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Over The Top: WWI brings American troops to the front in its first update!
With the arrival of U.S. troops, a fourth nation is joining World War I tonight. As a thank-you to its player base, developer Flying Squirrel Entertainment is bringing a massive content update for free to Over [...]
Americans in the Canadian Army?
How about an entire brigade? When you write historical fiction, sometimes you paint yourself into a corner, and while resolving a plot issue, you discover a bit of hidden history. In my novel, The [...]
The Boston Navy Yard in the First World War: The Ships and the Boats
Over the years, the Boston Navy Yard (also known as the Charlestown Navy Yard) earned the reputation of being a renowned repair yard for the US Navy. At this yard, workers repaired many more ships [...]
Alloways Creek ship graveyard holds hidden WWI history
Alloways Creek ship graveyard is a line of 18 World War I wooden steamships. Located in Salem County, southwestern New Jersey, and flowing into the Delaware River, Alloways Creek meanders for 23.2 miles. The [...]
Doughboy Foundation bugler featured at new Army Brigadier General’s promotion ceremony August 14
Attendees at the promotion ceremony on August 14, 2026 for the U.S. Army's new Brigadier General Ronald Iammartino Jr. enjoyed an unexpected musical bonus as Doughboy Foundation bugler Wilson Childers performed music for the [...]
20 Images and Facts From World War I
World War I is often reduced to a handful of familiar images: soldiers in trenches, enormous artillery pieces, and battlefields covered in mud. The reality was much broader and, in many ways, stranger than [...]
In 1920, Washington planted 507 Norway maples along 16th Street to honor its war dead; the invasive species later spread into Rock Creek Park
In 1920, Washington, DC, created a unique living memorial to residents who had died during World War I: 507 Norway maple trees planted along 16th Street NW. This was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1920, [...]
For sale at Richmond marina: One of the last surviving WWI boats. Needs work.
“It’s a big project.” That’s how Matt Harris describes the USS Katie, a wooden boat docked at the Richmond Yacht Basin about 10 miles south of the city. The Katie doesn’t look like much at first [...]
We the People: WWI biplane rebuilt in Long Island, NY
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - History is being restored on Long Island, New York, as a rare post-World War I biplane has arrived at the Cradle of Aviation Museum to be rebuilt. The plane is [...]
