Even though airplanes were a relatively new invention, the race for air superiority started during World War I.
For four years, from 1914 to 1918, World War I raged across Europe's western and eastern fronts after growing tensions and then the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria ignited the war. Trench warfare and the early use of tanks, submarines and airplanes meant the war’s battle...
Voting for your favorite WW1 novel will help us finally decide which books are the most beloved. Also known as the First World War, this global war lasted from 1914 – 1918. It was the fifth deadliest war in the world’s history. Until the approach of second World War, ...
WAR IN THE AIR Airplanes had already seen limited military before World War I began. Italian aircraft were used for reconnaissance and small-scale bombing during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911. Aircraft during World War I continued to be used primarily for reconnaissance, including photo-reconnaissan...
Aviation technology changed both rapidly and often in the 20 year period between the 1930s and 1950s. During World War I, airplanes were mainly support vehicles, best used for scouting. Bombing runs required pilots to physically throw the explosives out of their cockpits, and while there...
The 1839 Treaty of London had committed Britain to guard Belgium's neutrality in the event of first the dominant figures in the management of the war were Winston Churchill (First Lord Admiralty)and Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener, who had taken over the War Office from AsquithHH Asquith...
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World War I - Technology, 1914, Arms Race: The modern machine gun and the rapid-fire field artillery gun changed how warfare was conducted, and existing military plans did not always reflect this fact. Initially Germany followed the Schlieffen Plan, whic
Louis, Mo. The event and concourse displays aircraft and automobiles representing the years 1903 through 1929, with the primary focus on World War Ⅰ aviation history, featuring manned replicas of WWI-era fighter aircraft. Visitors can inspect the aircraft up close and personal. Pilots and ...