How 50 German Sailors sailed, marched and rowed home from a tiny island halfway around the world
The Keeling Islands are little more than overgrown coral reefs, but in 1914 they saw the beginning of one the most epic adventure stories of…
How a Single Trumpet Changed The Course of a Battle
When the Balkan Powder Keg was lit in 1912, war broke out. The peoples of the Balkan Peninsula were seeking independence from the Ottoman rule…
Have You Ever Wanted to Talk to a WWI Soldier? Now You Can With This New Chatbot
We are still going through the centennial of WWI, each month there is a new anniversary of a campaign or battle. The Great War was…
5 Most Iconic War Photographs Of All Time
War photography has allowed the world to see the truth about the atrocities of some of the world’s biggest conflicts since as early as the…
Charles Whittlesey, the Commander of the Lost Battalion
Colonel Charles White Whittlesey earned his fame when he was a major in World War I with the American Expeditionary Force. He led a battalion…
How Gallipoli & ANZAC Memorial Parade Inspired “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda”
In 1971 the Scottish-born folk singer Eric Bogle entered a songwriting competition in Brisbane, Australia. The prize was a valuable Ovation Guitar. The song he…
The Best & Weirdest U.S. Propaganda Posters from WWI and WWII
Every country with a major involvement in World War I and II produced war propaganda posters. The U.S. alone produced hundreds of different posters with…
How Modern Art Helped the Allies Win Both World Wars
World War I was devastating because offensive technology had superseded defensive ones, leading to catastrophic death rates. Britain was especially vulnerable since it depended on…
The Battle Of The Somme 100 Years On (Watch)
On July 1, 1916, at 7:30 am, the British infantry began their advance toward the trenches of the Germans. For the first few hours, eight…
Hiding Ships In Plain Sight: How Dazzle Camouflage Is Used To Confuse The Enemy
Dazzle camouflage was the brainchild of British artist Norman Wilkinson. It was put forward as a solution to the problem that ships could not be…
An Island Goes to War – The Irish at the Somme
The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 had an unusual effect in Ireland. In a place where there had already been conflict and…
100 Years On – Marking the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme
Today marks 100 years since the Battle of the Somme began during World War One. It was the largest battles of the First World War…