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The ferrous strip in ancient toy

by virtue of it's kinetic joy

delights the games of girl and boy,

Our solders head nods in time,

to the clacking tanks driven chines,

the parabola of the cavalry run

and the wicked sting of an artillery gun, 

whether battle is lost or won, the metal toy is always fun.

 

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Classic german bleisoldaten, this set features the hyper modern german army on maneuvers, a detatchment doing reconnaisance work. You have elements representing the new mechanical age of steam rail, telegraphy, mechanical bike, and the horse.

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Alaska's first connection to world communications networks was through the US Army's Signal Corps laying a submarine cable from Seattle, the first cable ship was lost and replaced by a ship captured from the Spanish in Cuba, rechristened after General Burnside. So the Spanish war brought African American Soldiers to Juneau, Spanish Ships to Valdez, and Morse Code to Palmer.

 

https://atlantic-cable.com/CableCos/Alaska/index.htm

 

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another war innovation of our fight with Spain for Cuba and the Phillipines was the first military use of Roentgen rays in medicine.

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