A woman inherits a map of a World War I battlefield in France from her grandfather, an engineer under General Pershing. The map is of St. Mihiel, a little-known but key battle in which U.S. forces ...

a curator at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, in the US. “That had a huge impact on civilians,” he added. The Germans’ use of chlorine prompted a chemical arms race in which ...

In all, more than 500,000 tons of chemical gas agents were used in World War I. Some 500,000 troops were injured and some 30,000 died, including 2,000 American troops.

Even in ancient times, war wasn't all swords and longbows. Some examples: Unrestricted use of chemical agents caused 1 million of the 26 million casualties suffered by all sides in WWI.

A retired Chemical Corps major defended freedom on the Korean Peninsula and served in the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm ...

After dropping a tear gas grenade, the Russians proceed to attack Ukrainian soldiers. Read also: Russian military accused of reviving WWI-era chemical warfare in Ukraine ...

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Canadian soldiers were among the first to witness the horrors of modern warfare as "the war to end all wars" exploded onto the world stage. During the First World War, gas attacks killed or ...

“I am deeply concerned by the use of chemical incendiary weapons by the governments of South Sudan and Uganda,” said Edward H. Carpenter, Director of World Without War and former UN ...

A woman inherits a map of a World War I battlefield in France from her grandfather, an engineer under General Pershing. The map is of St. Mihiel, a little-known but key battle in which U.S. forces ...