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World War I

  • Talk of armistice was rampant in early November 1918. Here, The (New York) Evening World declares the war over in its Nov. 7 issue. (Library of Congress)
    Nov. 11, 1918: Wasted Lives on Armistice Day

    An essay from HistoryNet on the execution of the World War I armistice ... and how thousands on both sides may have died needlessly.

    Joseph E. Persico, MHQ
    November 9, 2017
  • Wild poppies grow in the 'Trench of Death', a preserved World War I trench system in Diksmuide, Belgium. July 31. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
    Why you’ll see poppies on this (and every) Memorial Day

    You've read the poem. Now read about the author who treated the wounded, and tended to the dying, in Flanders Field during World War I.

    Karen Sutherland, MHQ
    November 9, 2017
  • Forgotten valor: Nurses near the front lines of World War I

    Months before most U.S. forces joined the fight, two women had earned the Distinguished Service Cross.

    Kevin Lilley
    July 5, 2017
  • Video: The original 'war dog' gets animated in new trailer for 'Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero'

    "Stubby: An American Hero" is set to be released April 2018.

    Ashley Bunch
    June 29, 2017
  • A soldier of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr wears a badge of the combat wing (Einsatzgeschwader) Counter DAESH Incirlik next to a German Tornado jet in a hangar before a statement of the German and Turkish defence ministers at the air base in Incirlik, Turkey, on January 21, 2016. / AFP / POOL / TOBIAS SCHWARZ (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)
    Germany to start moving anti-ISIS planes to Jordan in July

    Germany's defense minister hopes to start transferring planes serving in the international coalition against the Islamic State group from Turkey to Jordan by mid-July.

    The Associated Press
    June 18, 2017
  • Stubby's story: All about the iconic World War I 'war dog' ... and star of an upcoming animated film

    From making military history in France to serving as a mascot back home, how one stray dog made good a century ago.

    Ashley Bunch
    June 7, 2017
  • A century after ‘shell shock,’ struggle to address post-combat trauma continues

    World War I saw early attempts to treat what would become known as PTSD.

    Bret A. Moore and Ken Falke
    April 19, 2017
  • On 100th anniversary of America’s entry into WWI, PBS presents ‘The Great War’

    On the 100th anniversary of America's declaration of war on Germany and entrance into World War I, PBS presents a new documentary mini-series 'The Great War.'

    Christopher Diamond
    April 6, 2017
  • American troops carrying guns climb over a sandbag revetment in France during World War I in 1918. (AP Photo)
    Over there, but still here: The WWI innovations that live on

    Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, and some of the innovations that were developed or came into wide use during the conflict are still with us today.

    Chris Carola, The Associated Press
    April 6, 2017
  • World War I and the Navy: The U-boat threat leads to game-changing innovations

    The head of Naval History and Heritage Command on the fleet's role in "The Great War."

    April 5, 2017
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