World War I
This Documentary Is Telling the Story of World War I in Real Time
Slowly but surely, "The Great War" on YouTube is becoming the most expansive repository of World War I knowledge ever produced.
Why Video Games Love Special Forces Heroes
These action heroes represent what both a confused public and video games makers themselves crave so desperately: absolute certainty, whatever war's complexities.
Why Video Games Love Special Forces Heroes
These action heroes represent what both a confused public and video games makers themselves crave so desperately: absolute certainty, whatever war's complexities.
The New Game from 'Life Is Strange' Developers Is an Ode to the Classic Vampire
London, 1918. The Great War has shaken the city's residents. An outbreak of flu is becoming a pandemic. And then there's the small matter of vampires in the East End.
A Farewell to Pants: The Role of Cross-Dressing During WWI
With the sexes largely segregated and the intensity of war taking its toll, many men turned to an unlikely coping mechanism: drag. We talked to a historian about the complex reasons soldiers suited down during the First World War.
How Shells From World War I May Be Contaminating Food in Northern France Today
Officials have discovered that land now used to grow crops was used a century ago to dismantle more than 1.5 million shells, which contaminated the soil.
Images Captured by the UK's First Female War Photographer Are Going Online
A UK museum was awarded £81,000 to digitize the works of Olive Edis.
Canada’s Heritage Minutes Are the Rocky Horror Picture Show for History Nerds
American audiences are well-accustomed to seeing their history come alive on the big screen. They have Black Hawk Down and Saving Private Ryan. We have "I smell burnt toast."
Is the Man Fasting for 55 Days over the Armenian Genocide Risking His Life?
Even though California resident Agasi Vartanyan is experienced at hunger striking and doctors are keeping tabs on him, there's some danger in going almost two months without food.
How the FBI Busted Someone Trying to Buy the Deadly Poison from 'Breaking Bad'
Cheng Le got busted by a narc operating on the dark web.
Politics, Gin, and War Nearly Killed Belgian Genever
The American experiment with prohibition needs no introduction. But Belgium’s far more discreet effort to sit its population on the wagon is widely unknown, despite almost destroying the genever industry.