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February 26th, 2013 at 11:27PM

SILENT DEATH — Is there a better example of how unique World War I is in its blend of medieval brutalism and cutting-edge technology? A timelessly deadly and rudimentary thing like a metal dart is tossed from a new-fangled “aeroplane”. Only in the Great War do you see something like this.

(New York Public Library)

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…they ran out of ammo and started flinging games of darts out of planes? Solid plan.
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