World War I: The Question of Blame Who was to blame for the First World War? The history books offer us no shortage of candidates.
World War I: Overview More than a century ago, in 1914, war broke out on an international scale as 30 countries joined the First World War.
World War I: Schlieffen and His Plan German commander Alfred Graf von Schlieffen developed a plan against France and Russia that would have a profound effect on...
This President’s Son Overcame Age, Health Issues on D-Day to Earn the Medal of Honor Teddy Roosevelt Jr., the son of the nation's 26th president, served as a brigadier general leading the 4th Infantry Division...
Origins of the July Crisis: Lighting the Fuse Is it possible that one of the most destructive wars in human history was the result of a teenager's lunch choice? A...
3 Historic Wars That Are Technically Still Alive Today International diplomacy is a sort of constantly evolving, tangled mess.
Harlem Hellfighters Personnel Record Cards Can Now Be Found Online Stories about members of New York's historic 369th Infantry Regiment, recently featured in a graphic novel, "The Harlem...
Untold Stories of the Harlem Hellfighters of World War I The first Black American infantry regiment to fight in World War I, the 369th spent more time in the trenches and under fire...
The National WWI Museum and Memorial Brings New Life to Old Media with GIFs GIFs are animated sprites that can take a few seconds of video and embed them on a webpage.
How to Make the Doughnut That Followed US Troops from World War I to D-Day and Beyond Celebrate National Doughnut Day with the sweet treat that landed at D-Day, Da Nang and everywhere else U.S. troops were sent.
Navy Orders Forcewide Housing Inspections After Secretary 'Appalled' by Guam Barracks Conditions Navy Secretary Phelan visited Guam earlier this month and was "appalled" after seeing the conditions of an Air Force barracks...
Air Force Wants Private Company to Take Over its On-Base Hotels The Department of the Air Force, which includes the Space Force, will start accepting requests for proposals this summer...
2 Elite Marine Corps Pilots Reveal What It's Like to Fly a F-35B Fighter Jet In his role as a pilot with the Marine Corps air demonstration team, Maj. Craig Norris flew the F-35B Lightning II at...
Ken Burns Reveals Why He Chose to Tell the Story of 'The American Revolution' Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because...
Veterans’ Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits Veterans were not always politically popular, nor were they treated well by the federal government.