Disconcerting photos of Brits going about their daily lives and children playing—in gas masks. Lasting for 267 days, the Blitz rendered 1.4 million people homeless and killed 9,000 civilians in ...

To assemble a collection of some of the most unforgettable images of World War II, ... A German nurse fits a young girl with a government-issued gas mask, September 1937.

Here’s What You Need to Know: Gas mask protection went into full gear in 1915 following the use of gas by the Germans at Ypres. With the “Great War“ in seemingly a stalemate situation, the ...

Small, wallet-sized photos of the wife and children would top the list, tucked into a pocket and carried into battle — a reminder of what a soldier was fighting for. They carrie ...

More than 150 images showing how the Second World War was photographed have been released for VE Day. In honour of the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender - ending the Second World War in ...

President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper gathered with World War II veterans in Washington on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe. Trump greeted a rank ...

Arla Wayne Harrell, a World War II veteran who says he was exposed to mustard gas at Camp Crowder in Missouri in 1945, at the World War II memorial with his son, Ray, a National Guardsman, on Sept ...

Schools should not let children touch or try on wartime helmets and gas masks as they may contain asbestos, says updated advice. Instead they should be double-bagged and destroyed or made safe if ...

John Haldane was a scientist who tested deadly chemicals on himself in his home in 1915, in the race to develop the gas mask.

But a single solution was found; it would become the M-2 gas mask. This consisted of an all-in-one unit that featured a chemically impregnated pad made up of many layers along with a built-in ...