Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
To what extent did the conditions change between 1914 and 1918? The conditions for soldiers changed throughout the war
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Mon Jan 16 2006
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
B: To what extent did the conditions change between 1914 and 1918? The conditions for soldiers changed throughout the war. The living conditions altered, as did the fighting conditions. At the beginning of the war in 1914, there weren't many different weapons available. Rifles, bayonets, machine guns, artillery pieces, etc, where available from the start of the war. As the war went on, many weapons got introduce to the soldiers and battlefields; which proved vital in the war. Gas was introduced. The main type of gas was chlorine; it slowly killed its victims, choking them to death. Despite the terrible effects of gas it wasn't very successful. It was hard to use (as the wind direction could blow it off course) and gas masks were made as protection. Methods of attacking with gas were improved. You could use shells to fire gas guns. This made wind direction not a problem....
Get instant access
- Instant, unlimited access to our documents in full
- Swap your work for free access, or pay £4.99
- To see the full version of this document and 147,038 others
Receive email updates for this category
- Simply tell us your email address and receive a weekly Study Help Email for FREE
- Receive 3 FREE essay views with each email
- Get all the latest essays from Coursework.Info & discussion from TheStudentRoom.co.uk
