A gas wave launched by the Germans on Jan. 7, 1917, against the Russian Northern Front did not result in losses thanks to the timely use of gas masks and improved chemical discipline of the ...

Two Dutch intelligence agencies said on Friday that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons ...

Gas terrified soldiers in WW1, ... "I also think it has something to do with gas masks themselves ... Of the 90,000 soldiers killed by gas on all sides, more than half were Russian, ...

Patriotism, at times, demands odd sacrifices from Americans. During WWI, it asked for peach pits -- and lots of them.