A carrier pigeon that saved soldiers in WWI can now be found at the Pentagon. In the third floor hallway of the Pentagon, just outside the Army Chief of Staff's office, there is a pigeon. Walking ...

It nearly ruined Winston Churchill’s career and launched Ataturk’s. On this day 100 years ago, tens of thousands died in one the most global battles in WWI.

The centenary commemorations of World War I will undoubtedly concentrate on a trio of well-known battles; Verdun, the Somme and Jutland. All three ended inconclusively, and all witnessed ...

The Road to Verdun: World War I’s Most Momentous Battle and the Folly of NationalismBy Ian OusbyDoubleday, 393 pages, $45Writing in 1931, French man of letters Paul Valery pondered the ...

WWI battle of Belleau Wood turning point for US. Raf Casert, The Associated Press. BELLEAU, France — It was the spring of 1918, and the German army was making a final push toward Paris.

WarsofTheWorld. Verdun: The Gruesome WWI Battle That Lasted 300 Days. Posted: June 2, 2025 | Last updated: June 14, 2025. For every nation, there are battles whose names for one reason or another ...

Plus, the new weapons that were invented made all battles during World War I very bloody.” More than 1 million casualties By the time the battle of the Somme ended on Nov. 18, 1916, more than 1 ...

In 1914, thousands of soldiers eagerly boarded trains across Europe to fight in World War I; they thought it would be a quick and easy battle. Five years later, more than 8 million troops were ...

People look at vintage Renault taxis, the same models used to transport French troops from Paris to the First Battle of the Marne in 1914, at a WWI military camp reconstruction in Paris on July 13 ...

From 1914, British Empire soldiers fought a four-year guerrilla campaign against a small German force in East Africa. On November 25, 1918, Allied and German forces received and accepted the terms ...

A crucifix from World War I is being returned to its home church in Doingt, France. The crucifix was rescued from the remains of the church, which was destroyed during the Battle of the Somme ...