First Battle of Ypres

In the poem “Grass,” Carl Sandburg uses the personification of grass to emphasize the want to let grass cover up the bodies of bloody battles, which correlates to how people want tragedies in life, like war, to be covered up quickly, so the memories cannot…

saw war. It was only fitting that during this time of upheaval that chemical weapons to have their moment. Though it is often thought that the Germans were the first to use chemical weapons during World War I, but that is simply not the case. The title of first nation to use chemical weapons actually belongs to the French. During the first month of the war, August 1914, the French repeatedly used tear gas filled grenades on the German soldiers. Albeit…

How did you feel when you first left Canada to fight in the war? When I first left Canada, I felt that I was doing something that helped protect the honor of Canada and Britain. I had also wanted to be seen as a hero back at home and never expected the war to last this long. What were the conditions like in the battle field? We fought in trenches that were cold, dirty, muddy, and smelled terrible. I was one of the few lucky ones who didn’t catch trench foot, but then again I lost an entire leg…

assassination of the Archduke, there're many other events that led WW1. Such as the alliances between major European countries. After the assassination, Austria-Hungary threatened war on Serbia. British and German forces first fought at the Battle of Mons in Belgium which was the first battle of many in the Western Front. The war started with particular aspects which are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. The countries believed that they are stronger in the military and so…

The History Channel’s claim that Adolf Hitler’s life was spared by a British soldier named Henry Tandey in the First World War, thus changing the course of 20th century history, is a sensational story without any foundation. The programme shows a British soldier, Henry Tandey, having Hitler in his sights but letting him go because he was wounded and unarmed. It claims this was one of the greatest what-ifs of history. What if Tandey had pulled the trigger? The whole of 20th century history…

war 1 Hitler decided to battle in the Ypres war. They won that battle “Ypres salient had remained comparatively quiet” said the Duke of Wurttemberg army. 150,000 strong made a partially successful attempt to squeeze out the salient east Ypres. Adolf battle that he also attended was the battle of some. The allied force of 150,000 came. 20,000 man had died in that battle. This wasn't as successful as they thought it would be to invade. After being a part of many more battles, Hitler decided to…

Before the First World War, the Franco-Prussian War died out a year after it started in 1870 along with its old tactics and its’ use of weaponry bayonets, cannons, and the use of horses was also used for mobility. France faced defeat, once again, controlled by the Prussian (what is known today as Germany) regime run by the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The old ways of warfare was becoming obsolete. (thesis)The laborers of the Allied forces helped supplemented the need to resupply on…

growth in power and strength. For example, ever since Canada fought its first war with Britain, it had shown that it could fight and take care of itself, and constantly prosper. Like in WW1, when Canada fought and kept back the German forces in the Battle of Ypres, they were the only ones capable of holding back and repair the “hole” made in the Allied trenches from Germany’s Chlorine Gas attack. When Germany launched their first gas attack, British and french troops fled the area, fearing that…

seeing the tanks Germans used in the battle of Sommes, and her totally lost it, could not do anything about it. The battle at Vimy Ridge was the first one I fought without Jerry and Mike, but it was the first battle that all four canadian divisions fought together and it was all designed and commanded by Canadians. We each got our own maps so we know exactly where we were and what to do for the plan, that time people were actually using their brains to fight the battle instead of shooting others…

deadly agents like chlorine and phosgene. Though there was a total of 20 different chemical agents. This chemical warfare was a vital part of the first global war. Tear Gases Ethyl bromoacetate, chloroacetone & xylyl bromide Smell &…