World War I Story Briefs

Even though Queen Victoria's descendants were on the thrones of Europe, those relatives were unable to prevent their countries from plunging into the chaos of war. This collection highlights what happened during the "forgotten war" and provides background for the WWI-based movie "1917."

Historians believe that Lt. Col William Thaw was the first American to engage in aerial combat during the war.

The American Hospital in Paris was actually located in the Parisian suburb ofNeuilly-sur-Seine. Injured troops, during WWI, were treated there by the ...

Image of a portrait photograph of the 28th President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson.

This drawing - featuring a "Warplant" - was a political cartoon which ran during the World War I era.

Lord Merseys findings, following considerable evidence given at the wreck inquiry, attribute the loss of the Lusitania to the U-boats actions against ...

On Veterans Day, we honor those who served. Horrific facial injuries were a serious by-product of trench warfare during WWI. A developing area of medi...

This WWI-era sign, along a road in the Belgian town of Ypres, signifies the profound losses sustained by residents of the town and the men who died fi...

During World War I, Germany began to use chemical weapons against the Allies. One of those weapons was mustard gas.

As German invaders tried to take the territory in and around Ypres, Allies battled back to hold the Belgian town.

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