I was not aware of the McAdam Shovel, so thank for the reference. If any one would be interested, a google search for " McAdam Shovel" will lead to a picture of one. Another of Sir Sam's not too bright projects which can stand alongside the Ross Rifle. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Gower" <peter.gower@sympatico.ca> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Trench Warfare > But remember Canadian Sam Hughes experiment with the McAdam shovel. There > were many misconceptions about what warfare would be like in 1914, even > among the "experts". > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message