World War 1 | War History

Whittling Time Away: Trench Art of WWI

Ostensibly, artillery shells were supposed to be recycled, but their use as an artistic material kept their reuse for war efforts minimal. The scale of…

WWI And The Paranormal: Spooky Tales From The Trenches

Jay Hemmings

Certainly, men who were rendered insane by shellshock sometimes wandered aimlessly about No Man’s Land, screaming incoherently or moaning. Whether you’re a believer in the…

No Artillery Support and a Casualty Rate of 75%: The Australians at Bullecourt WWI

Robert East

Gough ordered 12 British tanks to precede the Australian advance, but many of them were either hit by German artillery of simply broke down. In…

When Six Canadians Were Awarded the Victoria Cross in a Single Battle in WWI

Fighting was often hand-to-hand and even took place underground in tunnels that had been dug in an abandoned chalk quarry. Last month, the Canadian War…

The Destruction of Zeppelin L-15 IN WWI

The anti-aircraft guns worked well. The first zeppelin felled in defense of the United Kingdom succumbed shortly after the emplacement of the anti-aircraft guns. The…

FROMELLES: Considered The Worst 24 Hours of Australia’s Military History

Robert East

Nothing in Australian military history before or since has matched this murderous advance at the battle of Fromelles. Today, Fromelles in northern France is a…

ANZACS: The Australians & New Zealanders at Gallipoli, 1915

Robert East

By the time the Australians left the Gallipoli theater, they had suffered 26,111 casualties, including 8,141 killed in action or dying of their wounds. Australia…

The Fantastic Idea of Dazzle Camouflage

Thanks to dazzle camouflage, submariners often made mistakes because they could not correctly identify the aforementioned data about the ship. Throughout military history, camouflage has…

Monsters of the Sky: The WWI Zeppelin Raids On Britain

Surprisingly each zeppelin was able to travel at around 80-90 mph and carry about two tons of bombs. Today, airships are only really used either…

The Battle of Messines 1917: Australian & New Zealand Troops Together

Robert East

On June 7, 1917, Australian and New Zealand Forces (ANZAC) combined to form an attack on a German defensive position near the Belgium town of…

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: The Most Controversial Figure of WWI?

Like most people, Haig used his diary to vent his anger and frustration, and some historians feel it’s unfair to assume he meant every heightened…

Fighting for Mother England: The Australian Infantry in WW1

Robert East

The Australians were ordered to attack German trenches across an exposed strip of land in broad daylight. When the United Kingdom declared war on Germany…