In the battlefield conditions of WW1 this meant an average of 500 rounds ... real threat to soldiers in the trenches was the brutal artillery bombardments: "Artillery was the killer; artillery ...

The British generals staged a massive artillery bombardment and sent 100,000 men over the top to take the German trenches. They were confident of victory. But the British soldiers were unable to ...

Thames Valley Police said it supported the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team The Army has carried out a controlled explosion of a World War One artillery shell. Thames Valley Police said ...