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Henri Barbusse
ArticleHenri Barbusse was a French author who wrote pacifist and socialist works. In 1933, his writings were burned under the Nazi regime. Learn more.
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Neville Chamberlain
ArticleNeville Chamberlain was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940. He is best kno...
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History of the Jewish Community in Kalisz: 12th Century to World War I
ArticleOne of the oldest cities in Poland, Kalisz played a pivotal role in Polish Jewish history. Learn about the Jewish Community in Kalisz from the 12th Century to WWI.
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A crowd in Berlin cheers the declaration of World War I
PhotoA crowd in front of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) cheers the declaration of World War I. Berlin, Germany, August 1914. Many enthusiastically believed that World War I would be over quickly. Instead, the war became a stalemate of costly battles and trench warfare. It lasted for years and was the first great international conflict of the twentieth century. The impact of the conflict and its divisive peace would reverberate in the decades following.
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The 89th Infantry Division during World War II
ArticleThe 89th Infantry Division participated in major WWII campaigns and is recognized for liberating the Ohrdruf subcamp of Buchenwald in 1945.
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Refugees in Paris during World War I
PhotoRefugees in the Gare de Lyon in Paris during World War I. Paris, France, photograph taken ca. 1914–15.
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Refugees during World War I
PhotoBelgian refugees in Paris during World War I, the first great international conflict of the twentieth century. Paris, France, 1914.
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World War I ruins in Louvain, Belgium
PhotoRuins of the library in Louvain, destroyed during World War I. Louvain, Belgium, ca. 1914–1915
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French army ambulance in World War I
PhotoA French army ambulance during World War I. This photograph was taken ca. 1914–1915.
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German soldiers in France during World War I
PhotoGerman soldiers in the Argonne Forest, France, during World War I. Photograph taken ca. 1914–1915.
