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Here we see a column of Belgian troops on the march in 1914. The dogs are towing the 1912 model machine gun cart, each armed with a Maxim machine gun.
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Trench, Stephen Bull. Looks at the evolution of the defensive lines on the Western Front of the First World War, from the thin lines of 1914 to the elaborate defensive networks of the late war period and the weapons used to try and break the deadlock. Supported by some fascinating wartime illustrations from military manuals, along with contemporary trench maps. [read full review]
