“They did their duty, and they did it thunderingly well” – The 22nd Cheshires at the WW1 Battle of Mons
By Cheshire Military Museum for War History Online The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War. It was…
Colonel Redl: The Spy Who Destroyed the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Alfred Redl was a walking contradiction ― a splendid military career crafted by pure ambition and a sense of duty, opposed to the high treason…
Wilhelm Frankl and Fritz Beckhardt: Top German Jewish Fighter Aces of WW1
Wilhelm Frankl Standoff Neuberg, home to the 74th Tactical Fighter Squadron, sits just south of the Danube River, nestled deep within a woodland. Since 1973, the base…
This Man is Asking for Help to Return the Medals of WW1 Royal Marine John Brashaw to His Decendants
David Wright was clearing out his mother’s house when he came across a soft, cloth bag hidden in a desk drawer. Wright was surprised, upon…
The French “Red Zone” Is So Dangerous, It Still Is A No-Go Area 100 Years After WWI
The Zone Rouge (Red Zone) is a region near Verdun, France spanning some 460 square miles of mostly virgin forest – at least on the…
Minnesota Historical Society Gets the Go-Ahead for Traveling World War I Exhibition
The Minnesota Historical Society has been waiting on a federal grant so they may open a traveling exhibit about the United States during World War…
Live WWII Munitions Discovered on Florida Beach!
Sarasota County will spend an additional $1 million as part of a renourishment project on Siesta Beach. The project was poised to finish under budget…
Fromelles: The Worst 24 Hours In Australia’s Military History – July 19th 1916
Horrifying loss was the defining feature of the First World War. For much of 1916, the focus of that horror on the Western Front was…
Alvin York, Who Single-Handedly Captured 132 Enemy Soldiers In World War One
Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is…
Here Is Why It Took So Long For WWI To Be Turned Into A Game (Watch)
Let’s take a look at this video which explains why on earth was WWI so poorly exploited in the gaming industry for so long. There…
The Lion of Africa: Paul von Lettow Vorbeck: Germany’s WW1 Guerilla Commander In East Africa
In March of 1919, while Germany was recovering from its defeat in the First World War, its people starving and its army in ruins, a…
The Strangest Images of the First World War
A random collection of some of the strangest images we could find from Word War I. It features men, vehicles, weapons, and unique moments! Trench…