World War I

John W. Boucher was a Canadian veteran of the U.S. Civil War who finagled his way onto the battlefields of World War I.

Military history is filled with stories about great battles, heroic warriors and incredible acts of courage. There are so...

Here are a few of the most common things that would have kept an American out of the trenches.

Milunka Savić probably didn’t know she was about to set out on a seven-year rampage of destruction across two continents in...

Henry Johnson's discharge papers contained no mention of his heroic actions or injuries, depriving him of any awards or...

Looking to improve the military's long-range communications, George Owen Squier tested his theories on whatever resources...

A hundred years ago, German forces prepared to launch their final assault on the Western Front. But the New York Doughboys...

The U.S. believed that springing forward one hour would give more time for work while saving on energy costs.

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

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