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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 [...]
Sylvanus Morley: Archeologist & World War I Espionage Agent 53
Sylvanus Morley (1883–1948) may best be known for his excavations at Chichén Itzá, the discovery of the Temple of the Warriors and his study of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. He also is known as Agent [...]
Meet the American who inspired the nation in two world wars: Christian soldier Sgt. Alvin York
Tennessee backwoodsman sought exemption from WWI as conscientious objector, battlefield heroics astounded Europe's toughest soldiers Sergeant Alvin York was a reluctant Christian soldier. Yet the battlefield heroics of the born-again backwoodsman and Tennessee sharpshooter astounded even the [...]
Shared memories of few comments piece together WWI experience
Oliver H. Oswald shared little about his wartime experience with his family and friends after he came and settled on a farm in Muscotah. Oliver’s son, Floyd Oswald said what little he knows about his [...]
The Real A-Team of Soldiers on Mercy Missions
The “A-Team,” was the title of a TV series starring Mr. T with soldiers on missions of mercy. On this Veterans Day let’s remember a real-life “A-Team” that included U.S. soldiers. This was the American [...]
The Small Arms U.S. Marines Used To Win WWI
From June 1917 to November 1918, U.S. Marines earned a reputation for being ferocious and unrelenting on the battlefield. Between the opening shots fired at the Battle of Belleau Wood and the routing of German [...]
Honoring Norwalk, CT World War I women
On the base of the cannon at Norwalk Town Green, in an inconspicuous corner on one of the plaques, is a short list of women who served in WWI. They were nurses with the Army [...]
