Soldiers, sailors and marines in World War I used a variety of visual and auditory signals to communicate over the noise of battle – including the trusty whistle.
Using it as food, fiber, medicine and recreation – even playing a role in religious rituals and warrior traditions – humanity has known cannabis for thousands of years.
Not understood by outsiders – including Germans – Native American Code Talkers could send messages that the enemy could not decipher, successfully concealing battle plans and tactics which led to...
Native Americans, like millions around the world, were moved to action during World War I, highlighting a strong commitment in a global struggle that often overlooked their own rights and...
Historian and scholar Dr. Christopher Rose sprints through the diplomatic, cultural and martial tangles that shaped the Middle East in the early 20th century.
Spotlight on an illustration by French artist Charles Huard depicting Algerian colonial soldiers known as Spahis. Find out about their roles in WWI as fighters for France and as prisoners of Germany.
Neiberg, a member of the Museum and Memorial’s International Academic Advisory Board, reflects on four signposts from the First World War that provide a guide to the war in Ukraine and what might...
Like it did for tanks and gas masks, the First World War spurred scientists and engineers to make advancements in the field of “lighter-than-air” technology – balloons.
