Going to Summer Camp in 1913 Meant Practicing for World War I
How the Plattsburg camps for young men tried to raise a volunteer army ahead of World War I. Erin Blakemore...
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5 of History’s Most Dedicated Dogs
These five pooches are proof that dogs truly are man’s best friend. BH Brynn Holland Published: March 23, 2017Last Updated: August 06,...
Food Rationing in Wartime America
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8 Unusual Wartime Conservation Measures
Learn the stories behind eight of history’s most outside-the-box wartime cutbacks. EA Evan Andrews Getty Images / Fred Morley /...
America’s Patriotic Victory Gardens
During both World Wars, America's agricultural production became a powerful military tool. LS Laura Schumm K.J. Historical/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images...
Erich Ludendorff
HISTORY.com Editors Getty Images Published: October 29, 2009Last Updated: February 27, 2025 Table of contents 1 Early Life and Career2World War I...
How Many People Died in World War I?
The carnage of the war was so extreme that historians have had difficulty agreeing on exactly how many people lost...
Objects Carried by World War I Infantrymen
Here are some of the essential items that typical doughboys carried with them on the battlefields of World War I....
Why World War I Ended With an Armistice Instead of a Surrender
Both sides had suffered too much to continue, but Germany would be left battered by harsh terms. Patrick J. Kiger...
How the 1914 Battle of Tannenberg Emboldened German Forces at the Start of WWI
The 1914 conflict dealt a defeat so devastating that it drove a Russian general to suicide. Dave Roos Site of...
