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Boy Soldiers (World War I)
The law stated that you had to be 18 to sign up and 19 to serve overseas in the British Armed Forces. However thousands of ...
When the war ended, Allied soldiers tracked down Nicolas de Largillierre's "Portrait de femme à mi-corps" with the help of a ...
Since before there even was a 'Europe', Europe has been shaped by conflict. Because of this, there is no shortage of stories ...
TMJ4's Andrea Williams had an opportunity to sit down with a special veteran who's 104-years-young. Vernon C. Townsend ...
Preston played a significant role in the First World War contribution both manpower and industrial resources.Thousands of men from Preston enlisted, joining the army in the national war effort. The ...
With more than six million made, the M1 carbine was the most widely produced small arm of World War II. But how did it actually perform in combat? Here are the accounts from the men who used it.
Al Albrecht kept his stories of deception, from inflatable tanks to his loudspeaker half-track, secret from his family for ...
Nine-year-old Teddy Meyer, of Gering, has spent the better part of a year handcrafting a model farm. This week, he’ll get a ...
Gary Neely stood in full uniform, looking upon the room filled with his fellow veterans, as they applauded and recognized him ...
London was both an integral cog in the Allies' Second World War victory, and a prime target — battered by some 20,000 bombs ...
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As the war grinds on, logistical challenges are compounded by politics, repeated evacuations, and the fear of being killed.