U-boats

The German Empire used U-boats (Unterseeboot) to attack enemy ships and create blockades against supply ships. These submarines worried the

Poison Gas Attacks

The first poison gas was deployed by the French. On August 1914, the French Army fired tear-gas grenades upon the Germans.

The German soldier or ‘Landser’ saw himself as defending the fatherland from the surrounding Entente powers (Britain, France and Russia).

The British ‘Tommy’ fought on the western front against the German army. His early uniform included a mere cap for

Life in the trenches was a miserable experience. The ‘Great War’ was supposed to be a short skirmish. Instead long

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) German Empire Wilhelm became emperor of the German Empire in 1888. He was a militaristic leader

History In a nutshell propaganda is the use of information to indoctrinate the public attitude towards a cause. In this

History Tanks were a big game changer in the First World war. As trench warfare developed, the usefulness of the

HISTORY The use of aircraft early on in the war was limited to reconnaissance (spotting enemy positions and

The Allied forces were opposed to the the Central Powers. (Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austro- Hungarian Empire). The major guys that