100 years on, a new survey gives the first look at the sunken wreck of the HMS Vanguard
An initial survey of the wreckage of HMS Vanguard supports the view that the ship blew up due to an accidental magazine explosion which took…
The largest American military operation of the First World War – The Meuse-Argonne Offensive
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the largest American military operation of the First World War. Engaging over a million American soldiers throughout the last months of…
Amiens: the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive – The Allies brought enormous resources to bear
In August 1918, the Allied forces began their final great push of the First World War. Later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, this series…
The Battle of the Ourcq – The Americans make their presence felt at the Marne
Although they only arrived in the final year of the First World War, the Americans made their presence felt. The volume of manpower and resources…
The bloody reputation of Passchendaele Ridge – Hell on Earth during the First World War
The name Passchendaele sounds as though it should refer to a place of great beauty. It evokes a sense of romance and the peace of…
The Battle of Menin Road, 1917 – The third Ypres – A gargantuan effort in WW1
Part of the Third Battle of Ypres, the Battle of Menin Road was a testing place for the British. They countered a tactic that had…
Easy Company – Band of Brothers – The Crossroads Battle Explained
Introduction – The Island It is October 2nd, 1944, the 101st Airborne has completed its tasks on Hells Highway around Veghel and Eindhoven and has…
When a pocket Bible saved a WW1 soldier from certain death
Leonard Knight was 17 when he was shot by a German soldier in World War I. Fortunately, he had placed his pocket Bible in his…
February Events at National World War I Museum and Memorial
– Press Release New War Posters Exhibition, Conflict Resolution Panel Discussion & Program Exploring Eastern Front in Film/Literature Highlight February Events at National World War…
Preparations for centenary of one of First World War’s grimmest battles
July marks the centenary of the bloodiest and muddiest battles of World War One – Passchendaele. There’ll be a number of events to mark the…
Record-breaking 34-foot waves smash Concrete Ships in California
A small part of history was no match last weekend for pounding waves that snapped a section of the renowned S.S. Palo Alto, a First…
Condemned by Evidence: Minutes of the Wannsee Conference
In March 1947, while German foreign ministry officials were defending their actions at the Nuremberg Trials, assistant US chief counsel made an important discovery. Amid…