WW1 British Prototypes General Jackson’s Pedrail United Kingdom (1915-1918) Prototype – 1 Partially Completed Colonel Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton had been there right at the birth of the British plan for the machines which were to become known as tanks. In 1915, this veteran of Victorian ...
A WW1 3” Stokes Mortar inert high explosive projectile marked “D P” (demonstration Purposes) The mortar projectile is a steel tube shaped canister with a detonator and firing cartridge holder at the rear end and a fuse mechanism at the front end.
A few weeks later, destroyers took part in the Battle of Jutland. On the last day of May of 1916, two armadas of steel were set on a collision course for each other in the waters of the North Sea without even knowing it. The British had superior numbers, with 155 warships under the...
Evolution of British Battle Tanks in WW1 - Special: Directed by Toni Steller, Florian Wittig. With Indy Neidell.
Castaways in Question: A story of British naval interrogators from WW1 to denazificationCastawaysBritish naval interrogatorsdenazificationThis is an entertaining book. The subject matter is the work of British interrogators, principally from the navy, in obtaining information from captured German ...
https://youtu.be/5ZkBgj9nMWQ On the eve of World War One, the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Flying Corps had both adopted the Webley Self-Loading Pistol, chambered for a special .455 caliber semi-rimmed cartridge. With the needs of wartime, Webley deli
In recent years, the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq has become an area of interest for both structural studies and petroleum exploration-related investigation. Key questions to be answered concern...doi:10.1080/03071847.2017.1301659Sneha Reddy...
British food is renowned for its strange names – but surelylaverbreadis simply some type of regional bread? Wrong! Laverbread is actually made from seaweed! If you are looking for a really unique local dish to try in the UK, then this is as special as it gets!
Most Sopwith fighters that followed became part of what was known as the “flying zoo” with animal names like the Camel, Dolphin and Snipe. The replica Pup will be slightly smaller than the original, and will use aluminum ribs instead of wood. ...
• The Literary Digest, 1916 • Article Surfer <— Prev|Next —> The column posted to the right is a mildly technical piece that compares the German sniper scopes used during W.W. I to those of the British; happily, the amusing part of this essay is contained in the opening paragrap...