World War I Casualties: How Many People Died
9.7 million military dead, up to 10 million civilians, 21 million wounded and four vanished empires in 1,568 days: full World War I casualty statistics by country.
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WW1 Propaganda: Posters, Censorship and the First Media War
Wellington House, the Kitchener poster, the Bryce Report in 30 languages and 755,000 speeches in the US: how WW1 propaganda worked, and why information is still a weapon in Frontkrieg.
Read →Chemical Weapons in World War I: Gas, Mustard and Frontkrieg
Chlorine at Ypres 1915, phosgene and mustard gas: how chemical warfare worked in WW1, why it never broke the front, and what replaces it in Frontkrieg.
Read →WW1 Machine Guns: From the Maxim to Frontkrieg
Maxim, MG 08, Vickers and Lewis: precise WW1 machine gun specs, how they froze the front into trenches, and how infantry firepower works in Frontkrieg.
Read →WW1 Submarines: From U-9 to the Frontkrieg Unit Guide
The U-boat campaign of 1914–1918 — U-9, Lusitania, convoys — plus a full guide to the submarine unit in Frontkrieg: cost, counters and battleship-hunting tactics.
Read →Cavalry in World War 1: From Halen to Frontkrieg
Why mounted charges died on the Western Front yet won at Beersheba — and how cavalry works in Frontkrieg: speed, scouting and counters.
Read →WW1 Tanks: From the Somme to Cambrai — and Frontkrieg
The history of WW1 tanks — Mark I at the Somme in 1916, Cambrai 1917, the Renault FT and the A7V — and how the tank branch works in Frontkrieg.
Read →WW1 Aviation: From Recon Balloons to Flying Aces — and Frontkrieg
How WW1 aircraft evolved from unarmed scouts into aces and bombers — and how the balloon, fighter and bomber win air superiority in Frontkrieg.
Read →Trench Warfare in World War 1: Why the Western Front Froze
What trench warfare in World War 1 was, why the Western Front froze for 700 km, and how the same static-front dynamic plays out in the strategy game Frontkrieg.
Read →How Did World War 1 End? The Armistice of 1918 and the Treaty of Versailles
When and why World War 1 ended: the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the Treaty of Versailles, and how to replay that finale in the strategy game Frontkrieg.
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