The truce also allowed German and British soldiers the opportunity to leave the confines of their cold, miserably wet and muddy trenches for a few hours so they could walk across the battlefield without fear of being shot or blasted with artillery. A snapshot taken by a British officer showin...
Battle of Cantigny, May 1918, US 1st Infantry Division Belleau Wood, US Marines & US Army Chateau-Thierry, June 1918, various divisions St. Mihiel Offensive, September 12 - 15, 1918, various divisions Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26-November, 11, 1918, various divisions Other key action...
Pueblo andSaxonialeft port that day, May 19. It was a bittersweet moment for the men of the 142nd Infantry. Buried in the old battlefield were nearly 200 of their comrades. In addition, the regiment had experienced the rigors of combat and the stresses of post-war deployment far from ho...
In this May 31, 1916 file photo, the German fleet with battle cruisers is on the way in the North Sea to meet the British Grand Fleet in the Battle of Jutland during World War One. (Associated Press) 15 In this May 31,1916 file photo, the British Grand Fleet under admiral John Jelli...
Battle of Saint-Mihiel Western Front World War I See all related content William Mitchell(born Dec. 29, 1879,Nice, France—died Feb. 19, 1936,New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a U.S. Army officer who early advocated a separateU.S. air forceand greater preparedness inmilitaryaviation. He ...