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| I spy: Royal Artillery reconnaissance in Mesopotamia using the ‘limber pole ladder’ (left). Even modest extra elevation could make a difference in flat desert warfare. Right, Para-tweeter: British homing pigeons were parachuted in to occupied territory with a request for local civilians to write down local troop positions, attach it to the bird and then release it. The Germans soon rumbled the plan and replaced Tommy pigeons with their own birds which would fly back to Germany |
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118-meter-high Never-used Building in NW. China Demolished
J-10B fighters with homegrown engine in test flight
10 tons of copper coins unearthed in 2,000 years old ancient tomb
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Photos of U.S. Navy intruding in South China Sea released
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Chinese, U.S. navies hold first-ever joint exercise in the Atlantic
In pics: skies of glory
J-10, J-11, Sukhoi Su-30 fighters vs. HQ-9 anti-aircraft missile system
Russian plane crash victims sucked out of seats as 'external impact' blew jet apart
