Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Romano's Well, Gallipoli: A Sacred Spot for the Royal Naval Division

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Insignia of the 63rd Royal Naval Division During the Gallipoli Campaign (1915), Romano's Well was a stagnant, mosquito-infested water so...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Paths of Glory and Fear: Kubrick's Film and Chevallier's Novel Both Censored in France

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  Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax in Paths of Glory By Jennifer Orthveillon Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick. Two American names that have meant...
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Monday, July 20, 2026

Eyewitnesses: First Combat of Four Eloquent French Soldiers

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French Bivouac During the First Battle of the Marne Marc Bloch, Infantry It is likely that as long as I live, at least if I do not become se...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

The Milwaukee Germania-Herold Gave America a View of the German and Austrian Side of the War

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Click on any of the images to enlarge. The Germania-Herold was a major, widely circulated German-language daily newspaper published in Milw...
Saturday, July 18, 2026

Three Memorable Days for WWI Destroyer USS Ward

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  USS Ward Underway The USS Ward (DD-139) was a U.S. Navy Wickes-class 4-stack, flush-deck destroyer built at Mare Island shipyard in Cali...
Friday, July 17, 2026

Weapons of War: Barbed Wire Made in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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132nd Infantry Firing from Behind a Barbed Wire Barricade, 3 October 1918 James Patton The Early Days of Barbed Wire Barbed wire consists of...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

AEF Veteran Perry Mason and the Great War’s Blue Ticket Discharge

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Captain Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys), 79th Division, AEF   By Kimball Worcester, Assistant Editor Matthew Rhys plays the young Perry Mason, a ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

It's the Anniversary of the Second Battle of the Marne

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"Men of Iron" 109th Infantry, 28th Division, at the Second Battle of the Marne On 15 July 1918 American forces in France began fig...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Tesla and the Great War — Explored in Tesla: Wizard at War

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Tesla: Wizard at War The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power Marc J. Seifer Citadel Press, 2022 Originally Published ...
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Monday, July 13, 2026

The 332nd U.S. Infantry's Military and Political Role in Italy

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  The 332nd Infantry Is Welcomed to Italy By Cmdr. Alexander Buschor, U.S. Navy Though American money had been flowing into Italy’s war camp...