The machine-gun was a game-changing weapon of mass destruction ... In the battlefield conditions of WW1 this meant an average of 500 rounds a minute with a range of over 3,000 yards or 2,743m.
A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun have been stolen or lost from Ministry of Defence facilities in the past two years. Figures also show that more than 700 phones ...
Even before the guns fell silent on the Western Front, the long-term social consequences of World War One were being felt back home. Women had a stronger voice, education, health and housing ...
The Ministry of Defence has misplaced a total of 744 phones, laptops, computers and USB sticks over the last 24 months - along with a Glock and three WW1 and WW2 guns, figures uncovered by the Liberal ...