Tag: First World War
Eugene Bullard – The First African-American Combat Pilot Was a Hero in France But Forgotten in the U.S.
“Despite his acclaim in France, Bullard received virtually no recognition in America.” EUGENE JACQUES BULLARD may have been the 6,950th French military pilot to earn his wings during World War One, but he’s remembered as history’s…
Slow Burn — 11 Terrifying Facts About Mustard Gas
“Here are some little-known facts about one of history’s most terrible weapons of mass destruction.” TO THE MILLIONS OF MEN FIGHTING IN FLANDERS in 1917, it would have been hard to imagine how the hell of trench warfare could…
Don’t Mention the War! – British Pundit Bemoans WW1 Centenary Coverage
With six months still to go until the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, some people have already had enough of the expansive media attention being paid to the commemorations. Simon…
The Red Baron — 11 Surprising Facts About WW1’s Greatest Flying Ace
“Von Richthofen’s notoriety grew with each new victory. Eventually, he became the most famous (and feared) pilot of the war.” IN DECEMBER, MilitaryHistoryNow.com ran this article about the eight air combat maxims of the highest scoring…
Barbed Wire War – How One Farmer’s Innovation Changed The Battlefield
“One expert estimated that by 1918, at least a million miles of the stuff had been strung throughout Flanders alone – enough to circle the earth 40 times.” PERHAPS NOTHING IS MORE emblematic of warfare…
Phantoms in the Trenches – Historian Explores the Supernatural Folklore of WW1
“Research delves into the supernatural folklore that was endemic to life in the trenches of the Western Front.” IT WAS A FROSTY NIGHT IN APRIL, 1917 when Cpl. Will Bird and two of his comrades from…
