Featured Articles
Sculptor Sabin Howard Battles Modernists to Create Classical WWI Memorial
At a time when traditional values are under assault, master sculptor Sabin Howard is bringing classical beauty back to American culture—one bronze figure at a time. Howard, creator of “A Soldier’s Journey,” the World War I Memorial in [...]
Doughboy Foundation welcomes its first official Director of Development
This month the Doughboy Foundation welcomed its first official Director of Development, Morgan Ewing! Morgan has over a decade of experience in development, having worked on political campaigns and with various nonprofit organizations. Most [...]
“Hearts of Valor” will tell story of World War I “Mercy Dogs”
Feature animated film currently in development tells story of a loyal Mercy Dog. From the years 1914 to 1918, much of the fighting took place in a desolate, dangerous and muddy area called No [...]
Collectors Are Hunting for This WWI-Era Quarter Like It’s Gold
A Century-Old Quarter Turns Heads in 2025 In a surprising twist that’s exciting the numismatic world, a coin minted over a hundred years ago is capturing headlines once again. The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter [...]
The Never Ending Story
Resilience of the 1911 On the evening of the 29th of September, 1918, America's leading air ace of World War I was engaged in a fight for his life. Arizona native Frank Luke had [...]
Dazzle camouflage in WWI had surprisingly little impact, study suggests
The effectiveness of the iconic dazzle camouflage used on British Royal Navy ships during the First World War could be “substantially overestimated”, according to a new study. Instead, the research, published in the journal i-Perception, finds that another type [...]
The World War I origins of “God Bless America” by Irving Berlin
Berlin wrote the song on his way back to America after attending the London premiere (September 30, 1938) of his film Alexander’s Ragtime Band. Introduced by Kate Smith on her CBS radio show, The [...]
This day in history: German Spring Offensive, March 21, 1918
On March 21, 1918, Germany launched its Spring Offensive in the hopes of tipping the scales of the war before American troops and supplies could reach the front. German plans for the Spring Offensive [...]
March 1915 – At a Crossroad in the Development of U.S. Navy Submarines
A little under fifteen years from the day the US Navy purchased their first submarine, the future of the small craft was still not settled. In 1915, the United States faced a number of [...]
