World War I

This was a war fought in Europe between 1914 and 1918. Germany and England and France all fought over territory. This war was infamous for the first use of mustard gas and chemical warfare. It was also the first time that modern machine guns were used, which resulted in Bunker Hill type massacres of thousands during several offensives. The war ended up with the two armies facing each other in trenches where they stayed for years with no progress on either side. Artillery barrages erased some French towns from the map. The first tanks were used, as well as the first aerial combat (you know, Snoopy vs. The Red Baron). Everyone thought that the First World War was so terrible that no one would ever fight another war again. Silly humans!

Currently there are two Americans and one Briton alive who fought in World War One.