The First World War raged from 1914 to 1918 in muddy, bloody trenches of western Europe, saw the introduction of the machine gun and poison gas into battle. Learn more about the major battles and figures of the Great War, as well as its impact on cultura
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How a Wrong Turn Started World War I Tensions had been brewing throughout Europe—especially in the troubled Balkan region of southeast Europe—for years before World War I actually broke out. A number of alliances involving European powers, theOttoman Empire, Russia and other parties had existed...
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II in 1939, it was called simply
Trench warfare was a living environment for troops fighting in World War 1. Conditions in trenches were harsh‚ unsanitary and extremely dangerous‚ Trenches were always under threat of attack from bombs or other weapons‚ and there were also many threats to health that developed into big ...
The war began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. During the late nineteenth century, European nations had negotiated military alliances with each other that called for mutual protection. The Austria-Hungary declaration of war triggered these alliance commitments, leading ...
Until the approach of second World War, it was simply referred to as the Great War or World War. The war involved most of the world’s countries that drew together and eventually formed into two separate alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers. Ultimately over 70 military pe...
My favorite of Hale’s three war books isTreaties, Trenches, Mud and Bloodwhich does an amazing job of explaining the complex causes and series of alliances which contributed to the outbreak of the Great War in August 1914. The story begins in the obvious place withassassination of Archduke ...
On the homefront during World War I, civilians were mobilized to contribute to the war effort in various ways, such as working in factories to produce weapons and supplies, rationing food and resources, participating in propaganda campaigns, and providin
By 1916, the two sides were largely stalemated, fortified in mile after mile of trenches. On Feb. 21, German troops launched an offensive that would become the longest and bloodiest of the war. The Battle of Verdun would drag on until December with little in the way of territorial gains ...