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The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
After graduating from theater school, Reuss was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army and sent to fight in the First World War.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Aside from building cutting-edge supercars, Bugatti has developed everything from airplane motors in the First World War to bicycles, pool tables, and even a residential skyscraper in Dubai.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
The composer additionally asked Hans Johannsson, Hansson’s father, who made her normal cello, to build what’s called a trench cello, which the soldiers used to play in the trenches of the First World War.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
After graduating from theater school, Reuss was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army and sent to fight in the First World War.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Aside from building cutting-edge supercars, Bugatti has developed everything from airplane motors in the First World War to bicycles, pool tables, and even a residential skyscraper in Dubai.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
The composer additionally asked Hans Johannsson, Hansson’s father, who made her normal cello, to build what’s called a trench cello, which the soldiers used to play in the trenches of the First World War.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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“First World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/First%20World%20War. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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