World War I History: ‘A Good Kick’ -The Story of the Ball That Led To One of The Bloodiest Battles in History — Hammerhead Combat Systems

One hundred years ago Friday, as the last shells of a week-long bombardment crept off into the fields of northern France, British Army Capt. William P. Nevill kicked a football into no-man’s land. It was a few minutes after 7:30 am on July 1, 1916, and one of the bloodiest engagements in the history of civilization — the […]

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