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Doughboy MIA for July 2025: Private Winfield Carey
Private Winfield Carey was born on November 26, 1896, in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard on July 9, 1917, and was assigned to Company C, 8th Infantry Regiment. The Pennsylvania [...]
Tara Zahra On Anti-Globalization After WWI
Her book is a fascinating look at the interwar years — with many parallels to today. Tara Zahra is a writer and academic. She’s currently the Hanna Holborn Gray Professor of East European History [...]
The Making of “The Intelligence War in Latin America 1914-1922”
How the Book and Website Came to Be To a child, a dented French Adrian helmet, a crusty German pickelhaube, a deformed leather gas mask and a rusty bayonet were enchanting icons. They silently [...]
20 Photos and Facts From World War I
These aren’t just old pictures; they capture raw emotion, moments of quiet strength, and scenes that speak volumes about the human cost of war. Whether it’s a soldier’s worn expression or a glimpse of [...]
Scientists Decode 1918 Flu Virus Genome From Century-Old Tissue
Scientists have decoded the Swiss genome of the 1918 flu virus from a century-old specimen, revealing early adaptations for human infection. Scientists from the Universities of Basel and Zurich have successfully decoded the genome [...]
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 [...]
Book tells of Cleveland couple’s love and faith during World War I
A must-read for all Cleveland residents interested in history and personal relationships is the book, "My Dear Mabel: A Grandson's Lessons in Love, Faith, Patriotism and Courage in Letters from World War I," by James [...]
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 [...]
