The two world wars of the 20th century profoundly impacted politics, science, and society. There are many interesting and lesser-known facts about them.
During the Battle of the Marne in 1914, France used approximately 600 Paris taxis to transport 6,000 soldiers to the battlefield.
Sydney Lewis was only 12 years old when he concealed his age and joined the British Army and participated in the Battle of the Somme.
Dr. Harold Gillies pioneered modern plastic surgery techniques to repair the faces of soldiers wounded in battle.
In 1914, soldiers on the Western Front held a temporary truce, distributed gifts, sang songs, and even played football.
Chemical weapons like chlorine and mustard gas were used on a large scale for the first time in World War I.
The United States created a "Ghost Army" to confuse the German army with fake tanks, sound effects, and fake radio messages.
A cat named "Unsinkable Sam" survived the sinking of three different ships.
At the end of World War II, the Manhattan Project created the first atomic bomb, whose energy was based on the principle of E=mc².
Soviet female pilots were called "Night Witches." In 1944, 76 prisoners attempted to escape from a camp by digging a tunnel.