world war 1

57 Haunting Photos From The Blood-Ridden Trenches Of The Somme

In what would be one of the deadliest battles in human history, a million soldiers lost their lives at the Battle of the Somme as the British and French tried to unsuccessfully hasten the end of World War 1.

By Natasha Ishak • May 14, 2019

57 Haunting Photos From The Blood-Ridden Trenches Of The Somme

In what would be one of the deadliest battles in human history, a million soldiers lost their lives at the Battle of the Somme as the British and French tried to unsuccessfully hasten the end of World War 1.

By Natasha Ishak • May 14, 2019

Meet Billy Sing: The Australian Sniper From Rural Australia Who Killed 200 Men In World War I

A rural farm boy from Queensland, Billy Sing joined the armed forces and became one of the most revered snipers of World War I.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 16, 2019

Meet Billy Sing: The Australian Sniper From Rural Australia Who Killed 200 Men In World War I

A rural farm boy from Queensland, Billy Sing joined the armed forces and became one of the most revered snipers of World War I.

By Natasha Ishak • April 16, 2019

33 Images Of The Roaring Twenties That Capture The Jazz Age In Full Swing

The Roaring Twenties proved to be something of a paradox. At the same time women enjoyed more freedoms and danced in the Jazz Age, there were those who pushed for Prohibition-era restrictions.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 30, 2019

33 Images Of The Roaring Twenties That Capture The Jazz Age In Full Swing

The Roaring Twenties proved to be something of a paradox. At the same time women enjoyed more freedoms and danced in the Jazz Age, there were those who pushed for Prohibition-era restrictions.

By Erin Kelly • March 30, 2019

Fridtjof Nansen: The Nobel-Prize Winning Humanitarian Who Was The First To Cross Greenland

He was an arctic explorer, a scientist, and a humanitarian who saved upwards of 7 million people. The biography of Fridtjof Nansen almost defies belief.

By Gina Dimuro • Feb 7, 2019

Fridtjof Nansen: The Nobel-Prize Winning Humanitarian Who Was The First To Cross Greenland

He was an arctic explorer, a scientist, and a humanitarian who saved upwards of 7 million people. The biography of Fridtjof Nansen almost defies belief.

By Gina Dimuro • February 7, 2019

The Story Of The RMS Olympic, The Titanic Sister Ship That Narrowly Escaped Tragedy Twice

The elder Titanic sister ship, the RMS Olympic was just as lucky as its nearly identical twin was unlucky.

By William DeLong • Dec 19, 2018

The Story Of The RMS Olympic, The Titanic Sister Ship That Narrowly Escaped Tragedy Twice

The elder Titanic sister ship, the RMS Olympic was just as lucky as its nearly identical twin was unlucky.

By William DeLong • December 19, 2018

How Manfred von Richthofen, A.K.A The Red Baron, Became World War I’s Best Fighter Pilot

Though only 25-years-old when he died, Manfred von Richthofen downed more than 80 enemy planes in two short years of World War I, which earned him the formidable title of Red Baron.

By William DeLong • Oct 27, 2018

How Manfred von Richthofen, A.K.A The Red Baron, Became World War I’s Best Fighter Pilot

Though only 25-years-old when he died, Manfred von Richthofen downed more than 80 enemy planes in two short years of World War I, which earned him the formidable title of Red Baron.

By William DeLong • October 27, 2018

Colorized World War I Footage From Peter Jackson’s New Documentary Brings The Great War To Life Like Never Before

They Shall Not Grow Old distills 600 hours of original World War I footage into a 90-minute, colorized experience with the soldiers at the front lines.

By Bernadette Deron • Oct 16, 2018

Colorized World War I Footage From Peter Jackson’s New Documentary Brings The Great War To Life Like Never Before

They Shall Not Grow Old distills 600 hours of original World War I footage into a 90-minute, colorized experience with the soldiers at the front lines.

By Bernadette Deron • October 16, 2018

Charles Lightoller Survived The Titanic – Then Helped Others Survive Dunkirk

Charles Lightoller never expected to survive the sinking of the Titanic, let alone World War I and World War II.

By Gina Dimuro • Jun 15, 2018

Charles Lightoller Survived The Titanic – Then Helped Others Survive Dunkirk

Charles Lightoller never expected to survive the sinking of the Titanic, let alone World War I and World War II.

By Gina Dimuro • June 15, 2018

He Wrote Poetry On The Horrors Of War — Then He Died A Week Before It Was Over

Wilfred Owen was a WWI soldier, whose realistic depiction of life in the trenches gave rise to a new kind of war poet.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 28, 2018

He Wrote Poetry On The Horrors Of War — Then He Died A Week Before It Was Over

Wilfred Owen was a WWI soldier, whose realistic depiction of life in the trenches gave rise to a new kind of war poet.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 28, 2018

Nurse Edith Cavell Saved The Lives Of Soldiers On Both Sides During World War I — Until She Was Executed

On October 12, 1915, British nurse Edith Cavell was killed by a German firing squad for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape German-occupied Belgium.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 9, 2018

Nurse Edith Cavell Saved The Lives Of Soldiers On Both Sides During World War I — Until She Was Executed

On October 12, 1915, British nurse Edith Cavell was killed by a German firing squad for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape German-occupied Belgium.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 9, 2018