From the Angel of Mons and the Anzac legend to Nazi racial mythology and the SS, ancient...
World War I
Explore the history of World War I, including its causes, global battlefronts, military technology, civilian experiences, collapsing empires, peace settlements, and lasting consequences.
Explore the Black Hand, Serbian nationalism, the Sarajevo assassination, and how secret networks contributed to the crisis...
In 1914, European leaders expected a quick war decided by rapid offensives, yet industrialized warfare transformed those...
They helped assist their respective commanders with an accuracy and clarity unmatched by technology. By Garet Anderson-Lind...
The victors wanted an official recognition that Germany had started the war. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Treaty...
Field works have existed for as long as there have been armies. Introduction Trench warfare is a type...
Examining Casanova’s representations about both public and private spheres during ‘Great War;. The Path between Public and...
Have you ever seen Doughboys go over the top and charge into “No Man’s Land”? The year...
When war broke out in 1914, the dominant expression from the Ukrainians was one of solidarity. Introduction...
The Great War was a “transformative moment” for African Americans, fighting for what they couldn’t have. In...
The First World War was the first war in which the mass media played a significant part....
The story of this “Liberty Bond Fish” and the wider use of animals in propaganda during Word...
From August 1916 until the end of January 1917, leaders from Germany, Britain, and the United States...
Soldiers were assigned to capture the action and sacrifice on camera for purposes of both patriotism and...
They experienced on a small scale in 1918 what they would be doing a quarter-century later on...
In his speech before Congress, Wilson laid out evidence of why the United States should now join...
From Zeppelin airships to propaganda leaflet drops, aerial combat was used on a large scale for the...
World War One created thousands of casualties from physical wounds, illness, and emotional trauma. Introduction The First...
The entry of the United States into World War I changed the course of the war, and...
Reichstag Building / Creative Commons Reconsidering traditional assumptions about the connection between the First World War and the...
The heads of the “Big Four” nations at the Paris Peace Conference, 27 May 1919. From left...
Wilson campaign vehicle, New York City, March 1916: “Who Keeps Us Out of War?” How idealistic was...
Much of our world today is what they fought against. By Dr. David Del Testa / 11.09.2018...
They forgot to heed the lessons of the 19th century round of peace talks that ended the...
From the largest volunteer army to the secret agent Noor Inayat Khan, examining the contributions made by...
Doughboys fighting in France, 1917. Associated Press It was ‘the Good War,’ the ‘war to end all wars.’ So why has...
Mass psychology and nationalism as as a form of degeneration, or a barbarous and cruel regression after the Great...
Exploring nations’ reliance on propaganda in World War One, with a focus on symbols and slogans of nationhood...
Walter Lippmann / Public Domain The interwar period was a moment of deep crisis everywhere. By Dr....
Original designs for battleship HMS Dreadnought, produced by the British Royal Navy in 1905 / British Library,...