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French Farmland Still Contaminated By WW1 Shells

According to an Official French Press release, a large area of northern French farmland has been banned from selling any produce until some guarantees are…

The Images of German U-Boats are Revealing and Strange

The images are eerie and ghostly to put them mildly, depicting the cramped and hostile conditions of the First World War’s most deadly ‘killing machine’.…

The Story of a Dog Rescue From the First World War

German UC-1-class World War I submarine Saving a helpless dog from a certain death? Certainly over a million YouTube hits on this topic in 2015,…

The Red Baron – Separating Truth From Fiction – By Ryan Clauser

  During World War I a scarlet triplane terrorized the skies over France. This image is one that many people conjure when they think of…

British ‘Spy Nurse’- Espionage During the First World War

British ‘Spy Nurse’

[Via] The Espionage has been a vital part of the strategic war maneuvering throughout most of the 20th century. However at the start of the…

The Code Breakers of the First World War – An Exhibition at Bletchley Park Honors the Secret Heroes

code breakers

[Via] The First World War was all about information and right move at the right time. Every nation and empire involved in the conflict worked…

THE ADVANCE FROM MONS 1914 – The German Side! – Review by Chris Buckham

Bloem was a reserve Captain in the Royal Prussian Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preussen who engaged from the very first days of the First…

Treaty of Versailles ended World War I only to trigger WWII

Ian Harvey
Treaty of Versailles

The signing of the treaty of Versailles [Via] Millions perished and countless cities razed to ground and mankind witnessed the war and conflict in a…

The 5 Most Expensive Wars of the United States of America

United States has been involved in a number of conflicts in last couple of hundred years, both within their borders and without. Following are the…

Propeller from a German U-boat is returned to its Homeland

One of the most feared weapon of the World Wars, German U-boats gained reputation for stealth and deadliness especially in the First World War. In…

1914: FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT – Review by Mark Barnes

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

It never ceases to impress me the way authors lace their works with references to other books they have read as part of their research.…

‘Mephisto’ – A Beloved WW1 Tank Giftwrapped for AWM

WW1 Tank

[Via] Most of us would probably complain while wrapping a birthday present, imagine one day at work you are told to wrap a First World…