World War I

<p><span class="deck">You can go there, too, even to the Bates Motel.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> Gene Wilder discusses his new World War I adventure</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">American doughboys proved their mettle in the forests and fields of eastern France during World War I.</span></p>

<p>In history’s long parade of military heroes, few can rival Sergeant Alvin C. York.</p>

<p>A noted historian recalls how he came to learn about the five-star general who led American forces to victory in World War I, and the sacrifices made by his family.</p>

<p>Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson recalled his time as a "driver" in the horse-drawn artillery, after President Wilson discovered that the United States had practically no army.</p>

<p>We republish an essay President Hoover wrote for <em>American Heritage</em> in 1958 in which he recounted his experiences as an aide to Woodrow Wilson at the peace talks after World War I. This important first-person narrative candidly details the difficulties that Wilson faced in what Hoover called “the greatest drama of intellectual leadership in all history.”</p>

<p>During the World War I, American jazz bands played at hospitals, rest camps, and other venues, delighting doughboys and Europeans alike.</p>

<p>A century after the guns fell silent along the Western Front, the work they did there remains of incalculable importance to the age we inhabit and the people we are.</p>

<p>American volunteers distributing food to starving Belgians witnessed the dramatic deportations, when an estimated 120,000 men were taken to factories in Germany.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt">America’s first female soldiers were Signal Corps telephone operators who made sure that critical messages got through, often while threatened by artillery fire.</p>

<p>In October 1918, 600 men of the 77th Division attacked a heavily defended German position, charging forward until they were completely surrounded by enemy forces. Only 194 of these men survived.</p>

<p>After World War I, Army Intelligence officers collected statements from German soldiers and citizens.</p>

<p>A leading historian of World War I picks the best accounts of the war among the hundreds he's consulted in his research.</p>

<p>In the largest protest of the Depression, World War I veterans converged on Washington, DC seeking justice. They were met with tanks, bayonets, and tear gas.</p>