How the World War I Maxim machine gun became a weapon of choice in Ukraine If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. Nicholas Slayton Mar 10, 2023 12:08 PM EST ...

Ukrainian troops train for trench warfare near France's WW1 battlefields By John Irish November 15, 20245:34 AM PSTUpdated November 15, 2024 ...

WW1 Trench Lighter Restoration. This lighter was found in the woods. The lighter of the revolver was broken and I decided to restore it. This lighter is from the First World War period.

The trench gun variant had its barrel cut from 30 to 23 inches total. On top of the barrel, they attached a wooden heat shield and a bayonet lug. This became the Model 10-A.

Trench warfare often includes close-quarters fighting, and the Tommy gun was the perfect replacement for the old, longer rifles that stretched out five feet with the bayonet attached.

Russia is building an extensive network of static defenses to stop further Ukrainian advances. But trench warfare, so effective in WW1, is no match for precision drone bombing.

The scene could be 3,000 km (1,860 miles) away in Ukraine's Donbas region, but instead some 2,000 Ukrainian conscripts and veterans are training in the muddy fields of France's eastern Marne ...