Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

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German soldiers wearing four different types of gas masks that were used in the early years of World War 1; ca. 1916.

German soldiers wearing four different types of gas masks that were used in the early years of World War 1, c. 1916. [1656x1190]

This entry was posted on September 27, 2014 by . It was filed under European History, European Warfare 1789-1918, History, Human History, Images of History, Life under siege, Military Aviation, Modern Warfare, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, Trench Warfare, Weird, World War One and was tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

One response

  1. Andrew Burns

    They look amazing, but they must have been horribly bulky or, otherwise, pointless.

    September 27, 2014 at 11:29 pm

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