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Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial honors U.S. Navy/Merchant Mariners during World War I
The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial, featuring a large, evocative aluminum sculpture of a cresting wave and seagulls in flight, sits on Columbia Island on the Arlington side of the Potomac. The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial honors the Americans [...]
A Lesson From The First World War
“At no point in the war had the Allies achieved a definite, clean success. How then, was the war to be brought to an end?” -- David Lloyd George, the British Secretary of State [...]
Comity, Rivalry, and the Real Drivers of War
The Great War’s example should discourage us from reducing Sino-American tensions to ideological differences. Winston Churchill reflected that “no part of the Great War compares in interest with its opening.” A century later, the origins [...]
When the United States entered WWI, all four of President Theodore Roosevelt’s sons enlisted, but only three returned home
Throughout U.S. history, many presidents arrived at the nation’s highest office having served in the military, with 31 serving in the armed forces. That dedication to duty often ran in their families, as illustrated by [...]
20 Vintage Photos of Everyday Life During WWI
These rarely seen photos offer a glimpse into the everyday realities of the era: from emotional goodbyes at train stations and women stepping into new roles at home, to schoolchildren doing their part and [...]
Test Your Knowledge: WWI & Roaring Twenties Quiz
Think you can ace this World War I quiz and Roaring Twenties trivia? Dive in now! Get ready to make history with our WWI Roaring Twenties Quiz! Test your U.S. History Quiz prowess by [...]
General John J. Pershing, America’s WWI Commander
On this day, July 15, 1948, America lost General John J. Pershing, the commander who led U.S. forces to victory in World War I. A lifelong soldier, his career spanned decades of conflict and [...]
Book Review: Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
Book Description In June 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France to establish American forces in Europe. He immediately found himself unable to communicate with troops in the field. Pershing needed telephone operators who [...]
This Soldier Was Born into a Life of Crime. Somehow, He Became a WWI Medal of Honor Recipient.
Charles Barger's life began under difficult circumstances and never really got any easier. Born into a notorious Kansas crime family, Barger was put up for adoption when his father was imprisoned for murder, then [...]
