In this photo, taken on a September 1918 day in Boston, a proud military officer stands tall on top of a pile of something that would save thousands of lives on European battle fronts -- peach pits.
At the Museum of Veterans and Military History in Vilonia, there is one display highlighting about 10 various gas masks (respirators). The earliest one, equipped with a canister, dates back to WWI. As ...
On June 2, 1918, during Germany’s spring offensive offensive on the Western Front, a French unit pulling back to more defensible ground encountered a newly arrived company of Marines marching straight ...
On April 22, 1915, a breeze was finally blowing steadily away from the German trenches. The German gas-handling troops, who had been waiting for favorable weather conditions, opened the 88-pund ...
Mustard gas, which a watchdog on Friday said the so-called Islamic State group may have manufactured and used in Syria and Iraq, first terrorised battlefields during World War I. The Organisation for ...
Lice were common in the trenches. It was estimated that 97% of the soldiers in the trenches had lice. Trench conditions made it perfect for lice to thrive. A female louse can lay up to a dozen eggs ...
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First Mass Chemical Weapon Attack in History
When Germany unleashed chlorine gas at Ypres in 1915, it marked the dawn of modern chemical warfare. Soldiers had no masks, ...
There were many acts of courage in World War One but few could match that of piper Daniel Laidlaw. Armed with just a set of bagpipes, the Scotsman played his way into danger when his regiment was in ...
When DICE first announced their return to World War I during the Battlefield 1 reveal back in May, the gaming industry exploded with excitement. The focus on modern combat in first-person shooters has ...
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