The trench warfare of the Weapon Western Front encouraged the development of new weaponry to break the stalemate. Poison gas was one such development. The first…
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During the spring of 1917, German troops withdrew to new defensive positions on the Western Front Life, known to the Allies as the Hindenburg Line.…
Aviation was one of the most romanticised elements of the First World War. ‘Air aces’ in particular achieved celebrity status both during and after the…
The outbreak of war in 1914 brought many new rules and regulations to Laws Britain. The most important of these was the Defence of the…
Every volunteer had to undergo a series of medical and fitness tests before being accepted as a soldier World. New recruits were then given months…
In late February 1917, having suffered heavy losses in the protracted battles of the previous year, the German Army on the arras Western Front withdrew…
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After Soldier the outbreak of war in August 1914, Britain recruited a huge volunteer citizens’ army. In just eight weeks, over three-quarters of a million…
Harry Patch took part in the Third Battle of Ypres, or Passchendaele, but for decades, he did not speak of his service and what he had…
Carrier pigeons were used during the First World War to relay information when other methods of communication were not possible. Pigeons were used on land, sea and…