World War I

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.

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

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.

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.'

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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."

5 years ago

100 years ago, war declaration started The American Century

Carpenter Guy Ford liked to watch fish play in the currents around his ship as it sailed for Europe to offload untested troops for a war as horrendous as it was defining for the century to come.

5 years ago

Centennial of US entrance into WWI lures visitors to museum

Crossing a glass walkway that spans a field of 9,000 poppies, visitors to the official U.S. memorial to World War I are transported to a time when tanks and air warfare were new and the hopeful flowers sprang up on the barren, trench-dotted battlefields where hundreds of thousands of soldiers died.

5 years ago

As the US entered World War I, American soldiers depended on foreign weapons technology

On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war against Germany and entered World War I. Since August 1914, the war between the Central and Entente Powers had devolved into a bloody stalemate, particularly on the Western Front. That was where the U.S. would enter the engagement.

5 years ago

World War I and the Marine Corps: Bravery at Belleau Wood set the tone for today’s force

A former top enlisted adviser to the chairman of the JCS on how the Marine Corps came of age in Europe in 1918.

5 years ago

New Michigan military museum shares stories of war heroes

The Michigan Military Heritage Museum in Grass Lake opened in November and tells the stories of Michigan veterans from the Revolutionary War up to the present.

5 years ago

World War I and the Air Force: Pioneers saw the future at the dawn of military flight

A former Air Force chief of staff outlines the American role in the early days of air combat.

5 years ago

World War I and the Army: How 'The Great War' shaped the force for a century

A retired Army general looks back at the watershed logistical achievements that put U.S. forces in Europe in 1917.

5 years ago

French fighter jets stage flyover over New York harbor for WWI anniversary

French Air Force fighter jets have staged a colorful flyover across New York Harbor.

5 years ago

10 must-haves for the World War I infantryman – and one piece of junk

Doughboys faced a brutal war zone. This gear helped them to survive.

5 years ago

African-American heroes are a part of a vanishing World War I legacy

Carol Moseley Braun on how a century-old conflict helped launch a civil rights movement

5 years ago

Leon Panetta: Why a World War I memorial makes sense, a century later

100 years on, the Great War offers lessons we must appreciate

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World War I

This Military Times special report details key World War I battles, moments in history and the war's legacy.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.'

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.

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

Carpenter Guy Ford liked to watch fish play in the currents around his ship as it sailed for Europe to offload untested troops for a war as horrendous as it was defining for the century to come.

Crossing a glass walkway that spans a field of 9,000 poppies, visitors to the official U.S. memorial to World War I are transported to a time when tanks and air warfare were new and the hopeful flowers sprang up on the barren, trench-dotted battlefields where hundreds of thousands of soldiers died.

On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war against Germany and entered World War I. Since August 1914, the war between the Central and Entente Powers had devolved into a bloody stalemate, particularly on the Western Front. That was where the U.S. would enter the engagement.

A former top enlisted adviser to the chairman of the JCS on how the Marine Corps came of age in Europe in 1918.

The Michigan Military Heritage Museum in Grass Lake opened in November and tells the stories of Michigan veterans from the Revolutionary War up to the present.

A former Air Force chief of staff outlines the American role in the early days of air combat.

A retired Army general looks back at the watershed logistical achievements that put U.S. forces in Europe in 1917.

French Air Force fighter jets have staged a colorful flyover across New York Harbor.

Doughboys faced a brutal war zone. This gear helped them to survive.

Carol Moseley Braun on how a century-old conflict helped launch a civil rights movement

100 years on, the Great War offers lessons we must appreciate