The history and role of military women throughout the years is fascinating. And with March being Women’s History Month, we decided to dive in and take a look back at the role women have played in the U.S. military from WWI to the present day.
During the “Great War”, the United States of America lost over 116,000 of her troops in a span of only 19 months. While initially remaining neutral and refusing to enter into World War I when it began in 1914, that changed after repeated attacks o…
In a fact we all know but may not understand in practice — during the First World War, written communication was the only way families could keep in touch. There…
Today we look back at the airships of World War I and wonder how they managed to stay airborne while everyone on the ground could literally shoot hot, pointy metal…
When the United States entered the first world war, its 26th President was itching to get into the fight. Theodore Roosevelt wanted to raise a regiment of volunteers to ship…
When the Great War began in 1914, the armies on both sides brought new technologies to the battlefield the likes of which the world had never seen. The destruction and carnage caused by these new weapons was so exten…
How many times can a person come close to death, without actually succumbing to that ill fate? In the case of one British soldier, the number grew until it was…
There are a lot of words that carry a certain weight when said by the right person at the right time.
And you’ll be sure to remember it if it’s dirty enough.
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WWI saw the introduction of the tank on the battlefield. Tank technology evolved during the interwar period with stronger armor, better mobility, and more powerful weapons. While U.S. tank development…
Just 40 miles off the coast of the Isles of Scilly, in the southwest of England, a team of expert divers located the wreck of the USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)….