How Spanish king became last hope for missing World War One soldiers' relatives
A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...
Meet The Most Legendary War Horse Of WWI—Here’s How He Became ‘The Horse The Germans Couldn’t Kill’
Warrior, famously called "the horse the Germans couldn't kill," became a symbol of courage and loyalty during World War I.
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The Son of an American Legion Founder Led a Guerrilla Campaign of Terror Against the Nazis
By today's standards, Eric Fisher Wood Sr. would probably not have joined the National Guard, let alone join two armies to ...
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When 650 Soldiers Formed a Tribute to 8 Million Fallen Horses During WW1 (1916)
Allegedly 650 Soldiers Formed a Tribute to 8 Million Fallen Horses During WW1 (1916). Image courtesy of Almeron Newman/Library of Congress While the image remains a powerful representation of the bond ...
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Kamloops' lost son: The mystery of WWI soldier Frederick Lee
Officials want to honour a 21-year-old Kamloops man who fought and died in what many call a pivotal WWI battle. A Chinese-Canadian soldier named Frederick Lee survived the Battle of Vimy Ridge but ...
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Beards could be allowed for soldiers as ADF considers relaxing facial hair rules
Australia’s fighting men could soon win another blow for freedom – the right to grow a beard. The Australian Defence Force’s next review of its uniform rules will consider the UK Royal Air Force’s ...
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World War II and the Holocaust, 1939–1945
In June 1941, the German Army, with more than three million soldiers, invaded the Soviet Union to wage a war of annihilation that targeted tens of millions of civilians. Under conditions of war and ...