World War I’s Iconic, Ironic Battle

One hundred years ago, on Feb. 21, 1916, 1,200 German artillery pieces began firing on French positions around Verdun, the ancient fortress town on the Meuse River in eastern France. (more…)

How World War I ushered in the modern world

Imagine you're a military officer in World War I. Armies have grown so large, you can no longer communicate just by the sound of your voice or the wave of your hand. You… ∞

Virginia Tattoo to honor US entry into WWI

J. Scott Jackson calls it the worst kind of tattoo regret. When someone approaches the director of the Virginia International Tattoo and admits to him that, even though they’re a long-time resident of… ∞

The telegram that brought America into the war

A hundred years after British intelligence intercepted the Zimmermann telegram, Dr David Kenyon, research historian at Bletchley Park, talks about how the telegram altered the course of the First World War and influenced… ∞