Where war was the mother of invention
The little known home of the first tanks
Developing items to help rehabilitate servicemen who had lost a hand or arm
Following air raids there were blackouts, so road markings were needed in the dark
The prototype tractors that based the design of the tank
The grate that led to a lucrative enterprise
Jeweller Sharman D. Neill finds his skills in demand by the military.
Digging for glory - the Cornish miners vital to the war effort on the front line
The campaign to curb child mortality during the war, inspired by Nancy Astor
Sphagnum moss from the mires and bogs of Dartmoor aided wound care
Where 7 million soldiers’ tin hats were made and sent to the front
The Buckingham incendiary bullet that damaged the buoyant German Zeppelins
A skill unique to the Yorkshire Wolds was taken to the extreme on the Western Front
How Lincoln was involved in chemical weapons
The miracle metal without which Britain may have lost the war
The top secret mission to invent a military tank was carried out in a Lincoln hotel
The hub of British innovation in seaplanes
Chestnuts and other sources of starch collected to produce cordite for guns
Aircraft was the weapon of war, and a trainee pilot’s life was fraught with danger.
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