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From Napoleonic-era ostentation to itchy fatigues: How uniforms evolved in WWI
The present-day U.S. army helmet provided no better blast protection than its First World War predecessors They were hot in summer, barely passable in winter, invited lice, retained copious amounts of water, and they were itchy. [...]
Wheat-Free Baking From World War I: Helping the War Effort
Gluten-Free Recipes From WWI The back cover of the "War Time Recipes" booklet contains this quote: "Food will win the war," by Hoover. During World War I, the United States asked the "patriotic [...]
Committee on Public Information: When the U.S. Used ‘Fake News’ to Sell Americans on World War I
The Committee on Public Information (CPI), also known as the Creel Committee after its chairman, George Creel, served as the first large-scale propaganda agency of the U.S. government. The Committee on Public Information produced [...]
A Chicago Doughboy’s Postcard from France
Paul Kurowski Nothing makes history more interesting than a personal connection to the distant times one usually only reads about in books. And so, when I learned from a cousin in 2018 that [...]
The Price Mothers Paid: The Story of Corporal Peter Wojewoda
This large pillow featuring a large 32nd Division “Red-Arrow” was hand-crafted by Michaelina Wojewoda in memory of her son, Peter Wojewoda, who was killed in action during World War I. During World War I, two [...]
Why ‘murder of babies’ is the pinnacle of war propaganda in WWI and now
To engineer conflicts which benefit a certain group and punish the majority — one needs public opinion in its favour. Atrocity propaganda comes in handy here The news spread quickly. The German forces cut off [...]
Fort Johnson, JRTC reveal memorial for WWI Sergeant William Henry Johnson
VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Johnson revealed a memorial for Sergeant William Henry Johnson on Thursday, Jan. 11. “As we unveil this monument in honor of Sergeant William [...]
WWI, Union Station, and the History That Shaped Kansas City
Union Station invites you to pause to remember the thousands of souls who passed through our station on their way to defend this nation. You may have noticed our neighbor at the National WWI Museum and Memorial or [...]
No Higher Service: Franklin County Maine’s Fallen Soldiers of World War I
In Farmington, Maine, stands the John M. Teague Memorial Arch. A veteran of the Civil War, John, along with his wife, chose to commemorate WWI soldiers from Franklin County, to honor their service. Though of [...]
