The horrific scale of slaughter in the first World War can be understood, ironically, through the tragedy of a single lost life. Walter Moss considers the deaths of two poets in France.
Even after the Armistice of November 11, 1918 ending World War One, American soldiers were carrying out heroic missions. Lieutenant Orville C. Bell and officers in the American Relief Administration saved civilians in Montenegro from starvation.
The USS San Diego was sailing to New York on July 19, 1918, when an external explosion near the engine room shook the armored cruiser. Within minutes, the 500-foot warship began to capsize.
Through its immersive experiences, dramatic videos, and impressively encyclopedic collection of artifacts on display in its permanent exhibition, the National World War I Museum explodes the nuances of The Great War.
A weeklong series of commemorations has begun in France to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, with some 80 world leaders expected to attend.
Bomb disposal experts are still digging up munitions sunk in the killing fields of eastern France — and it could be another 100 years before they are done.
