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Post World War 1 Headlines | Pre World War 2 Headline
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| Newspaper headlines after the war |
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World War 1 War Casualties | Estimated Casualties From World Almanac 1919
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| Actual figures vary, these estimates were taken just after the Great War |
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Cost of World War 1 | Direct & Indirect Cost of The Great War 1919
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| Estimated costs of war in 1919 |
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Allied Generals Picture | Generals of World War 1 | Allied Forces 1919
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| Pictured Left to right is General Gillain of Belgium, General Diaz of Italy, Marshal Foch of France, General Pershing of United States & Admiral Beatty of England |
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Casualty of War Picture | World War 1 Casualty | Woman Dead in Woods 1917
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| This civilian woman was left for dead near an unknown battlefield in France. |
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German High Command Picture | World War 1 German Leaders & High Command 1917
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| Pictured left to right is a great shot of the German High Command during World War 1. Hindenburg, the Kaiser and Ludendorff in a war strategy conference |
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Dead Soldier Picture | World War 1 Dead Soldier in Battle 1917
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| This soldier is unknown as the Country he fought for. He is just 1 of the 16,543,185 deaths that occurred during the Great War |
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Barbed Wire Picture World War 1 | Barbed Wire War Use & Danger 1916
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| Barbed wire was a staple of trench warfare and laying out that barbed wire was one of the most dangerous jobs of the war. The task was one which obviously needed to be undertaken in strict secrecy, silence and at night. |
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War Tank Picture | World War 1 Tanks | British Tank Picture 1917
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| By the time the war drew to a close the British, the first to use them, had produced some 2,636 tanks. The French produced rather more, 3,870. The Germans, never convinced of its merits, and despite their record for innovation, produced just 20. |
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First Tank Picture | World War 1 British First Tank 1917
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| The British Royal Navy was the first to develop, test and use a tank in battle which was merely a heavily armoured extension of the armoured car which had been in use on the Front Line |
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World War 1 Deaths Picture | Great War Death 1916
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| 10 million military deaths and 6.5 million civilian deaths occurred during the years of the Great War. |
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Contraband Picture | World War 1 Contraband - Checking For Contraband 1917
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| A soldier checks for contraband near a battlefield |
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Land Mine Explodes During The Great War 1915
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| Land Mines were first used on a broad scale during World War 1 |
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Merchant Ship Takeover Picture | Ahoy - Germans Board a Merchant Ship 1916
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| Crew of a torpedoed British ship receive instructions from their German captors |
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German Merchant Ship Attacks | World War 1 Merchant Ship Sinking's 1916
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| The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns were the merchant convoys which brough supplies from the British Empire and the United States to the islands of Great Britain. German & Austrian submarines of World War I were known as U-boats. |
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German Zeppelin Picture | World War 1 German Zeppelin Shot Down | WWI 1916
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| A German Zeppelin Falls. Zeppelins were used as bombers during World War I. At the beginning of the conflict the German command had high hopes for the craft, as they appeared to have compelling advantages over traditional aircrafts of World War 1. |
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World War 1 British Navy | British Navy Fires on German Ship 1915
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| The British Navy starts ruling the seas. British Navy Deadnought is pictured firing broadside on the Germans |
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World War 1 Battlefield Death | Battlefield War Death Picture 1915
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| World War I is famous for it's trench warfare and gruesome battles. Soldier - Uknown |
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German Machine Gun Picture | World War 1 German Machine Gun Firing 1914
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| German soldiers pictured in typical trench warfare operate a machine gun. There is no mistaking the German spiked helmet. |
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Dead German World War 1 | Picture of Dead German Soldier | WWI 1914
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| Graphic & rare photo of a true war casualty. "Ich Hatte Einst Ein Schones Vaterland; Es War Ein Traum…" was the caption we have. Translation - "I had a fair Fatherland: it was a dream" |
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No Trespassing: A World War I Cannon 1914
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| Not much information available for this photograph. A large World War 1 cannon |
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The "Great War" Begins | WWI Newspaper Headline | Word War 1 1914
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| Ripped from the Headlines! Great Britain gives Germany an ultimatum that Germany rejects. Great Britain declares war on Germany while Austria invades Serbia to avenge Archduke Ferdinand's death. Russia gets ready as well. |
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General Allenby Picture | General Allenby Enters Jerusalem World War 1 1917
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| Pictured is General Allenby of the British Empire entering by foot into Jerusalem on December 9th, 1917 |
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Jerusalem Surrenders | Jerusalem During World War 1 | British Jerusalem 1917
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| The mayor of Jerusalem meets the British at an outpost under a white flag of truce to negotiate the surrender |
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Mussolini's Rise to Power Picture | Mussolini Rises to Italian Power 1933
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| Mussolini was among the founders of Italian Fascism and eventually became the new leader of Italy. Italian Fascism included elements of nationalism, corporatism, national syndicalism, expansionism, social progress and anti-communism. |
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Italian Deaths World War 1 | Italian Massacre and Deaths of War 1918
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| These Italians were shown a farewell to arms in the battle at Cividale. Italians suffered 1,240,000 deaths during World War 1 |
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Sacile Italy | World War 1 Sacile Italy Market Place Destroyed 1918
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| Sacile is located in Northern Italy. Pictured is the Sacile Market Place after heavy Austrian bombardments. Austrian soldiers fought fiercely, the superior numbers of the Italians overwhelmed them near Sacile. |
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Isonzo Front | World War 1 Front Lines - Isonzo Front Picture 1917
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| The battles of the Isonzo were fought from 1915-1917. Isonzo is located today in Slovenia. During the WWI the 60 mile river ran north-south just inside Austria along its border with Italy and had mountains on both sides. |
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Italian Cartoon World War 1 | Italian Political Cartoon World War 1 1916
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| The Italian view of the Great War by a political cartoonist. |
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World War 1 Long Range Gun | Italian Long Range Battle Gun 1916
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| This type of Italian artillery hidden on mountains helped to defend the Piave Front |
Picture taken in Italy
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