Schwerer Gustav. In 1934, the only thing standing in the way of Hitler invading France was the French Maginot Line. Really, it was the only thing that stood in the way of Hitler and Western Europe, a fortification running from the Rhine River to La Ferté made of concrete blockhouses, bunkers, and rail lines. The line was […]
World War I was a deadly conflict as shown by the 38 million military and civil casualties it caused. The large number of casualties was caused, in part, by the development and use of new weaponry that took place during the war. The following weapons either made their debut in World War I or had a
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Harold Gillies had always been an imaginative and able doctor but until 1914 he was as famous for his golf and practical joking as for his surgical talents. When war broke out the 32 year old New Zealander joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and was sent to the 83rd Dublin General Hospital at Wimereux.
The Man Who Fixed The Faces. The Father Of Plastic Surgery. Read More »
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