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From Football Captain to Nazi Collaborator: The Fall of Alexandre Villaplane December 31, 2024

Few stories are as paradoxical or disturbing as that of Alexandre Villaplane. Here was a man who once embodied national pride, captaining France at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. Yet, within just over a decade, he became a symbol of betrayal, ...

Plaque Sends Metal Detectorist on World War One Quest December 31, 2024

A man with a metal detector uncovers a tale of a soldier with two names that "bugged me for ages"....

Christmas 1914, and After December 23, 2024

Outrage that Christmas was tarnished by the ugliness of the First World War was felt by both British and German soldiers. In some cases, it led to a brief moment of truce....

Honoring the Valor of WWI Native American Soldiers December 17, 2024

Over 12,000 Native American soldiers fought in World War I. A Congressional panel has found 25 who might deserve the Medal of Honor....

WWI Dazzle Camouflage Was Not Well Understood December 11, 2024

World War One dazzle camouflage was not as well understood as it might have been, researchers suggest...

The Woman Who Made Faces for Scarred WWI Vets December 09, 2024

The horrors of large-caliber machine guns and artillery warfare ushered in a new age of gruesome deaths and injuries....

Death Among The Dunes December 06, 2024

By Kevin Morrow On May 28th, 1915, Ion Idriess, a trooper of the 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, sat writing in his diary in a dugout at Gallipoli. “Snipers shot 15 Aussies this morning, and shrapnel got four of our regimental A.M.C. men,” he wr...

The Red Baron December 05, 2024

By Kelly Bell Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was born May 2, 1892, as the second of four children to Baron Albrecht and Kunigunde von Richthofen. With veins full of aristocratic blood he enjoyed a life of privilege growing up in Silesia. At...

Ukraine's Navy Using WWI-Era Tactic Against Enemy December 02, 2024

Ukraine's navy has revealed a fresh paint job on some of its boats, which appear to have adopted a World War I-era tactic of using dazzle camouflage....

How WWI Helped Give Trump a Second Term November 20, 2024

UC Berkeley historian and journalist Adam Hochschild discusses how today’s politics have precedent in the anti-immigrant sentiment and authoritarianism during Woodrow Wilson’s presidency....

Amiens: The Battle That Turned the Tide of World War I November 19, 2024

The Battle of Amiens in August 1918 was the beginning of the Allied Hundred Days Offensive, which would ultimately lead to their victory...

Trinity and World War I, Part 1: Early Bantams Decide November 16, 2024

In September, I attended the “First Illumination” of the National World War I Memorial in Washington, a short distance from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. ...

What the First World War can teach us about the Third November 15, 2024

The outbreak of the First World War has also served as a cautionary tale for policymakers, but what can we learn today?...

The British Woman Who Fought at the Front in WWI November 12, 2024

A local historian has described her as a "pioneer for women"....

What Happened on the Armistice of 1918? November 12, 2024

On 11th November 1918, an armistice paused hostilities on the Western Front. We explore how this agreement came to be and what it meant...

Good Night Chesty, Wherever You Are November 11, 2024

There is a unique holiday between Halloween and Veteran’s Day. It isn’t on the calendar, and therefore often overlooked. It is a day recognized only by a select group of people, but those who do recognize it hold it as one of the most important and c...

The WW1 Christmas Truce November 11, 2024

A nurse's scrapbook sheds new light on the famous World War One Christmas Truce....

10 Greatest World War I Generals November 06, 2024

A list of 10 greatest World War I generals and their battles and legacy....

WWI British Warship Wreck Discovered off Scottish Coast November 05, 2024

The wreck of HMS Hawke, an Edgar-class protected cruiser sunk by a German U-boat in 1914, has been discovered 360 feet down about 70 miles off Scotland’s Aberdeenshire coast, a search team announced in August. The Royal Navy confirmed the identity of...

From Neutrality to Victory: America's Influence on WWI November 04, 2024

Learn about America’s involvement in World War One, including its key battles and how US participation helped to secure an Allied victory....

The Birth of Electronic Warfare November 04, 2024

“The sea battle that would showcase one of the earliest uses of electronic deception in naval combat.” By Robert Schreiner ON THE afternoon of November 1, 1914, a Royal Navy squadron commanded by Rear Admiral......

The US ‘Gun Culture’ That Saved Europe Does Not Occur In A Vacuum October 28, 2024

Europeans like to decry violence in America, calling it “America’s gun culture” while forgetting their share of political mayhem in their own house, including violence perpetrated by Jihadists as well as their own left-wing terrorists. But I enjoy re...

Century Old Time Capsule Opened at WWI Museum October 19, 2024

A 100-year-old time capsule was unveiled at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, where photos, documents and other artifacts were revealed to the public....

The Red Baron October 17, 2024

By Kelly Bell Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was born May 2, 1892, as the second of four children to Baron Albrecht and Kunigunde von Richthofen. With veins full of aristocratic blood he enjoyed a life of privilege growing up in Silesia. At...