Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One
Tate Britain: 5 June – 23 September 2018 Marking 100 years since the end of the First World War, this exhibition will explore the immediate…
The “Red Zone” – Land Still Abandoned Due to the Dangers Left by the First World War
In the aftermath of the First World War, large areas of northeast France were left in ruin. Years of constant siege warfare along the Western…
Everything You Need to Know About WWI Mortars
Portable trench mortars were one of the major innovations of the First World War. A response to the difficult fighting conditions of trench warfare, they…
The Dreadnought Battleship Hoax – When A Group Of Students Dressed Up As A Sultan’s Delegation And Fooled The Navy
During the height of British naval dominance, an interesting event took place on board the ship that was to represent all the might of the…
Elite Italian Shock Troops – The Arditi: We Either Win, Or We All Die
The Arditi were a special Italian shock trooper unit which was most active during the last two years of the First World War. Their name…
The Early Days Of Drones – Unmanned Aircraft From WWI & WWII
Unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as drones, are most often associated with airstrikes in modern warfare, but their history goes much further back than that.…
Battlecruisers: A Flawed Naval Experiment of WWI
WWI was a time of change in naval warfare. Heavy dreadnoughts were replacing older, more vulnerable ships. Submarines made their first serious appearance in combat.…
HMS Audacious: The Only Super-Dreadnought Sunk in WWI – By A German Naval Mine
The biggest, most advanced, most expensive, and most daunting war machinery of World War I was the super-dreadnought battleship. These great sea beasts were near…
The European Powers Were Rapidly Developing Ground-Breaking New Strategies In World War One
The beginning of WWI was dictated by carefully developed strategies and their failure in the face of reality. The diplomatic and strategic plans of the…
The Angels of Mons – How Religion Helped Boost The Morale Of British Troops In WW1
On 23rd of August, 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was faced with its first real challenge ― the Battle of Mons. Before the battle, the…
Nicknamed the “Black Swallow of Death”, This Fighter Pilot Fought With The French in WWI
Occasionally in history, an individual will come along whose story is almost too inexplicable to be true. To be a runaway youth in early 1900s…
The Eye In The Sky – Aerial Reconnaissance With Planes Was A Totally New Technique Which Became A Crucial Part Of The War Effort
WWI was the first occasion in which planes played a significant part in the fight. It began with reconnaissance aircraft, which remained relevant throughout the…