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The Trench Gun with Bayonet: A Brutal Weapon of World War I

The Genesis of a Battlefield Necessity The trenches of World War I were a realm of mud, fear, and close-quarters combat. Within these claustrophobic confines, soldiers faced an enemy not just across a field, but often right in their faces. The weapons of this era, from rifles to machine guns, presented limitations in the desperate … Read more

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