Peter Jackson’s new World War One Documentary, They Will Not Grow Old, will be released today in the U.K. to commemorate the centennial of the end of the Great War. Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
Category: World War One
Armed Citizen Corner: British Pistol Use During World War I
Here’s an interesting piece of research, done in 2010 by one David Thomas as part of a degree in British First World War Studies: The Pistol in British Military Service During the Great War (pdf) This is a well-footnoted 38 pages, covering the British procurement of handguns, the different types of handguns use, and the training…
World War I History: Australia And The Battle of Fromelles
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Interpreter, which is published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy, an independent, nonpartisan think tank based in Sydney. War on the Rocks is proud to be publishing articles from The Interpreter weekly. Fromelles, fought one hundred years ago this week, is now one of the most famous battles in which…
World War I History: The Best Sniper of the Great War – Francis Pegahmagabow
I, for one, and am pleased to see the steady expansion of The Great War’s video library. It goes to show the power of Patreon campaigns and crowd-sourcing to back up and support great content creators who might otherwise not being able to afford producing. As a result of this, The Great War has been…
Military History: The Tank Turns 100 Years Old
Last Friday, July 1, marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in WWI. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was several months long. It began with 18 (!) French and British divisions going “over the top” and was the largest battle of the First World War. Over a million casualties…
World War I Era Weapons: Japanese Arisaka Type 30
Read the Original Article at Forgotten Weapons Follow C&R Arsenal on YouTube for some Really Cool History Lessons on Military Weapons From the Past.
World War I History: Soldier’s Loadout
A reader sent me a link to a pretty cool image gallery showing the basic clothing and equipment of five different major combatant powers from mid-WWI. I have re-uploaded the individual photos in case the original links go dead (click to enlarge each photo). Read the Original Article and Photo’s at Forgotten Weapons
World War I History: Slaughter on the Somme
The Limits of Foresight On the Road To The Great War One hundred years ago today, long lines of British infantry climbed out of their trenches in the Somme region of France and hurled themselves at the entrenched Germans. The next 24 hours would turn out to be the bloodiest day in British military history,…
World War I History: ‘A Good Kick’ -The Story of the Ball That Led To One of The Bloodiest Battles in History
One hundred years ago Friday, as the last shells of a week-long bombardment crept off into the fields of northern France, British Army Capt. William P. Nevill kicked a football into no-man’s land. It was a few minutes after 7:30 am on July 1, 1916, and one of the bloodiest engagements in the history of civilization — the…
World War I History: British MG Barrage Fire Tactics
The British Army entered World War I with just two machine guns per battalion. In contrast, the Imperial German Army had long embraced the new weapon — and had already fully integrated it into its infantry regiments. As the stalemate of trench warfare took hold, the British quickly learned how to best use the machine gun. In…