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Every pillbox had sufficient ammunition so that, in case of an invasion, they could resist for a number of days

If you found yourself weaponless amidst a war, then it's time to get your creative juices flowing and make something lethal from common household materials. Here are five improvised weapons made throughout history.

During the hot summer months, many Maltese families and foreign tourists spend hours and days on end refreshing themselves on Malta’s sandy beaches and rocky foreshore. Most probably, the pervading scenery includes some type of fortification – be it fort, tower, battery or redoubt – of bygone years, and some people sometimes ask about the particular fortification’s origin.If the building in question happens to be a tower, the Maltese answer, unfortunately, would normally be something like this: “Oh! That’s one of De Redin’s towers.” Document from the archives of the Order of S...