Animals were an enormous part of World War One, making an almost unfathomable contribution to the success of the Allied forces. Although many different species took part in the war effort, …

Many different breeds of dogs were utilised during World War One, with the most common being the medium-sized easily trainable breeds. For Germany, this meant utilising a huge number of …

While horses and dogs were perhaps the celebrities of the animal world during World War One, pigeons arguably had just as crucial a role to play. Pigeons were the messengers of the war, …

Horses played a significant role in World War One, although they played a slightly different part to that of their predecessors in former battles; rather than acting purely as mounts for soldiers, …

A detailed section of work on World War One. Also known as the Great War or the First World War, World War One took warfare to a new level of horror.

An exploration of the Western Front in World War One, including weaponry, trench warfare, soldiers and living conditions.

Tanks had a varied role in World War One, with varied levels of success. As an unreliable new machine, there were many points during the war where it failed to live up to expectations. …

Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One. Post-war – 1919 January 4th. Peace conference met at Paris June 21st. The surrendered German …

While artillery and machine guns provided a backdrop of almost unbearable noise in the trenches on the Western Front, perhaps the most fears weapon used during World War One was …

Of all the weapons used during World War One, poison gas was probably the most feared. Unlike infantry weapons and artillery , poison gas offered a silent means of attacking the enemy …