The idea that a battle in this war was won with the help of a troop of angels derived from an Arthur Machen short story about phantom bowmen. During t
The idea that a battle in this war was won with the help of a troop of angels derived from an Arthur Machen short story about phantom bowmen. During this war, rumors circulated that one side sent the bodies of its dead soldiers to Corpse Factories, where they were turned into soap. A lurid account of atrocities committed during this war appeared in the Bryce Report, which was widely-distributed by Wellington House. During this war, women handed out white feathers to shame men into enlisting. A (*) poster from this war depicts a girl asking her father "Daddy, what did YOU do in [this war]?" The spiked helmets worn by one side in this war often appeared in images denouncing them as "huns." The term "baby-killers" was used during this war for zeppelins used in bombing raids. For 10 points, name this war during which the "Lord Kitchener Wants You" poster was used.
The idea that a battle in this war was won with the help of a troop of angels derived from an Arthur Machen short story about phantom bowmen.
World War I [or the First World War; or WWI; or the Great War]