Major Willy Rohr, Late War By Dave Shunk [By late 1914] the German Army identified the fact that the traditional equipment of the infantryma...

The White House, 1918 By James Patton In 1918, based on an off-hand remark made by President Woodrow Wilson on a country drive, his  persona...

Overview The First World War not only overwhelmed societies, it also revolutionised the diet of European and North American countries. In 19...

One of my favorite bloggers, Dr. Bruce Charlton (political correctness, evolutionary psychology, societal  & spiritual decline, Tolkien...

From the creator of the "Gibson Girl"—The portly gentleman is a caricatured portrayal of Kaiser William II, Emperor of Germany, in...

By David Brock Katz Casemate, 2022 Peter L. Belmonte, Reviewer General Jan Smuts Observing German Forces in ...

By Ryan Reft, Library of Congress Fans of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire may remember that World War I veterans grappling with disability ...

By Edward Strauss Originaly Presented at the Yale Press Blog , 18 November 2014 View from Butte de Warlencourt after the German Withdrawal T...

[ Editor's Note: On 9 June 2022, we presented regular contributor Jim Patton's article on Australia's "Gallipoli Star&quo...

This is  a new feature for R oads to the Great War.   Each Friday, I'm going to select one of the lesser-known aspects of the war and sh...

Entrance, Imperial War Museum, London

Americans Serving in the French Foreign Legion, Champage, 1916 By Edward Strauss From the Yale Press Blog , 8 September 2015 One hundred yea...