In the lead-up to World War II there were fears that the Germans ... More than 40 million gas masks were issued. In America there was a gas mask for children that looked like Mickey Mouse, with ...

A Second World War buff has created his dream man cave – by building an Anderson Shelter at the end of his garden. Trad Casey ...

Now put your books down…and get your gas masks out. Quietly. Now take them carefully out of their boxes - no, no, Isobel, don't drag at it…you show her how to do it, Margaret, will you.

In a combat setting, situational awareness is everything. Being able to see clearly, no matter the situation, is a crucial ...

Among the wartime artifacts inside are a gas rattle and mask, an all-clear bell, a first aid kit, and shelves stocked with ...

Audio1939: News - Outbreak of war with Germany 1938: Government issues gas mask instructions ... tribute to GI father Grandchild takes WW2 soldier's bear to every parade Scotland remembers ...

Turnout gear took a great leap forward after World War II, when various organizations ... pumped from a bellows through a hose to a "smoke mask" worn by the fire fighter. These devices were ...

The invasion is largely credited with turning the tide of World War II, leading to the liberation ... "When I was going to school, we were all issued with the gas mask." One day, while riding ...

Conceptually, it never changes, whether you’re re-fighting WW2 or blowing planes out of the sky in Battlefield. We’ve chosen some highlights from top-quality war games on PC for your ...

When the war ended, Allied soldiers tracked down Nicolas de Largillierre's "Portrait de femme à mi-corps" with the help of a savvy French curator who had been working for the resistance Sonja ...

The video, released on November 11, annually remembered as the anniversary of when World War I ended, features stories from many Llandrindod residents, who gathered with Llandrindod mayor Marcia ...

Leading the parades would be the High School band playing patriotic songs followed by the World War I guys. At the time, the Great War vets were probably only 67 or 68 years old, but their faces ...