During the hellish Battle of Verdun that raged from February to December of 1916, an estimated 60 million shells were blasted between the French and the Germans, leaving the people and the ground ...

Artifacts that soldiers who are in the middle of battle using wreckage of war, such as bullets, shrapnel, bone, hair,Trench Art"is. Trench art, which is sometimes required and sometimes created from ...

The museum holds 60,000 books and 40,000 artifacts on military history. Angela visits the Pritzker Military Museum & Library near Kenosha, which houses over 60,000 books and 40,000 artifacts. Director ...

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Considering his military background, it is no surprise Peter Harvell prefers collecting art made from artillery shells and bayonets to paintings of pastel pansies or Impressionist haystacks.

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This pepper pot is a piece of trench art which was made by a soldier in World War One, serving in France. The pot is made from shell-casing and you can just about see the holes at the top for the ...

Since childhood, antique dealer Jeff Shrader of Jackson has been intrigued by pieces of "trench art," the brass relics created by soldiers during World War I and World War II. Nearly 250 of the shiny, ...

During a lull in fighting, a soldier fashioned a military cap from a fired Howitzer 4.5 inch cartridge case decorated with a copper driving band from a shell and a badge and uniform buttons.

We want to hear about what you collect and why. Email Cindy Hval at dchval@juno.com or call Voices editor Kimberly Lusk at (509) 459-5457. Elizabeth Russell’s family has a long history of military ...