World War I or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1, was a major global conflict that began on 28 July 1914 and ended on 11 November 1918. Referred to by contemporaries as the "Great War", its belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting taking place across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia. New technology, including the recent invention of the airplane, trench warfare, and especially chemical weapons made it one of the deadliest conflicts in history. An estimated 9 million soldiers died in combat, with another 5 million civilian deaths as a result of military actions, hunger, and disease.[2] Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war.[3][4]

World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the g

An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War. Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. He portrays the set pieces of Dienbienphu, the 1968 Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and also much less familiar miniatures such as the bloodbath at Daido, where a US Marine battalion was almost wiped out, together with extraordinary recollections of Ho Chi Minh’s warriors. Here are the vivid realities of strife amid jungle and paddies that killed two million people. Many writers treat the war as a US tragedy, yet Hastings sees it as overwhelmingly that of the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American. US blunders and atrocities were matched by those committed by their enemies. While all the world has seen the image of a screaming, naked girl seared by napalm, it forgets countless eviscerations, beheadings, and murders carried out by the communists. The people of both former Vietnams paid a bitter price for the Northerners’ victory in privation and oppression. Here is testimony from Vietcong guerrillas, Southern paratroopers, Saigon bargirls, and Hanoi students alongside that of infantrymen from South Dakota, Marines from North Carolina, and Huey pilots from Arkansas. No past volume has blended a political and military narrative of the entire conflict with heart-stopping personal experiences, in the fashion that Max Hastings’ readers know so well. The author suggests that neither side deserved to win this struggle with so many lessons for the twenty-first century about the misuse of military might to confront intractable political and cultural challenges. He marshals testimony from warlords and peasants, statesmen and soldiers, to create an extraordinary record. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780062405678 Media Type: Paperback(Reprint) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Publication Date: 10-15-2019 Pages: 896 Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 2.20(d)About the Author Max Hastings is the author of twenty-eight books, most about conflict, and between 1986 and 2002 served as editor in chief of the Daily Telegraph, then as edi­tor of the Evening Standard. He has won many prizes, for both his journalism and his books, the most recent of which are the bestsellers Vietnam, The Secret War, Catastrophe, and All Hell Let Loose. Knighted in 2002, Hastings is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Honorary Fellow of King’s College London, and a Bloomberg Opinion colum­nist. He has two grown children, Charlotte and Harry, and lives with his wife, Penny, in West Berkshire, where they garden enthusiastically.Table of Contents Table of Contents List of Maps xvii Introduction xix Note on Styles Adopted in the Text xxvii Glossary of Common Acronyms and Military Terms xxix 1 Beauty and Many Beasts 1 1 Clinging to an Empire 1 2 The Vietminh March 10 2 The "Dirty War" 21 1 Steamroller Types 21 2 Washington Picks Up the Tab 32 3 Peasants 36 3 The Fortress that Never Was 45 1 Waiting for Giap 45 2 Disaster Beckons 55 4 Bloody Footprints 66 1 Quit or Bomb? 66 2 "A Triumph of the Will" 73 3 Geneva 82 5 The Twin Tyrannies 95 1 "A Regime of Terror" 95 2 "The Only Boy We Got" 104 3 Boom Time 110 4 A Recall to Arms 116 6 Some of the Way With JFK 127 1 "They're Going to Lose Their Country If …" 127 2 McNamara's Monarchy 141 3 Le Duan Raises His Stake 148 7 1963: Coffins for Two Presidents 155 1 Small Battle, Big Story: Ap Bac 155 2 The Buddhists Revolt 166 3 Killing Time 170 8 The Maze 185 1 "Enough War for Everybody" 185 2 Dodging Decisions 197 9 Into the Gulf 213 1 Lies 213 2 Hawks Ascendant 222 10 "We are Puzzled about How to Proceed" 234 1 Down the Trail 234 2 Committal 241 11 The Escalator 256 1 "Bottom of the Barrel" 256 2 New People, New War 268 12 "Trying to Grab Smoke" 288 1 Warriors and Water-Skiers 288 2 Unfriendly Fire 295 3 Traps and Trail Dust 302 13 Graft and Peppermint Oil 312 1 Stealing 312 2 Ruling 315 3 Gurus 321 14 Rolling Thunder 328 1 Stone Age, Missile Age 328 2 "Up North" 340 15 Taking the Pain 358 1 Best of Times, Worst of Times 358 2 Friends 364 16 "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" 379 1 Peaceniks 379 2 Warniks 386 3 Fieldcraft 392 4 Guns 406 17 Our Guys, their Guys: The Vietnamese War 413 1 Song Qua Ngay-"Let's Just Get Through the Day" 413 2 Fighters 418 3 Saigon Soldiers 429 18 TET 434 1 Prelude 434 2 Fugue 444 3 A Symbolic Humiliation 455 19 The Giant Reels 461 1 Fighting Back 461 2 Surrender of a President 480 20 Continuous Replays 488 1 Dying 488 2 Talking 510 21 Nixon's Inheritance 516 1 A Crumbling Army 516 2 Aussies and Kiwis 533 3 Gods 544 4 Vietnamization 550 22 Losing by Installments 556 1 The Fishhook and the Parrot's Beak 556 2 Counterterror 564 3 Lam Son 719 572 23 Collateral Damage 585 1 Mary Ann 585 2 The "Goat" 593 3 "Let's Go Home" 597 24 The Biggest Battle 601 1 Le Duan Forces the Pace 601 2 The Storm Breaks 606 3 An Empty Victory 633 25 Big Ugly Fat Fellers 639 1 "It Will Absolutely, Totally, Wipe Out McGovern" 639 2 "We'll Bomb the Bejeezus out of Them" 649 26 A Kiss Before Dying 664 1 The Prisoner 664 2 "Peace" 668 3 War of the Flags 675 27 The Last Act 689 1 Invasion 689 2 "Ah, My Country, My Poor Country" 708 28 Afterward 726 1 Vengeance 726 2 The Audit of War 739 Acknowledgments 753 Notes 757 Select Bibliography 811 Index 827 Show More

Artistic expression during the war contributed to this transformation. Before World War I, war art largely depicted heroic military leaders and romanticized battles, done long after the fact, far from the battlefield. The First World War marked a turning point with the appearance of artwork intended to capture the moment in a realistic way, by first-hand participants. This exhibition examines this form of artistic expression from two complementary perspectives: one, professional artists who were recruited by the U.S. Army; the other, soldiers who created artwork. Together they shed light on World War I in a compelling and very human way.

A treasure trove of First World War photographs was discovered recently in France. Published here for the first time, they show British soldiers on their way to the Somme. But who took them? And who were these Tommies marching off to die?

“A masterly work of military and judicial history.” —New York Times. Telford Taylor’s book is a defining piece of World War II literature, an engrossing and reflective eyewitness account of one of the most significant events of our century. In 1945, the Allied nations agreed on a judicial process, rather than summary execution, to determine the fate of the Nazis following the end of World War II. Held in Nuremberg, the ceremonial birthplace of the Nazi Party, the British, American, French, and Soviet leaders contributed both judges and prosecutors to the series of trials that would prosecute some of the most prominent politicians, military leaders and businessmen in Nazi Germany. This is the definitive history of the Nuremberg crimes trials by one of the key participants, Telford Taylor, the distinguished lawyer who was a member of the American prosecution staff and eventually became chief counsel. In vivid detail, Taylor portrays the unfolding events as he “saw, heard, and otherwise sensed them at the time, and not as a detached historian working from the documents might picture them.” Table of Contents: 1 Nuremberg and the Laws of War 2 The Nuremberg Ideas 3 Justice Jackson Takes Over 4 Establishing the Court: The London Charter 5 The Defendants and the Charges: Krupp and the German General Staff 6 Berlin to Nuremberg 7 Nuremberg: Pretrial Pains and Problems 8 On Trial 9 The Nuremberg War Crimes Community 10 The SS and the General Staff—High Command 11 Individual Defendants, Future Trials, and Criminal Organizations 12 The French and Soviet Prosecutions 13 The Defendants: Goering and Hess 14 The Defendants: “Murderers’ Row” 15 The Defendants: Bankers and Admirals 16 The Defendants: The Last Nine 17 The Closing Arguments 18 The Indicted Organizations 19 The Defendants’ Last Words 20 The Judgments of Solomons 21 Judgment: Law, Crime, and Punishment Taylor describes personal vendettas among the Allied representatives and the negotiations that preceded the handing down of sentences. The revelations have not lost their power over the decades: The chamber is reduced to silence when an SS officer recounts impassively that his troops rounded up and killed 90,000 Jews, and panic overcomes the head of the German State Bank as it becomes clear that he knew his institution was receiving jewels and other valuables taken from the bodies of concentration camp inmates. Read Full OverviewProduct DetailsISBN-13: 9781620877883 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: Skyhorse Publication Date: 05-01-2013 Pages: 736 Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.60(d)About the Author Telford Taylor (1908-1998) graduated from Williams College and Harvard Law School. During World War II he served in Europe as a U.S. Army intelligence officer, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. After the Nuremberg trials, Taylor practiced law in New York City, taught at Columbia Law School and the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, and published a number of books, including Munich: The Price of Peace, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for best nonfiction work of 1979.Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ix Chapter 1 Nuremberg and the Laws of War 3 Chapter 2 The Nuremberg Ideas 21 Chapter 3 Justice Jackson Takes Over 43 Chapter 4 Establishing the Court: The London Charter 56 Chapter 5 The Defendants and the Charges: Krupp and the German General Staff 78 Chapter 6 Berlin to Nuremberg 116 Chapter 7 Nuremberg: Pretrial Pains and Problems 129 Chapter 8 On Trial 165 Chapter 9 The Nuremberg War Crimes Community 208 Chapter 10 The SS and the General Staff-High Command 236 Chapter 11 Individual Defendants, Future Trials, and Criminal Organizations 262 Chapter 12 The French and Soviet Prosecutions 293 Chapter 13 The Defendants: Goering and Hess 319 Chapter 14 The Defendants: "Murderers' Row" 351 Chapter 15 The Defendants: Bankers and Admirals 381 Chapter 16 The Defendants: The Last Nine 417 Chapter 17 The Closing Arguments 473 Chapter 18 The Indicted Organizations 501 Chapter 19 The Defendants' Last Words 534 Chapter 20 The Judgments of Solomons 546 Chapter 21 Judgment: Law, Crime, and Punishment 571 Chapter 22 Epilogue and Assessment 612 Appendices 643 Source Notes 655 Bibliography 677 Index 683 Show More

One hundred years after the start of the Great War, none of the participants remain alive, and we are left with aging relics, fading photographs, scarred landscapes being reclaimed by nature, and memorials and graveyards across the globe.

A treasure trove of First World War photographs was discovered recently in France. Published here for the first time, they show British soldiers on their way to the Somme. But who took them? And who were these Tommies marching off to die?

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find WWI casualty lists that tell us about our military ancestors – and their next of kin.

Thousands of men served as officers in the British army during the First World War. Many of them lost their lives, and the survivors were changed forever.

A new play called Black Diggers sheds light on a neglected part of Australian history. Here are some of the true stories behind it.

One hundred years after the start of the Great War, none of the participants remain alive, and we are left with aging relics, fading photographs, scarred landscapes being reclaimed by nature, and memorials and graveyards across the globe.

The stories behind a selection of those awarded the Victoria Cross during World War One.

From Pigeons being dropped in the enemy line to Dogs carrying messages, these 12 World War I Facts will blow your mind.

The Great War is no longer in black and white. To commemorate 100 years since the Armistice, The Vimy Foundation has colorized 150 original photographs from World War 1. These photos have been drawn from the vast archival collection at Library and Archives Canada as well as local archives across the country such as: the … Continue reading "World War 1 In Color: Canada’s War"

A treasure trove of First World War photographs was discovered recently in France. Published here for the first time, they show British soldiers on their way to the Somme. But who took them? And who were these Tommies marching off to die?

Photography exhibition at Historisches Museum in Frankfurt examines a first world war attempt at using propaganda stir up revolt among Muslim soldiers

“My heart yearned to be there, in the boiling caldron of war, to be baptized in its fire and scorched in its lava” – Maria Bochkareva, commander of the Russian Women’s death battalion in her 1919 autobiography Yashka, My Life as Peasant, Officer and Exile. Color can bring the past to the present, giving … Continue reading "Captivating Colorized Portraits of Russian Fighters In World War 1"

THE grim reality of World War One for soldiers across the globe has been brought back to life in a series of vivid colourised pictures. Incredible images show British soldiers at captured trenches,…

A new play called Black Diggers sheds light on a neglected part of Australian history. Here are some of the true stories behind it.

During the First World War, over 2,000 Māori served under the Native Contingent and the Māori Pioneer Battalion. Conscription of Māori did n...

Here's a list of the best TV shows about World War 2 to introduce you to at least some aspects of one of the most important events of the 20th century!

A new play called Black Diggers sheds light on a neglected part of Australian history. Here are some of the true stories behind it.

Yes, and they are beautiful.

How so important that all your ancestors be remembered but especially those who served during time of war? With the 100th anniversary – November 11th marking the end of 'The Great War' – the war to end all wars – it is a perfect time to do a special preservation about an ancestor who either served

At the outset of World War I Japan waged a short, successful campaign against German forces in China, taking thousands of prisoners of war, who went on to spend more than five years in camps in Japan. Documents and photos from the period reveal the surprisingly livable conditions of these World War I camps.

Centuries of colonialism had spread Europeans around the world, and 20th century developments in transportation were shrinking the globe. World War I pitted diverse nations and cultures against each other in a way no other conflict ever had.

Printed on reverse: "Vom Kriegsschauplatz der 26. Reserve-Division". Produced by Jul. Manias, Strassburg I.E. German soldiers belonging to the 26th Reserve Division and a collection of British prisoners-of-war, pause for a quick photograph. Definitely 1915 or later. The 26th Reserve Division spent World War I on the Western Front. It fought in the Battle of the Frontiers and then participated in the Race to the Sea, fighting in the Somme region. It occupied the line in the Somme/Artois region into 1916, facing the British offensive in the Battle of the Somme. It was relieved from the Somme in October 1916 and spent the winter of 1916-1917 in the Artois. In 1917, it fought in the Battle of Arras. In 1918, it fought in the German Spring Offensive and against the subsequent Allied offensives and counteroffensives. Allied intelligence rated the Division as first class.

The Christmas Truce is an enduring image of the triumph of man’s spirit over hate and adversity. What really happened in December, 1914?