it was the innovative use of massed artillery that enabled the Brusilov Offensive of 1916, one of Russia's few successful offensives in WWI. The preparatory bombardment used new techniques such as ...

But the British soldiers were unable to break through the German defences and were mown down in their thousands by machine gun and artillery fire. This day set a bloody precedent: the Somme ...

The key to Russian operations against Ukraine has been overwhelming artillery fire. For Western armies ... one of Russia's few successful offensives in WWI. The preparatory bombardment used ...