Developed for infantry support and used sparingly in World War I since it was introduced so late, the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) became a force to be reckoned with as a companion for U.S. troops ...

Key Point: In fact, some in the military want to bring back a modernized version. World War I is often called “the machine gun war” because of the devastating use of ...

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