Peter Rhodes on Maxims, mobiles and missing the next world war
The bizarre similarities between the war in Ukraine and the First World War become ever stranger. It is reported that in some defensive positions, Ukrainian soldiers are relying on Maxim machine guns to keep the Russians at bay. Invented in 1884, used by both sides in the 1914-18 and 1939-45 world wars - and still spitting death at 600 rounds per minute. How long before we open those sturdy wooden cases right at the back of the national armoury, and send Ukraine a few old Lee-Enfields?
Peter Rhodes|Mar 22, 2023
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