Featured Articles
A Primer on Iran’s (Persia’s) Rather Unpleasant World War I Experience
Persia (now Iran) is little known as a theatre of the First World War, but events there influenced global politics in the years following the war. Although Persia declared its neutrality in 1914, it [...]
This WWI soldier saved two men from a burning tank with his bare hands
When the American Expeditionary Forces joined the Allied armies on the Western Front in World War I, there was one condition upon which their commander, Gen. John Pershing, insisted. He wanted the AEF to [...]
World War I showed hemispheric insecurity could constrain American global power
Mind the GAPP: Strategic History and the Case for US Army Western Hemisphere Command In May 2025 I was assigned to the core team that planned the consolidation of three Army commands—Army North, Army [...]
Sabin Howard: “His WWI Memorial elevated him from a renowned sculptor to a world-class master.”
Sabin Howard is known by many as “The American Michelangelo.” He’s a master sculptor and modern classicist, best known for A Soldier’s Journey, the 58-foot, 38-figure bronze National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. [...]
Capital Controls: The Evolution of Outbound Investment Security Strategy
U.S. history in restricting outbound investment began during World War I The United States sits in the middle of an interconnected global financial system, and American investors form a significant segment within the bedrock [...]
Wonder why WWI is ‘The Great War’? This Missouri museum has answers
The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Missouri aims to help today's citizens remember and understand the Great War and how it impacted the global community, according to its mission statement. The Liberty Memorial [...]
The Tragic 100-Year Mystery of a Missing WWI Hero—and the Two Forgotten Clues That Finally Solved It
It took a century for the family of Private 1st Class Charles McAllister to finally find closure. The level of carnage in World War I led many to believe it was “the War to End All [...]
The Trade-Off Between Innovation and Practicality in World War I Weapons
America showed up late to the fight. By the time U.S. troops landed in France in 1917, they were hauling a strange mix of gear — some of it brand new, some of it [...]
Remembering a WWI Veteran: Capt. Fred Zinn, French Foreign Legion & U.S. Army Air Service
Recently The Military Times ran a feature article by Jon Guttman about how, on 7 October 1918, Cpl. Ralyn Hill, an Illinois National Guardsman in the 33rd Division, heroically rescued an injured pilot from a crash-landed [...]
