During the Battle of Verdun in 1916, German troops expected Fort Vaux to fall quickly after the nearby Fort Douaumont had been taken with little resistance. Instead, they found a packed French ...

LONDON, Feb. 24, 1916 (UP) - Under the eyes of the Kaiser, the German crown prince and his army are smashing their way steadily toward the fortress of Verdun, in France. They are less than eight miles ...

Warfare persists, in part, because newer generations seem to be blinded by delusions of glory, meanwhile forgetting just how terrible real combat can be. We would all do well to remember the horrors ...

November 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I — “the war to end all wars,” which cost an estimated 40 million lives. While there are no more survivors to tell us their stories, WWI ...

PARIS, May 31, 1916 (UP) - The 101st day of Verdun, the world's greatest battle, today found the crown prince rushing into action fresh legions amid the roar of hundreds of great guns west of the ...

"The war to end all wars" — World War I, which cost an estimated 40 million lives — is now more than a century in the past. While there are no more survivors to share their stories first-hand, WWI ...