Annie+Huttenlock

I think that this was probably really useful for the Germans because it would make it harder for their enemies to attack during the night if they could be seen.
 * German telescoping searchlight**

This is proof that soldiers weren't the only living things part of the war. Without the aid of animals, a lot of different things would have been harder for the soldiers to accomplish.
 * British Camel Corps in the Sudan**

It's hard to believe that even in beautiful tropical places were just as prone to being destroyed as army bases and homes of civilians.
 * Sunset in an oasis, Foum-Tatahouin, Tunisia**

Soldiers went to great extents to make sure they had enough protection surrounding their camps. They wanted to make sure they felt safe.
 * Barbed wire in front of Russian positions near Lodz**

Even while the war went on, people tried to live their normal lives and do jobs that needed to be done.
 * Civilians gathering alfalfa. In the background: bell-tower and village of Rexpoede**

Camouflaging their weapons made it harder for their enemies to see their weapons from far distances. This would make it harder for their enemies to attack and destroy their weapons.
 * Camouflaged long range guns of US coastal artillery**

The medical staff were a huge part of the war. They worked hard every day to save the lives of the wounded soldiers. Without them, the number of casualties would be even greater.
 * Red Crescent staff at Hafir, 1916**

Evidence of the war was seen everywhere. All over, buildings and towns were being reduced to ruins by the attacks of different armies.
 * Building damaged by attack**

People were forced to leave their homes because of the war. Rather than risking their lives by staying, they fled their homes in search of a safer place to stay.
 * Serbian peasants fleeing**

The army commanders were important in leading their troops. They made the difficult choices and pushed their men to do what they thought was right.
 * Kaiser Wilhelm II and his generals**

Armies used different kinds of air weapons, from small fighter planes that dropped bombs to big blimp-like balloons like the one shown above.
 * Balloon ascending, Camp de Meucon, France, circa 1918**

Home all around the world were damaged and destroyed, causing more damage and despair than before the war started.
 * London home destroyed by German aerial attack**

The assassination of the Duke is said to be one of the main causes of the war.
 * Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand**

They would use any means of transportation that they could find to transport their weapons.
 * British loading pontoon boats with ammo**

The people in the hospitals were vitally important, but even they took a break to eat and relax while the soldiers continued to fight.
 * Lunch break in the hospital**

In the end, even the soldiers' base camps weren't safe havens. Enemies destroyed anything they could to gain an advantage. Mercy wasn't shown.
 * "The end of a great German ace"**