WWI’s Battle of Messines: How Allies Used Massive Explosives and Tunneling to Win
The June 1917 Allied attack involved meticulous planning, tunneling and devastating explosives. Dave Roos Mirrorpix via Getty Images Published: May 03,...
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10 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of the Somme
Explore 10 surprising facts about the bloodiest encounter of World War I. Christopher Klein Published: June 30, 2016Last Updated: February 18, 2025...
Why Was the Battle of the Somme So Deadly?
The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of World War I, and among the bloodiest in...
Life in the Trenches of World War I
Trenches—long, deep ditches dug as protective defenses—are most often associated with World War I, and the results of trench warfare...
Was Germany Doomed in World War I by the Schlieffen Plan?
The Schlieffen Plan, devised a decade before the start of World War I, was a failed strategy for Germany to...
How World War I Changed Literature
World War I altered the world for decades, and writers and poets reflected that shift in literature, novels and poetry....
8 Things You May Not Know About the Gallipoli Campaign
Get the facts on the epic World War I struggle. Jesse Greenspan Getty Images / Hulton Deutsch / Contributor Published: April...
What was ANZAC?
EA Evan Andrews Published: May 23, 2014Last Updated: February 18, 2025 Along with several other English colonies, Australia and New Zealand entered...
8 Events that Led to World War I
Imperialism, nationalistic pride and mutual alliances all played a part in building tensions that would erupt into war. Patrick J....
How German U-Boats Were Used in WWI—and Perfected in WWII
After terrorizing trans-Atlantic ships in World War I, German U-boats grew even more fearsome in World War II. Christopher Klein...
