Planes were a very new invention, they were rare and fragile. But when World War One started they became weapons. Pilots could spy on enemy targets and the first bombs were dropped from the air.
Planes were a very new invention, they were rare and fragile. But when World War One started they became weapons. Pilots could spy on enemy targets and the first bombs were dropped from the air.
The first world war saw the first widespread combat use of modern chemical weapons, starting with the 168 tonnes of chlorine released by the Germans over the trenches near Ypres. Officers hoped ...
WWI historian Alexander Watson rates six First ... Watson analyzes the guns, artillery, ships, destroyers, cannons, and other weapons used in "Admiral" (2008). Watson is a professor of history ...