As war raged across Europe between 1939 and 1945 people were given gas masks to protect them from possible airborne gas attacks by the Germans. This gas mask has been passed down through the ...

But that has changed — now, everyday people are buying up his gas masks, hazmat suits, and even protective devices for pets. "Initially we thought it was going to be mostly preppers who are ...

Preppers are now "people making sure that if the supermarkets ... portable generators, gas masks, axes and wind-up radios. Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more ...

triggered the government to issue gas masks to ordinary people as well as those in the military. By 1938, 35 million General Civilian Respirators had been distributed and were a familiar sight in ...