World War I
This Week in History – Belleau Wood 1918
When ordered by the French to fall back at the battle of Belleau Wood, one Marine officer, Capt. Lloyd Williams, said, “Retreat? Hell, we just got here.”
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From Ambulance Driver to Fighter Pilot
In 1914, as World War I erupted across Europe, James “Mac” McConnell knew he could no longer stay on the sidelines
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How Great Britain’s Secret Disinformation Campaign Paid Off In World War I
In 1914, days after it declared war on Germany, Great Britain set up a secret propaganda bureau to help defeat the enemy
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Ike’s Road Trip
A grueling 62-day journey by a motley collection of motor vehicles would help shape America's modern highway system.
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When Influenza Truly Went Viral
The 1918-19 flu pandemic killed 10s of millions, and scientists still are looking for a cure
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Book Review: A Lab of One’s Own
The void created by men going off to combat in World War I opened professional doors for women, Patricia Fara explains
WWII Figures
Experience | Tanks for the Memories
In 1918 Captain George S. Patton Jr. sent his wife, Beatrice, a blow-by-blow account of his role in the Saint-Mihiel offensive
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Book Review: More Deadly Than War
Kenneth C. Davis traces the course of the Spanish flu pandemic—one of the deadliest plagues in history amid one of the deadliest wars in history
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Jane Addams, Secular Saint, Scorned During WWI
Progressive heroine's reputation suffered when she tried to sell pacifism as patriotism
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Book Review: Behind the Lawrence Legend
Philip Walker's retelling of the Arab Revolt acknowledges the anonymous figures behind a legend
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Book Review: A Military History of Modern South Africa
Ian van Der Waag presents the first study of South Africa's armed forces as an institution
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Beneath Their Very Feet
In a covert 18-month effort Allied soldiers tunneled beneath German lines in Flanders to plant more than 500 tons of explosives
