The World of All Quiet of the Western Front

Erich Remarque Erich Paul Remarque was born on 22 June, 1898, in Osnabrueck. Maria is his mother's maiden name. He changed his middle n...

Prior to WWI: The countries of Europe were making tight alliances with each other. On top of that, nationality grew and countries argued ov...

Austria Hungary: July 28, 1914 Country Leader: Emperor Franz-Josef Military Leader: Arthur Arz von StrauBenburg, Conrad von Hoertzendorf, ...

Gas  Tear Gas The French were actually the first to use gas, throwing grenades of tear-gas at the Germans. Tear gas is just an irritant a...

Machine Gun The machine gun in 1914 could shoot 400-600 rounds a minute, operated by four to six men, had the fire power of 80 riflemen an...

Tanks: " but these tanks are machines, their caterpillars run on as endless as the war, they are annihilation, they roll without feel...

Grenades: Grenades are simply a small, hand held explosive that release shrapnel into the enemy. Normally, the shrapnel is it's own ca...