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.

WW1: Did the machine-gun save lives? documentWW1: Did the machine-gun save lives? Despite the thousands of deaths attributed to the use of the machine-gun in WW1, did its awesome threat actually ...

Armed with just a revolver, Sergeant Edward Cooper single-handedly stormed an enemy blockhouse during the Battle of Langemark in Belgian Flanders. Sgt Cooper made them think they were surrounded ...