The flamethrower wasn't the only advancement to come out of this time period, as it also became the birthplace of the tank, with necessity sparking innovation in WW1.

Flamethrowers were gruesome weapons of war and so controversial that the U.S. military stopped using them after Vietnam. But as crazy as it may sound, they are available for sale to the public.

Several weapons were utilized during the Great War, including different flares, bombs, flamethrowers and airplanes.

Used by the British Army for the first time in the conflict, the flamethrower was able to burn everything within 130 feet. The above video was recreated by Glasgow University's Centre for ...

BALTIMORE — Maryland may be the only state in the country to ban them, but it is in good company: An international treaty also bans flamethrowers, or at least their use against civilians in war ...

The conflict's start on July 28, 1914, signaled the beginning of a new era in high-tech warfare, which included fighter aircraft, tanks, chemical weapons, and flamethrowers.

Reports indicate that the Ukrainian military is using UAVs to drop thermite on Russian forces, turning commercial drones into makeshift aerial flamethrowers.

After learning that Senator Robert F. Kennedy was planning to address the University of Mississippi Law School in mid-March, Columnist Tom Ethridge of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger expounded on ...

Flamethrowers, book burning comments ignite political firestorm in Missouri A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower as no big deal.

While flamethrowers have some notable history as an iconic military tool during the Vietnam era, are the weapons still used by modern forces today?