Big Guns – The Devastating Field Artillery Of WW1
Artillery was one of the most significant elements in WWI. The shattering bombardments that preceded infantry assaults led men to dig deeper and deeper into…
An Unprecedented And Terrifying Weapon – Gas Arrives On The Battlefields Of World War One
Few weapons create as deep a sense of horror as poison gas. Its arrival on the battlefields of WWI brought horrendous injuries and appalling deaths…
Tanks For The Memories: The First Ever Tank Commander, by The Tank Museum
The first man ever to command a tank in battle only volunteered for the secret mission because learning to fly aeroplanes was so dangerous, his…
Russia’s 1914 Invasion of Germany – The Beginning of WWI on the Eastern Front
In August 1914, fighting broke out between Germany and Russia – it was the beginning of WWI on the Eastern Front. Russia declared war on…
Two Invasions of Belgium By Germany in Two World Wars: 1914 and 1940
In both World Wars, the fighting in the West began with a German invasion of Belgium. 1914: Why German strategy in the late 19th and…
The War In The Air – Fighter Planes in World War One
WWI was not the first time that planes fought against each other. It happened a year earlier, during the Mexican civil war. WWI, however, saw…
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.…
The Second Battle of Artois – It Led To A Scandal That Changed The British Government
Fought in May and June 1915, the Second Battle of Artois was a significant engagement of WWI. Launched by Marshal Joffre, the French Commander-in-Chief, it…
Long-Lasting Consequences – World War One in the Pacific
WWI in comparison with WWII saw minimal fighting in the Far East and the Pacific. There was combat in the region, however, some of it…
Light Machine-Guns of WWI – The Rapid Advance Of Deadly Technology
WWI produced many innovations in weapons design. For the first time in history, significant changes occurred during only a few years of fighting. Light machine-guns…
Warfare Under the Waves – Submarines in the First World War
Submarines were among the important new technologies that came to the fore during WWI. Although work on submarines had been underway for decades, it was…
Canadian Fighter Pilot in WWI Ordered to Go Back to Flight School. He didn’t. Instead, He Went on To Shoot Down 72 Enemy Aircraft
Air Marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop was a Canadian fighter pilot in WWI who crashed his plane during a practice run and was ordered to…