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Uncle Sam’s Little Soldiers: Mobilizing American Youth during World War I
Engaging and Mobilizing American Children during NeutralityOn February 22, 1917, in New York City’s Hippodrome, three thousand children marching in formation came to a halt, saluted the American flag, and sang the national anthem. Representing [...]
Charles Whittlesey and His Ancestors Have Left Lasting Contributions to American Life
Few stories of World War I are better known than the story of the Lost Battalion, a unit in the 308th Infantry of the 77th Division commanded by Major Charles W. Whittlesey. Numerous books [...]
The U.S. Has Seen Labor Shortages Before: Working Women During World War I
As men left their jobs to serve their country in war overseas, women replaced their jobs. Women filled many jobs that were brought into existence by wartime needs. As a result, the number of [...]
World War I Books recommended by historians and novelists
A wide range of World War 1 books have been recommended on our site, exploring the outbreak of the war, the conflict itself and its economic, political and cultural consequences. The Guns of August [...]
A German Pigeon Began Life as a WWI Messenger, was Captured in France, crossed the Atlantic, and became a US Military Hero
In a museum collection in Washington, D.C., sits an unusual veteran of the First and Second World Wars. Kaiser was a German homing pigeon, hatched in Koblenz in 1917 and captured by American soldiers [...]
Upcoming Cycling Trip Along the Western Front Way UPDATE
Update: Follow the group's bicycle journey Along the Western Way on their CycleBlaze Journal here starting August 28. Originally published: June 24, 2026 In the Somme River region in France and in the Flanders region in [...]
Preventing Industrialized Atrocity: From World War to the Age of Automation
Mutual dependence often defines the relationship between industry and warfare. Wartime technological demand places pressure on civilian industries to support state defense-building while providing powerful financial incentives to do so — and most technologies [...]
America’s Summertime World War One Commemorations – 2026
A major Remembrance address was made on 25 July 2026 at Croix Rouge Farm, France, former battlefield of the 42nd Rainbow Division, by Monique Brouillet Seefried, Ph.D. Monique served for 10 years as WWI Centennial Commissioner, [...]
Carey’s Force in the Somme: The Shrapnel-Dented Helmet of Fred Bachle, 6th Engineer Regiment, 3rd Division
This is the moderately-dented British Mark I helmet worn by Sergeant (Acting Sergeant 1st Class) Fred Bachle of Company B, 6th Engineer Regiment, 3rd Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Bachle was part of "Carey's Force", [...]
