The other downside was that it was slower to reload as each round had to be loaded one at a ... the standard infantry rifle at the time of America’s entry into the First World War, and it ...

Imperial War Museum A British poster ... The Great Powers entered World War I expecting to fight it in much the same way as previous recent conflicts. Cavalry and infantry would engage in a ...

“The infantry ... up at one time. The war is actually planned by the officers, but it is fought by the privates and the privates do 99 percent of all the hard work. My recollection of World ...

Femi: I can see a ship. Would this island be part of the British Empire at that point? Alan: Yes it was. Femi: And World War One finished on 11th of November 1918, so maybe these are returning ...

Soldier is wearing camouflage clothing - pioneering equipment at the time CAN you spot the World War One British sniper who has his gun pointing straight at the camera in this picture? The soldier ...

For the British, however, the single battle that defines the bloody attritional nature of the First World War is the Somme. Friday 1 July will ... Before the first infantry advance, the British ...

Back in 2020, Sir Sam Mendes released his World War 1 epic 1917 in the UK. The Oscar-winning movie, nominated for 10 Academy Awards, follows two British soldiers (led by George MacKay ...