The Lysenko Brothers: All Ten Served in the Second World War and All Ten Returned Home
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Great Patriotic War, it was a tragic reality that many Soviet families lost sons, fathers, and […]
World War One
Stunning and Rare Color Photos from the First World War, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe First World War, also known as the Great War, was one of the deadliest conflicts in human […]
These photos show the destruction of the Belgian city of Leuven in the aftermath of the German Army reprisal, 1914
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 25, 1914, the German army ravaged the Belgian city of Leuven (Louvain). Virtually the entire city […]
Goofy vintage photos of World War One soldiers posing with fake military props, 1914-1930
This post was originally published on this siteThese military portraits collected by Christopher B. Steiner, a professor of art history and anthropology at Connecticut College, […]
Dazzle camouflaging the warships with psychedelic paint jobs, 1917-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout world history, camouflage has been used to prevent an enemy from noticing a hidden object. A tank […]
Traumatic photographs captured by Frank Hurley show the horror of Great War’s Western Front, 1917
This post was originally published on this siteFrank Hurley was an Australian photographer who became the Australian Imperial Forces’ second official war photographer. When he […]
The only black soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1915
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to news reports of the time, Simon Perris (also known as Ali Mahmud) was born in either […]
When a German U-Boat submarine and tanks ended up in New York’s Central Park, 1917-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe so-called “Liberty Day” was a holiday invented by the federal government to finance the massive effort of […]
When Paris was protected with sandbags and masking tape, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteBy the first week of September 1914, the Germans had come within thirty kilometers of the Cathedral of […]
The military observation balloons of World War I, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteObservation was an incredibly important role for aerial warfare in World War I. All major combatants used observation […]
Hans Hildenbrand: The German front in rare color photos, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible color photographs of the German battlefront during the First World War, 1914-1918, were taken by Hans […]
The terrifying flamethrowers of World War I, 1915-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe first flamethrower, in the modern sense, is usually credited to Richard Fiedler. He submitted evaluation models of […]
The Belgian refugees in Britain: A warm reception that turned to resentment, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe outbreak of war in 1914 left many Belgians homeless and penniless. Germany invaded Belgium on its way […]
Interned German sailors in North Carolina, 1917
This post was originally published on this siteOnce the United States abandoned neutrality and declared war on Germany in April 1917, thousands of German commercial […]
The first Armistice Day, 1918
This post was originally published on this siteOn the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary […]
When the British military industry was dominated by women, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War One, large numbers of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had gone […]
The horrors of Western Front, 1914-1918
This post was originally published on this siteLate during the summer of 1914, train stations all over Europe echoed with the sound of leather boots […]
The United States during the World War One, 1917-1918
This post was originally published on this siteIsolation was a long American tradition. Since the days of George Washington, Americans struggled to remain protected by […]