The cruisers Emden of the German Navy and Zhemchug of the Russian Navy were matched on paper but not in actuality.

Jul 12, 2008 – Christopher Eger

New and fast, the Zhemchug was a bright star in the Russian Imperial Navy during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905

Jul 12, 2008 – Christopher Eger

The members of this all-black unit distinguished themselves in the First World War, but their efforts were not appreciated when they returned to the United States.

May 28, 2008 – Scott Hayden

The book wormy anthropologist Sylvanus Griswold Morley used his studies and his camera as a cover to become a very successful US spy during World War One and an inspirati

May 26, 2008 – Christopher Eger

When World War One erupted 28 year old Leutnant zur See Gunther Plüschow, flying an already obsolete airplane, was the Kaisers entire air force in China.

May 20, 2008 – Christopher Eger

Nurse Edith Cavell, a Red Cross Nurse, helped stranded British soldiers escape from Belgium after the 1st Battle of Mons. In 1915 she was betrayed and shot by the Germans

Apr 27, 2008 – Martin Gosling

Alvin York was a peaceful, religious man who distinguished himself in battle in World War I. This article looks at his role in the war.

Jun 5, 2007 – Scott Hayden

At the end of the Russian Civil War an elderly Admiral called back from retirement led a broken down fleet of stolen ships loaded with refugees to safety.

Apr 27, 2007 – Christopher Eger

Vimy Ridge in northern France is the site where Canadian soldiers fought a costly battle in World War I.

Apr 17, 2007 – Scott Hayden

They were not famous at the time, but history would remember these writers, actors, politicans and popes more for what they would accomplish later than for the war.

Oct 28, 2006 – Christopher Eger