Broughton Island's hidden history: WWII, wildlife and wonders | Newcastle Herald
Discover the strange tales of Broughton Island, from WWII mines to forgotten maps, now part of Myall Lakes National Park.
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Discover the strange tales of Broughton Island, from WWII mines to forgotten maps, now part of Myall Lakes National Park.
Hello, and welcome back to This Week in History! You know what, maybe the column should really be titled “This Blisteringly Cold Week in History,” as temperatures in Storrs plummet down into the 20s, and most of North America deals with snow, sleet, rain, or some unpleasant mix of the three.
In the 1920s, Japan started its first tank corps, but it had a problem -- it didn't have many tanks. This is the story of how Japan created its first tank.
Plus, what lessons learned in WWI means for the current trench stalemate in Ukraine.
The Saint-Chamond tank developed by France during World War I wasn't the first tank the country ever made, but it was certainly one of the worst.