The French people by August  1914 were facing a coming war with shock, sadness, and consternation. But—unbeknownst to most Frenchmen—the pro...

Like Much of America, Rhode Island Had Been Caught Up in the Pre-Entry Preparedness Movement – Preparedness Event in Providence, 3 June 1916...

Maurice Ravel at Verdun One of Maurice Ravel's  last major works was the Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand , written for the Viennes...

  From Gentleman at Arms Jack Savage Wildman Two Medal of Honor Recipients On the morning of 8 October 1918, elements of the 328th Infantry,...

Charlie Chaplin Raising War Funding in The Bond Charles Spencer Chaplin (1989–1977)  came from a show business family. Charlie was thrown on...

By Rebecca West Virago, 2010 Sam Jordison, Reviewer Rebecca West, (Bettmann Archive) Originally Presented in The Guardian , 5 June 2018 “I’v...

Sailors Demonstrating at Wilhelmshaven, 10 November 1918 I'm pretty sure that some of our readers share my difficulty in sorting out the...

  The Church Today Located at 13 rue des Barres in the 4th Arrondissement,  St-Gervais-et-St-Protais Church suffered a great tragedy on Good...

A  Battered Amiens at the Time of the Battle Prelude Letter from Wolfgang Panzer, Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 56,  to his parents and si...