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Weapons of War - IntroductionOther sections of this site devote themselves to considerations of the causes and personalities behind the conflict.

However no history of the war would be complete without an overview of the weapons of war, in all their varying forms. Thus this area of the site provides summary information of the tools by which the armies conducted war, and include many of the innovations war always brings to the development of weaponry.

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.ArticleDescriptionBayonetsChiefly used as a psychological weaponFlamethrowersHow 'sheets of flame' terrorised the British in 1915GrenadesMills Bombs and Jam Pots: both forms of grenadesMachine GunsHow the German Army saw its potential before 1914PistolsThe officer's weaponPoison GasFirst used by the French and popularised by the GermansRiflesStill the infantry's greatest assetTanksThe design and use of tanks during wartimeTrench MortarsAn ancient weapon given fresh life in the trenches

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