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Key Point: During just one day in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme the British lost 21,000 men – many of them killed by Spandau machine guns, the German version of the ...

From the flaming fury of Greek Fire to the to the deadly efficiency of the Maxim Machine Gun. Join us as we uncover 15 terrifying weapons of war that left soldiers trembling and empires in ruins.

Yellowstone County Museum director Benjamin Nordlund discusses the history of the World War I Maxim machine gun and how the Billings American Legion came to acquire a pair.