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World War I

The wreck.

Hunstanton, England

Wreck of the Steam Trawler Sheraton

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.

This cherry soda pairs great with North Carolina BBQ.

Cheerwine

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

The "Snow Whites" at KU University, Leuven.

Leuven, Belgium

'Snow Whites' of Leuven

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

Heligoland (foreground) and Düne beyond.

Heligoland, Germany

Heligoland

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

British cycling troops during the Battle of the Somme.

Meriden, England

National Cyclists Memorial

The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.

Attendees of the Central Park knitting bee, including British soldiers and a Civil War veteran, 1918.

The Wool Brigades of World War I, When Knitting Was a Patriotic Duty

The clacking of needles was heard from coast to coast.

Anika Burgess July 26, 2017

The Wartime Posters That Tried to Shame Soldiers Away From STDs

“You can’t beat the Axis if you get VD.”

Kelsey Kennedy July 12, 2017

From <em>The Child's ABC of War</em>, 1914.

The ABCs of WWI, a British Wartime Alphabet Primer

D stands for dreadnought.

Anika Burgess June 16, 2017

The Grand Hotel Wildbad stands in ruins today.

Innichen, Italy

Bagni Wildbad

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

A member of the Salvation Army hands a doughnut to a soldier in Ansonsville, France, April 1918.

National Doughnut Day Began With an Ingenious Woman on a WWI Battlefield

Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance fried dough on the frontlines.

Michael Waters June 2, 2017

Allied POWs get a shave during WWI.

A WWI Anthrax Outbreak Was Caused by Shaving Brushes

Lathering up could be painful.

Kelsey Kennedy May 3, 2017

“Going into position through a ruined town,” by Harvey Thomas Dunn.

military history

The Artists Who Depicted War in a Whole New Way

These unorthodox images were used to drum up support for World War I.

Elliot Carter April 20, 2017

American University surrounded by Army tents

Washington, D.C.

American University Experiment Station

The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.

A mascot at the training camp at Plattsburg, New York, taken in 1917.

military history

The Animal Soldiers of World War I

A diverse array of creatures provided comfort and combat.

Lauren Young February 28, 2017

Financial Tart.

The Meatless, Wheatless Meals of World War I America

Recipes got a lot more creative during the days of food rationing.

Lauren Young January 10, 2017

Monument to French Ambassador to the United States Jean Jules Jusserand in Rock Creek Park, Washington D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Jean Jules Jusserand Memorial

An obscure federal monument honors the French diplomat who served as Ambassador to the U.S. during WWI.

Shot at Dawn Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum

Alrewas, England

'Shot at Dawn' at the National Memorial Arboretum

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

Three camoufleurs in the Women’s Reserve Camouflage Corps make one woman disappear into the forest floor.

Why Women Pretended to Be Creepy Rocks and Trees in NYC Parks During WWI

Can you find the camouflaged women hiding in these photos?

Lauren Young October 6, 2016