Ukrainian medics report a rise in gas gangrene cases, a historical infection re-emerging due to delays in evacuating wounded ...
"When the attack was about to commence, Piper Laidlaw, seeing that his company was somewhat shaken from the effects of gas, ...
Tobacco was a staple of army life and cigarettes were even used as currency within the British army. Dan also reveals that drugs were common in the trenches, with soldiers relying on substances to ...
World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war ...
On the site of the bloodiest battle of World War I, residents of Ovillers-la-Boisselle uphold the tradition of the bagpipers ...
Soccer played an important role in World War I. That rich history will be on display during FIFA World Cup 26 next summer through a special exhibition at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
NPMMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. German art student Otto Schubert was 22 years old when he was drafted into the Great War. As the conflict unfolded, he painted a ...
Only one person has ever been awarded both the Victoria Cross and an Olympic gold medal. Lt Gen Sir Philip Neame, from Faversham, Kent, was commended for improvising grenades out of jam tins and ...