First World War Ammonite Press
First World War Ammonite Press At the time, it was known as the "war to end all wars," but the First World War, sometimes also referred to as the Great War, was far from that, for it was followed20…
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First World War Ammonite Press
At the time, it was known as the "war to end all wars," but the First World War, sometimes also referred to as the Great War, was far from that, for it was followed20 years later by the Second World War, and there have been many major and minor conflicts around the world ever since. The combatants formed two opposing alliances: the Allies (originally the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy). Although World War Iwas a global conflict, involving all the great powers, it was centered on Europe.
For the first time, war was fought in the air as well as on the ground and at sea. Both groups expanded as other nations were drawn into the war and there were changes to the original members: Italy ended up fighting on the side of the Allies, while Russia withdrew from the war following the Revolution in 1917. The war broke out on