To: Eala
Read "Aftermath" by Donovan Webster for a very well researched history of ordnance still in the ground from past wars. It's shocking how many of the WW1 chemical shells turn up every year.
13 posted on
05/07/2004 4:41:42 PM PDT by
CrazyIvan
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To: CrazyIvan
After reading the linked page, I'm a bit less surprised the stuff would last so long.
14 posted on
05/07/2004 4:44:44 PM PDT by
Eala
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To: CrazyIvan
For that matter it's not unknown for unexploded shells from the US Civil War to turn up on old battlefields, still filled with black powder and still dangerous.
skepsel
15 posted on
05/07/2004 5:22:52 PM PDT by
skepsel
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