Unique WWI Mementos Featured at Museum Exhibit
A toy tank, handmade cards and even a piece of biscuit that’s almost 100 years old – these are some of the WWI mementos featured…
Remembering an Indian Soldier’s Death in WWI
During WWI, Indian soldiers fought alongside the British in their battle against opposing forces. One such man was named Manta Singh, and his death while…
St. Paul’s commemorate WWI with crosses bearing models of war torn towns
St. Paul’s Cathedral proudly displays in its walls at the entrance two large crosses featuring models of war torn towns. The white crosses are…
Old Fashioned Love Letter Being Auctioned Off
Old fashioned love letters have been replaced by text messages and email. Even the most romantic of these communications cannot compare to the endearing letter…
Bomb left over from WWI Blew Up in Ypres, Two Killed
Ypres, Belgium – A WWI device, suspected bomb shell or grenade, blew up in Ypres, Belgium Wednesday, March 19. The explosion left two dead, one…
Were Taxis Vitally Important to WWI?
WWI France was known as the site of many great events, though one of the lesser known involves about six hundred taxis. Near Paris, a…
First World War Hero Dies in Poverty
In the book, and later a film, Born of the Fourth of July, Ron Kovic was paralyzed while he fought in the Vietnam War. He…
Life and WWI As Captured from the Lenses of Christina Broom
Museum of London features the collection of some 2,500 photographs taken by Christina Broom, the first female press photographer of the United Kingdom. Her trove…
War History Online, at the Houses of Parliament
Winston Churchill said “To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.” We wonder what the great man would make of War History Online showing up…
The Battle of Jutland Led to Heavy WWI Casualties
Not many are aware of the full effect that the Battle of Jutland had over the rest of WWI. In a war fraught with innovation,…
True History Recorded by WWI Photographers
Photographers during WWI had a great task ahead of them. They had to document the horrors of war, along with the few lighter moments. They…
WWI Time Capsule Finally Opened
The Battle of Somme was one of the most tragic events of WWI, leaving behind many dead soldiers on all sides. Private Edward Ambrose was…