pferguson | July 8, 2018
Near to an ending? The passing days of centenary have provided several opportunities to pause and think upon celebration, commemoration, reconciliation. Now near to the end, those of us who have chosen to venture into the marshes of conflict must come to terms with 100 years plus one, plus two and so on. Although centenaries […]
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pferguson | March 9, 2013
The CEF, the Lewis Gun and the Victoria Cross Designed in the United States the air cooled Lewis Gun was widely adopted by British and Commonwealth forces in 1915. However, Belgian forces were equipped with the Lewis gun in 1913 and when German forces first encountered this light machine gun in 1914 they nicknamed the weapon, […]
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