AvatarLefty LeeWorld War I World War I Soldiers’ Artifacts Found in Alpine Cave - Archaeology Magazine archaeology.org - Jessica Esther Saraceni BERGAMO, ITALY—According to a CNN report, continuing glacier melt has revealed additional World War I artifacts in a cave near the peak of Mount …
AvatarLefty LeeChemical Weapons The US military dropped off its last batch of artillery shells carrying deadly VX nerve agent to be destroyed verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Ryan PickrellThe US military delivered the last batch of the nation's stockpiled 155 mm projectiles carrying VX nerve agent for destruction this week, according to the US Army Chemical Materials Activity. Blue Grass...
AvatarLefty LeeWorld War I Melting Ice in the Alps Has Revealed World War I Relics Gizmodo - Dharna Noor At a park in the Italian Alps, researchers have unearthed a trove of World War I relics that was previously hidden beneath layers of ice and frost. …
AvatarLefty LeeVienna ‘I seek a kind person’: the Guardian ad that saved my Jewish father from the Nazis verified_publisherThe Guardian - Julian BorgerOn Wednesday 3 August 1938, a short advertisement appeared on the second page of the Manchester Guardian, under the title “Tuition”. “I seek a kind person who will educate my intelligent Boy, aged 11,...
AvatarLefty LeeGlaciers Melting ice reveals first world war relics in Italian Alps verified_publisherThe Guardian - Angela Giuffrida in Stelvio national parkThe soldiers dug the wooden barracks into a cave on the top of Mount Scorluzzo, a 3,095-metre (10,154ft) peak overlooking the Stelvio pass. For the next three-and-a-half years, the cramped, humid space...
AvatarLefty LeeFrance Höckerlinie Westwall verified_publisherAtlas Obscura The Höckerlinienweg is two things: an interesting walk of approximately one hour through nice landscapes and weird anti-tank barriers, but also a …
AvatarLefty LeeWar WWI's Battle of Messines: How Allies Used Massive Explosives and Tunneling to Win history.com - Dave Roos The July 1917 Allied attack involved meticulous planning, tunneling and devastating explosives. The Western Front of World War I is infamous for …
AvatarLefty LeeRussia Flying & Fighting in the Soviet Tu-142 ‘Bear: aircrew interview hushkit.net - Hush Kit Created at the height of the USSR, the Tupolev Tu-142 is a maritime patrol developed from the Tu-95 ‘Bear’ strategic bomber. With around 60,000 …
AvatarLefty LeeMilitary Jet packin' Royal Marines board a ship like Iron Man | Boing Boing boingboing.net - Jason Weisberger One if by sea, two if by jetpack. I enjoy the defensive tactic of looking so neat the enemy will just stare at your landing on their deck and you …
AvatarLefty LeeRussia How One Black Bear Almost Set Off World War III During the Cold War military.com - By Blake Stilwell For as destructive as the world’s combined nuclear arsenals could be, it sure seems like both the United States and Soviet Union were pretty cavalier …
AvatarLefty LeeU.S. Military The Air Force Parks Trucks Over ICBM Silos During Non-Launch Tests Just In Case verified_publisherThe Drive - Thomas Newdick It may seem bizarre and even redundant, but the semi-truck barrier serves as the very last safety precaution against an accidental launch. The U.S. …
