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The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I. It has a 6.75 in (17.1 cm) double-edged dagger blade useful for both thrusting and slashing strokes, unlike previous U.S. trench knives such as the M1917 and M1918.
Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians [citation needed] where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. [ 1 ]
U.S. M1917 "Knuckle Duster" trench knife and leather sheath of World War I. Note the triangular blade with the flat face facing forward, making it suitable only for stabbing and not slashing. A trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or incapacitate an enemy at close quarters, such as in a trench or other confined area.
Mary Riter was born in Culross, Ontario (now part of South Bruce, ON), on 7 September 1867.While there has been confusion regarding the year of her birth with scholars, curators, and archivists speculating that she was born in 1874, 1868, or 1867, Irene Gammel’s 2020 book I Can Only Paint: The Story of Battlefield Artist Mary Riter Hamilton uses Census data to document that the accurate ...
A war artist creates a visual account of war by showing its impact as men and women are shown waiting, preparing, fighting, suffering and celebrating. [ 4 ] The works produced by war artists illustrate and record many aspects of war, and the individual's experience of war, whether allied or enemy, service or civilian, military or political ...
The M3 trench knife was developed as a replacement for the World War I-era U.S. Mark I trench knife, primarily to conserve strategic metal resources. [6] [7] [4] [8] [9] [5] The M3 would also replace the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife or OSS dagger in U.S. service in 1944.
The Trench (German: Der Schützengraben), but earlier known as The War Picture or simply Der Krieg ("The War"), was an oil painting by the German artist Otto Dix. The large painting was made from 1920 to 1923, and was one of the several anti-war works by Dix in the 1920s, inspired by his experience of trench warfare in the First World War .
Joan of Arc saved France–Women of America, save your country–Buy War Savings Stamps at War savings stamps of the United States, by Coffin and Haskell (edited by Durova) Canadian victory bond poster in English at Military history of Canada during World War I , author unknown (edited by Durova )