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Sgt. Alvin York: From Blacksmith to Legendary WWI Marksman
Sgt. Alvin York was a United States Army soldier and one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I. Born in rural Tennessee, Sgt. York had little formal education but was an excellent [...]
The Battle Of Argonne Forest: The Deadliest American Battle In WWI
Masses of inexperienced soldiers — most of whom had barely tasted adulthood (per The Washington Post) — were sent to the Western Front during World War I (via International Encyclopedia of the First World War). Known [...]
“A journey of research & learning that continues to this day”
Like many students of World War I, I took an interest upon learning that a family descendant fought in the Great War. It all began some 50 years ago when as a 12 year old, [...]
Sharing the stories and records of the Great War with others “creates a bond of admiration”
Thirty-one years after the Great War ended, a 67-year-old physician sat down and wrote a letter to his father recalling “one of the most trying days my young life had to that time experienced.” As [...]
World War I Bunker Buster: M1916 37mm Infantry Gun
The First World War saw the introduction of many new and exceedingly deadly weapon systems. The eternal suffering of the infantryman continued, made worse by the development of the machine gun. When placed in a [...]
Seeing Tina Home
Beating the Curfew with Military Honors Introduction My father, E. Reynold Thomas, was attending Atlantic City High School when he turned 18 on November 4, 1917. Two months later he enlisted in the Marine Corps. [...]
The Santa Claus Ship of WWI is needed again
Author Lilian Bell had a wonderful idea for Christmas. The year was 1914 and she could not stop thinking of the suffering children in Europe as World War One raged. She had to help them. [...]
WWI Body Armor: Plate Mail In The Trenches
At the outset of the Great War, old-world planning ran head-on into the realities of modern technology. Vast numbers of men were thrown into the grinder, and the losses were staggering. Scrambling for solutions, military [...]
The story of American Intelligence starts in World War I
What, a book on World War II intelligence on a site dedicated to World War I? Why? It's a fair question. The quick answer is that the story of American Intelligence starts in World War [...]
