Early Flying Robots: From Models to Target UAVs

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Early Flying Robots: From Models to Target UAVs

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UAV (Drones) Inquiry Unit Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1938, morning edition. Before the U.S. entered World War II, research had begun on remote, radio-controlled airplanes. At first a result …

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German World War I Observation Balloon

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German World War I Observation Balloon

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UAV (Drones) Inquiry Unit The United States was not the only nation to employ aerial balloons for reconnaissance. Even after airplanes were in use during World War I, all participating nations used…

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Winston Churchill During the Second World War

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Winston Churchill During the Second World War

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The Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, with Captain The Right Honourable David Margesson, Secretary of State for War, watching preparations being made in an unspecified UK location for the launch …

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Japanese Balloon Bombs

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Japanese Balloon Bombs

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Made of paper or rubberized silk, the Japanese Balloon Bombs, carried anti-personnel and incendiary bombs. Visit Source 1 Visit Source 2 Download PDF …

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Slideshow of Photographs of The Olympias

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Slideshow of Photographs of The Olympias

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Triremes Inquiry Unit A trireme reconstruction, known as 'OLYMPIAS', which was initiated in Greece in 1985 and completed in 1987, as shared by the Hellenic Navy. Visit Source Visit Source Download…

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Pericles’ Funeral Oration

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Pericles’ Funeral Oration

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“Pericles' Funeral Oration,” in Thucydides (c.460/455-c.399 BCE), Peloponnesian War (Book 2.34-46) Triremes Inquiry Unit “This famous speech was given by the Athenian leader Pericles after…

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