PNE grounds have been used for a lot of things over the years, and artillery storage appears to have been one purpose ...
A piece of World War One field artillery has been found by crews excavating the site of a new amphitheater at the PNE grounds ...
With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target ...
A modern version of WW1 acoustic detection is combining with precision attack drones to inflict massive casualties on ...