Munitions worker - part 4
This video covers: This is a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo
This video covers: This is a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo
This video covers: A look at the development of hand grenades and the ingenuity of the soldiers who made their own.
This video covers: An overview of the different types of gas used during WW1 together with the developments of gas masks and hoods to protect soldiers.
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A description of an archer, the clothes he wears and weapons he uses such as the longbow, archers pick and falchion
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A description of a powerful heavyweight crossbow which uses a complex windlass mechanism to load it.
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A description of a lightweight crossbow, an accurate weapon that could shoot over three hundred metres and be carried into battle, and even used from the back of a horse.
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A description of the many types of arrowheads and their uses such as the broadhead with its barbs and the incendiary or fire arrow
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A description of a legionary's spear and how it was used and recycled
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A description of one of the most famous swords in history, the gladius; at over 50cm long Roman legionaries were well trained in using them.
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A description of a New Model Army cavalry trooper, one of Cromwell's ironsides which includes the clothing they wore and the weapons used.