World War I

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

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.

Efforts to preserve the memories of a group of men whose World War I exploits were nearly forgotten have received a boost.

One of WWI’s most heroic battlefield stories features a bookish lawyer, a millionaire, a carrier pigeon and draftee soldiers...

World War I, which would claim 20 million lives by its end, and the Spanish flu is estimated to have killed between at least...

The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission is proud to be able to lead the way in establishing a National World War I...