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The 110th Anniversary Of The 1914 Christmas Truce
In August 1914, many of the soldiers on frontline service had expected that after achieving a quick and decisive victory on the battlefield they would be home in time for Christmas. As autumn turned to winter, [...]
Letters Home: From William E. Olsen to his wife, Gertrude Christine Sudor, During World War I
In 1918, Will Olsen went off to the Great War, leaving behind his pregnant wife, Gertrude. Fortunately, his letters home were saved. In the early 1990s, I stumbled upon those worn, yellowing letters in [...]
Authors, historians, playwrights, and filmmaker urge House Leadership to vote on Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal legislation
Letters call on Speaker, Majority Leader to being Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal bill to a House vote. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Well-known American historians, authors, playwrights, and filmmakers who have published works about the [...]
A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy’s death
Two Marines forged a friendship on the battlefields of World War I. One died in combat. Decades later, the survivor’s recorded memories bring a long-delayed closure. They had fought together at Belleau Wood, clawing [...]
Contaminated French soil yet to recover from the wounds of war
More than a century after the First World War, vast stretches of French soil remain contaminated, with some areas still too hazardous to access. Experts warn it could take 700 years to clear hidden [...]
What To Know About The Incredible Expansion Of The US Air Service In WWI
Through the 19th century, the United States was an emerging power, but military power still lay with the Great Powers of Europe. As war broke out in Europe, the US was a laggard in aviation; when [...]
Volunteer Divers Find Wreck of WWI Cruiser HMS Hawke
Volunteer divers have found the wreck of the lost British cruiser HMS Hawke, which went down in World War I with the loss of more than 500 lives. HMS Hawke was an early "protected cruiser" built in [...]
How World War I Spurred the Invention of Blood Banks
The carnage of World War I drove advances in new techniques and tools to collect and store blood and offer safe transfusions. Blood from blood banks is routinely used for life-saving transfusions and procedures. [...]
Code Talkers Helped U.S. Win World Wars I and II
When the topic of military code talkers comes up, many think of the Navajo code talkers of World War II who operated as Marines in the Pacific Theater. This association was bolstered following the [...]
