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Throwback Thursday: Meet John Henry Pruitt & the Trench Heroes of World War I
American bravery in the first World War was writ large and small, and punctuated with buckshot and bullets. World War I changed everything about the way wars would be fought from then on, [...]
U.S. Naval War College Hosts Sixth Annual Cardines Classic Army Navy Baseball Game
The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted its sixth annual "Cardines Classic" baseball game at Cardines Field in downtown Newport, Oct. 6. Designed to be both fun and educational, the event commemorates American servicemembers’ involvement [...]
“Lost” U.S. Navy documentary demonstrated American naval strength as United States entered World War I
My Grandfather's Navy, thanks to the good people over at the National Film Preservation Foundation. Well worth your time. Here is the background. U.S. Navy of 1915 (1915) Production Company: Lyman H. Howe [...]
In 1909, a best-selling book predicted WWI would never happen. Then it did.
Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited. Key Takeaways Norman Angell’s book The Great Illusion argues war was becoming unprofitable, not impossible. In retrospect, World War I and II proved his point rather than discredited it. [...]
WWI vets got the short end of the stick in the Great Depression. This was their answer.
Veterans risk their lives in the name of their country. But they often end up vulnerable when they return home. On some occasions throughout our history, treatment of veterans has gotten so bad that it [...]
German sabotage actually damaged the Statue of Liberty during World War I
The most capable investigators looked at the sabotage of the Statue of Liberty, and even they were unable to identify the German saboteurs. During WWII, President Roosevelt said that America, "must be the great arsenal [...]
World War I helped popularize the modern bra
For nearly 400 years, women in Western Europe and North America were expected to wear corsets beneath their clothing — restrictive, binding bustiers that cinched at the waist and opened toward the chest to accentuate [...]
The Classics: Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun of World War I
Don’t hit ’em with the 9, hit ’em with the gauge. “If they move, kill ‘em.”—Pike Bishop (William Holden, “The Wild Bunch,” 1969) William Holden’s face filled the screen as he uttered those words during [...]
World War I helped popularize candy bars
Today’s grocery stores are stocked with a seemingly endless variety of candy bars. This modern-day menagerie of chocolate treats can trace its origins back to World War I, when an increased demand for chocolate rations [...]
