Paul Leo Ortego was one of the first to enlist when President Woodrow Wilson declared the United States was entering WWI in ...

That he served as a balloon observer, riding in a wicker basket 3,000 feet above the battlefields in France to report on troop movements while praying not to be targeted by German airplanes.

The French army continued to fight until the final surrender, something which is not often understood. In 1935, the French ...

General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander in Chief in France, had been convinced to launch his forces at the German submarine bases along the ... The clinging mud caked the soldier’s uniforms ...

Faction: The German Army The First World War Germany was recognised as having the most efficient army in the world. It ...

"At a time when acts of anti-Semitic violence continue to rise, when neo-Nazis have taken to the streets, and the horrors of the Holocaust continue to be denied, wearing German uniforms in a ...

A postcard discovered in the diary of a German World War One officer has led his descendant to bring a message sent to the ...

As Germany celebrates the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago on Nov. 9 1989, women look back at how different their lives ...

A "church coffee morning" ended in a bomb scare after a member of the congregation brought a live explosive device to the event. It is believed a military history enthusiast brought three shells ...

A time capsule from 1924 was unveiled at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. The 100-year-old box was laid at the cornerstone of the Liberty Memorial Tower two years ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister on Wednesday, leaving the government teetering on the brink of collapse. In a televised address, Scholz said he had dismissed Finance ...

Togo in Africa saw the first battle between Allied and German forces in World War One. They fought for control of the Kamina wireless station. WW1: Why was the first day of the Somme such a disaster?