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A "Female" Mark IV tank rolls into position at Cambrai. (Rare Historical Photos) By 1917, WWI had ground on for several unpleasant years. With casualties mounting on both sides and little change in battle lines from month-to-month, both the Allies (England, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottomans) sought new…
Afghan Commandos clear a road of mines and other explosive threats. (Wikipedia) On this day in 1997, The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction - or, the Ottawa Treaty - was signed by delegates from 121 countries in Ottawa, Canada. There are two…
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