DALLAS -- World War I began a century ago this year in Northern Europe, eventually claiming the lives of 10 million soldiers and more than 100,000 Americans. On Veterans Day, America focuses on the ...
World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war ...
Tobacco was a staple of army life and cigarettes were even used as currency within the British army. Dan also reveals that drugs were common in the trenches, with soldiers relying on substances to ...
Americans are commemorating Veterans Day and recalling its beginning as Armistice Day, marking the guns of World War I falling silent on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Over a ...
Inside the glass were cheerful letters written in pencil by Privates Malcolm Neville, 27, and William Harley, 37, dated Aug.
The trench coat did not originate in the trenches, says Amie Elizabeth White, but it was greatly influenced by the World Wars ...
Explore the history of the Princess Mary Christmas gift box, a brass or silver tin containing gifts intended for all members of the armed forces of the British Empire on Christmas Day 1914 during ...