World War I

World War I was more than just a prelude to World War II.

The first Veterans Day was called “Armistice Day,” and on this first day of observance in 1918, several Americans lost their...

In Britain and the Commonwealth of Countries, former territories of the British Empire, a red poppy worn on one's lapel is a...

"All Quiet on the Western Front" portrayed the brutality and waste of the Great War in a compelling presentation that few...

It's the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War...

Poppies became a symbol of sacrifice because of the war poem “In Flanders Fields,” written by the Canadian physician, Lt. Col...

George S. Patton described the celebration at the end of World War I as the "cruel glee of the weak."

Born Edward Osterman, Edward "Monk" Eastman led a collection of criminals that, at one point, numbered nearly 1,200.

Quarters on the ships were tight, but the men were well-fed and many of them spent time catching up on sleep.

This Marine received two Medals of Honor for his actions – and he also happened to have two names.