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World War I

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28th Infantry Division
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The ‘Iron Division’ of World War I came from the Pennsylvania National Guard 

By Dave Grove

World War I medic
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How a bidding war inspired a WWI veteran to push for an NFL draft

By Stephen Ruiz

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That time MacArthur promised to capture a hill or die on it

By Logan Nye

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How a Frenchman made a World War I artillery shell disappear

By Adam Gramegna

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These crusader knights answered the call to fight World War I

By Blake Stilwell

Battle of the Somme
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After more than 100 years, World War I battlefields are uninhabitable

By James Elphick

Why cats were the perfect companions in the trenches of WWI
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Why cats were the perfect companions in the trenches of WWI

By Eric Milzarski

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The bittersweet story behind the Christmas Truce of 1914

By Brittany Sulc

National Guard Soldiers of the 165th Infantry (formerly the 69th Regiment, New York National Guard) prepare to move forward with weapons at the ready during an attack at Landres-et-St. Georges in October 1918. The 165th Infantry fought as part of the 42nd “Rainbow” Division during St. Mihiel in September and Meuse-Argonne in October, part of the American Expeditionary Force 100 days offensive that brought an end to World War I.
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When Patton met MacArthur in the mud of St. Mihiel

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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‘The Few. The Proud’: The moments that made the Marines the Marines

By Jos Joseph

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8 presidents who actually saw combat in a big way

By Blake Stilwell

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German sabotage actually damaged the Statue of Liberty during World War I

By Miguel Ortiz

Create a graphic of hungry wolves circling a wounded soldier on the battlefields of World War I
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Why enemy armies formed the ‘Wolf Truce’ in the middle of World War I

By Blake Stilwell

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The 72-year-old Civil War veteran who lied about his age to fight World War I

By Blake Stilwell

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How machine guns on World War I biplanes never hit the propeller

By Blake Stilwell

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The US Senator who tried to kidnap the Kaiser

By Alex Zakrzewski

Soldiers in military uniforms and helmets with red bands are positioned in a trench or ditch in a barren, rural landscape. One soldier is crouching and holding a rifle, another is kneeling with a weapon, and a third is moving forward with a rifle in hand. In the background, several tanks with soldiers on top are advancing along a dirt road, with leafless trees and hills visible under a hazy sky.
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The ‘Cult of the Offensive’ was your grandfather’s ‘Violence of Action’

By Logan Nye

Why military leaders knew World War I would be terrible
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Why military leaders knew World War I would be terrible

By Logan Nye

Armistice Day celebration after World War I ends
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Today in military history: World War I ends

By Team Mighty

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Here’s why Trench Raiders were the scariest enemies of World War I

By Team Mighty