U.S. Navy and Marine combat engineers are testing how to make fortifications that can protect against tiny, deadly ...

On Nov. 30, 1917, 100 years ago in World War I, a large U.S. non-combat unit was the first such to engage the enemy. The 11th Engineer Regiment, 1,400 strong, composed of volunteer railway workers ...

Life in the trenches during World War One would have been extremely tough. Long periods of boredom were mixed with brief ...

Stevens had better luck with a trench-gun version of the Model 520-30 (an improved 520) during World War II when substantial numbers were procured and issued along with some Stevens M620A trench guns.

His death on Feb. 27, 1915, from shrapnel wounds in the trenches near the Aisne River, made him the first American killed in action, according to writer Gary Ward in VFW Magazine, the official ...

The Winchester Model 1897 “Trench Gun” with a fixed bayonet was a fearsome and distinctly American weapon used by Doughboys in the trenches of France. So why aren’t there any pictures of ...

KS2 History World War One learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers. ... What was it like to live and work in a World War One trench? Find out in our guide.