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National Museum of the United States Army spotlights Army’s service in World War I
Visitors to the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. are struck by the emotionally compelling way it depicts one soldier’s experience during the Great War, as well as the remarkably accurate, detailed [...]
History Day – World War I: Creel Committee
Creel Committee - Committee on Public Information (CPI) The Committee on Public Information (CPI) is often called the Creel Committee, after Chairman George Creel. Sometimes it is called the Public Information Commission. Try searching additional [...]
Kirby Hill “Kal” Segrist Sr.: Texas Baseball Player and State Representative
During World War I, he served in the U.S. Navy. Segrist, Kirby Hill, Sr. [Kal] (1896–1987). Kirby Hill “Kal” Segrist, Sr., professional baseball player and state representative, son of Aaron Olen Segrist and Sue [...]
20 Incredible Facts About WWI, the First World War
The First World War was fought from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918, when an armistice ended the fighting. The Allies, led by Britain and its empire, France and Russia, and later joined [...]
The Ribbon of Life: The 1920 Diary of a French War Nurse’s Visit to America
Jane and Ron West have done a marvelous job of putting together and editing the travel diary of a French nurse, Suzanne Raguin, who during WW1 served on the staff of the US Army’s [...]
Russia turns to World War I-era balloon barriers to shield refineries from drones
Russia has begun using balloon barriers first deployed during World War I to protect its oil refineries from Ukrainian drone attacks, and Defense Express analyzed how viable the system is. The barrier Russia is [...]
In William Triplet’s Footsteps During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
The indelible shadow of the First World War still blankets the world we live in today. Although not reflected upon in study or teaching as much as other conflicts, there is no doubt it [...]
Strength Without Violence: The American Friends Service Committee in World War I
The year is 1917 and Europe has been at war for three years at this point in time. Germany had just sunk several merchant ships moving supplies to the United States’ allies, prompting President [...]
The Biggest Battle America Forgot
1.2 million Americans. Forty-seven days. The end of the First World War — and a commander carrying a private grief almost no one knows about. Our conversation with Dr. Mitch Yockelson. One afternoon in [...]
