World War 1 Survival Guide
A brochure of the World War
Alliances
New Weapons
For example, while not new the development of poison gases took on a new urgency during 1914-18. Long-range gun development was hastened. Some developments were more successful than others: the tank, first developed by the British, was here to stay: but the flame-thrower, aside from its initial terrifying aspect, was short-lived.
Trench Warfare
During the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914, however, the Germans were pushed back by Allied forces. They subsequently "dug in" to avoid losing any more ground. Unable to break through this line of defense, the Allies also began to dig protective trenches.
http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/a/Trenches-In-World-War-I.htm
World War 1 Propaganda
Propaganda ensured that the people only got to know what their governments wanted them to know. In World War One, the lengths to which governments would go to in an effort to blacken the enemy’s name reached a new level.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_and_world_war_one.htm
War Heros
Wounding was not always physical. Thousands of men suffered emotional trauma from their war experience. The First World War created thousands of casualties. New weapons such as the machine gun caused unprecedented damage to soldiers’ bodies. The First World War changed the ways that soldiers were cared for when they were wounded.
Making those who surived war heroes.