The gas could affect someone in just a few minutes so protective masks were given to all soldiers. Many soldiers suffered from the effects of gas attacks for the rest of their lives. The poet ...

G is for Gas. videoG is for Gas School pupils handle a British gas mask from WW1. Newsreels of the period show soldiers using gas masks in training and at the front.

though he added that the use of ordinary gas masks is sufficient protection for the soldiers being targeted. Newsweek could not independently verify the report and has contacted the Russian ...