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- The war pitted the Central Powers —mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey —against the Allies—mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917, the United States. It ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war was virtually unprecedented in the slaughter, carnage, and destruction it caused.
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Jul 26, 2014 · WW1: The First Modern War: With Tom Bromhead, David Silbey. Get a firsthand look at how a new breed of weapons like WMDs, submarines, armored tanks and air attacks changed modern warfare forever.
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Get a firsthand look at how a new breed of weapons like WMDs, submarines, armored tanks and air attacks changed modern warfare forever. An assassin's bullet sparks a global conflict that quickly evolves into the deadliest war humanity has ever seen.
May 27, 2020 · World War 1 began as a clash of 20th-century technology and 19th-century tactics, with large ensuing casualties. By the end of 1917, however, the major armie...
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These stealthy, silent killers were able to sink 5,200 ships by war's end, nearly bringing Britain to its knees. Get a firsthand look at how a new breed of weapons like WMDs, submarines, armored tanks and air attacks changed modern warfare forever.
It was November 11, 1918. A few hours later, the armistice would end World War I, a cataclysmic conflict that reshaped Europe and the world, marked the beginning of American global...
World War I began as a clash of 20th-century technology and 19th-century tactics, with large ensuing casualties. By the end of 1917, however, the major armies, now numbering millions of men, had modernized and used telephones, wireless communication, armoured cars, tanks, and aircraft.
Powerful machines, tanks and submarines introduced in World War I changed the face of warfare. Each episode of this four-part series gives the history of a battle tool that has become standard.
