During World War I, soldiers who fought in trench warfare had to endure grueling conditions— being in long, narrow trenches, soldiers were covered in mud, with the threat of death just waiting in the corner. The conditions were far from ideal. All sorts of weapons were used, even entrenching tools. They used whatever it was […]
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US Army 1940s Infantry Combat Pack: Watch “The Big Picture” Video
Haversacks were in use during the American Civil War, as recounted in Grant’s memoirs, “In addition to the supplies transported by boat, the men were to carry forty rounds of ammunition in the cartridge-boxes and four days’ rations in haversacks.” In 1910 the U.S. Army adopted the M-1910 haversack (or M10) as the standard back […]