February 27, 1938 –

A Looney Tunes short What Price Porky, directed by Bob Clampett, featuring Porky Pig in a parody of the film What Price Glory?, opened on this date.
The warfare shown here was a mix of that from WW1 (trenches, dirigibles, gas, no hen’s land (no man’s land) and new technology (airplanes and modern ships, including an aircraft carrier). WW2 was not far off, which would significantly change how conflicts were fought.
