Artillery Ammunition and Shell Mechanisms Explained
A historical overview describes artillery components. It details shells, fuzes, and primers, explaining fixed and separate ammunition, shell construction with driving bands and rifling, and the differences between high explosive and shrapnel shells. It also covers cartridges, propellants, and the manufacturing processes behind British and German ordnance.
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Fred
Stren
K.ga
Wien
Sheebelt
Saath
Auvier Guinn
Aml
Fronitaere
Tina
Hurst
Piropael
Despatch Rider Braces for Death in Wartime Flight
A despatch rider endures extreme peril as patrols foil ambushes and shelling, recalling a brutal frontline journey. Amid crashes and gunfire, he battles fear and fatigue, aided by comrades and searchlights in a night of peril.
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Ste
Paul
Gavin Halle
Ramon
Pega
Worden
Bornattes Ly Avaite Skivn
Nieke
Meaten General's Spite and Prisoner Experiences in War
A memoir fragment from a captured Allied soldier recounts harsh treatment by German guards, scarce meals, and brutal conditions in camps. He describes forced marching, bayonet threats, and mistreatment by guards, while expressing lasting anger toward German troops and recalling Swiss border crowds after crossing into neutral territory.
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Germany
Mutter
Wingland
Takun Peisoner
Adl
Moleminden
Geenan
Picvadill
Na Betis
le Ruth German Remy
Arvard
Red Cruse
Uum & Hain
Fragmented Mobile Infantry Narrative Amidst German Advance
A scattered, stylized wartime piece describes Allied and German movements as an observer traces the advance guard. The narrator recalls a near ambush at a signpost, the sudden hoofbeats, and a tense escape as Uhlans approach with echoes of distant combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
Wong
Uhlan
Bart
Sungeniyal
Ely
Wilson as War Leader Seizes Nation to Cut War Path
A sweeping, period tone profile portrays Woodrow Wilson transforming from neutral preserver to determined wartime leader. It contrasts his once open accessibility with today’s guarded White House, detailing his daily grind from dawn to midnight, the vast dispatch work, and the public’s shifting perception as the nation moves into sustained conflict.
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Wilson
Wiley
United States
Congress
Gore
Germany
Arexsa
White House
Ace
Tig
API
Goa
Tony
Walt
Enjang
Speer
Wiveligy
Hay
Thom Vonte
Amondinge
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