At the age of 18 Cobby received a commission in the 48th Infantry (Brighton Rifles) and when the First World War began he was quick to offer ... On 21 May Cobby shot down the first of 13 German ...

Many were brought to Berlin in 2018 for the first ONE WALL project initiated by URBAN NATION. Among them Shepard Fairey ("Make Art not War ... balloon. The image of the GDR soldier jumping over the ...

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a growing collection of stories that show how WW1 affected the people and places of the UK and Ireland. The BBC has partnered with Imperial War Museums and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War ...

BalMan, a high-altitude balloon developed by Toulouse-based Hemeria, has completed its first test flight, validating stratospheric safety and reliability.

On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...

DuPont was one of the largest munitions suppliers to the allied forces during World War I, even before 1918. The company was ...

After that initial period is over, though, the remaining balance is due in one lump sum. There are circumstances where a balloon mortgage is appealing, but they come with significant risk to both ...

Since 1918, Memorial Park in Fort Wayne has served as a tribute to soldiers from Allen County who fought and died in World ...

Crosley-produced proximity fuses were the first deployed to enemy lines and responsible for the first kill of an enemy aircraft. The world's first smart bomb, produced here in Cincinnati, turned the ...

The pack or two a soldier might carry in his pocket would be burned up during “the many lazy days devoted to sailing across ...