World War I
1914â1918 global war starting in Europe
World War I ▸ Facts ▸ Comments ▸ News ▸ Videos
World War I was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28Â July 1914 to 11Â November 1918. Contemporaneously known as the Great War or "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 70Â million military personnel, including 60Â million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated 9Â million combatant deaths and 13Â million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the related 1918 Spanish flu pandemic caused another 17â100Â million deaths worldwide, including an estimated 2.64Â million Spanish flu deaths in Europe and as many as 675,000 Spanish flu deaths in the United States.
| 0 shares | ShareTweetSavePostSend |
![Moments of silence in France and UK commemorate 102 years since end of World War I [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20201111/1313219834-Moments-of-silence-in-France-and-UK-commemorate.jpg) Moments of silence in France and UK commemorate 102 years since end of World War I Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:50Published | |
|
| |
![Saudi Arabia: 4 wounded in bomb blast at WWI memorial in Jeddah [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20201111/2011111321-Saudi-Arabia-wounded-in-bomb-blast-at.jpg) Saudi Arabia: 4 wounded in bomb blast at WWI memorial in Jeddah Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:13Published | |
![Maurice Genevoix: French writer documented horrors of WWI frontline [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20201111/1313207790-Maurice-Genevoix-French-writer-documented-horrors-of-WWI.jpg) Maurice Genevoix: French writer documented horrors of WWI frontline Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:29Published | |
![Royal Family Honour War Dead at Cenotaph Ceremony [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20201108/1313055511-Royal-Family-Honour-War-Dead-at-Cenotaph-Ceremony.jpg) Royal Family Honour War Dead at Cenotaph Ceremony Credit: ODN Duration: 03:59Published | |
You Might Like
Today in History for November 11thHighlights of this day in history: An armistice ends the fighting in World War I; Pilgrims sign Mayflower Compact; Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies; Author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and actor Leonardo..USATODAY.com - Published | |
Trump upset over Atlantic article that suggests he disrespected troops, John McCainPresident Trump returned from his Pennsylvania trip to the news of an article in The Atlantic, which suggests that he called fallen soldiers and late Senator John McCain losers. The alleged comments..CBS News - Published | |
"The Great Influenza" author John M. Barry on "The Takeout" â 5/29/2020"The Great Influenza" author John M. Barry compares the COVID-19 pandemic with the deadly 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak and explains how American troops carried that earlier virus into Europe during World..CBS News - Published | |
Trump denies reports that he called war dead "losers" and "suckers"President Trump is denying claims that he called fallen U.S. servicemen "suckers" and "losers" for dying in World War I. The story first broke in The Atlantic magazine, but key claims have since been..CBS News - Published | |
Trump reportedly disparaged US soldiers killed in World War I as âlosersâ and âsuckersâ A new report details multiple instances of President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the US military...WorldNews - Published | |
Amid coronavirus controversies, don't forget the nightmarish American death tollOur View: COVID has killed more than the combined U.S. combat deaths of World War I and the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Remember that.USATODAY.com - Published | |
Today in History for August 3rdHighlights of this day in history: Christopher Columbus sets sail; Europe slides further into World War I; A Cold War case heats up Capitol Hill; Air traffic controllers in the U.S. go on strike; NBA..USATODAY.com - Published | |
Hagia Sophia: Religion As Politics Sultan Abdul Hamid II, in the face of a rising secular nationalism in the late 1800s, that culminated in the Young Turk movement, tried to restore the influence of the Ottoman Empire among Islamic..WorldNews - Published | |
Missing lynx: how rewilding Britain could restore its natural balance They once roamed in huge herds across the grasslands of Europe, but a century ago, following mass killing for food and sport during the First World War, the European bison went extinct in the wild...WorldNews - Published | |
Trump attacks core US values at Rushmore. Disagree with him, you're an enemy of the state.Trump's dishonest characterization and vilification of people whose crime is having inconvenient opinions gets close to the worst of the World War I era.USATODAY.com - Published | |
Coronavirus leaves more Americans dead than WWI With 740 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the United States has seen more people die from the pandemic than died in World War I, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The new figure..WorldNews - Published | |
US Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 âVictim Nationsâ Since World War II First published in November 2015 GR Editorâs Note Let us put this in historical perspective: the commemoration of the War to End All Wars acknowledges that 15 million lives were lost in the course of..WorldNews - Published | |
Spanish Influenza Helped End WWI. Can COVID-19 Do The Same With Conflicts Today? Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling The 1918 Spanish flu that sickened a third of the worldâs population and helped put an end to World War I still exists in weaker, seasonal strains..WorldNews - Published | India serves strong demarche on Turkey over Erdogan's Kashmir commentsIndia on Monday issued a strong demarche to Turkey over its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments expressing concern over the prevailing situation in Kashmir and comparing the "struggle" of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Eloise Parry: Student died after taking 'slimming pills' containing WWI explosive chemicals, court hearsBernard Rebelo is on trial for manslaughter accused of selling DNP capsules to 21-year-oldIndependent - Published | First World War drama '1917' wins big at BAFTA awardsFirst World War drama "1917" was the big winner at the BAFTAs on Sunday, picking up seven awards including best picture and director for Sam Mendes, at a glittering ceremony that made headlines for a..France 24 - Published |
'1917' wins best film and best director at BAFTA awardsFirst World War drama "1917" was the big winner at the BAFTAs on Sunday, picking up seven awards including best picture and director for Sam Mendes, the first time he has been honored for direction by..Reuters - Published | Missing WWI memorial stone laid by Harry Patch returnedThe World War One memorial laid by "Britain's Last Tommy" Harry Patch went missing in 2018.BBC News - Published |
Grandson 'inherited' ancestor's WWI head injuries"He was disfigured by the gunshot wound and I was born with the same disfigurement. As an engineer I would say it is a coincidence but if I was a mystical person I would say there was something..The Age - Published | Sam Mendes: 'The world is always in flux'Director of Golden Globe-winning WWI drama "1917" discusses the similarities between the events that led to the start of the Great War and today's political climate. (Jan. 6) ÂUSATODAY.com - Published |
'1917,' 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' win best picture honors at Golden GlobesSam Mendes' World War I tale "1917" wins best picture, drama, and Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" wins best film, comedy or musical at the 77th Golden Globes. (Jan. 6) ÂUSATODAY.com - Published | '1917' upsets Hollywood awards season as Globes host Gervais goes for brokeWorld War One movie "1917" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," set in 1960s Tinseltown, won the top movie prizes at the Golden Globes on Sunday on a night packed with upsets and hot-button issues at..Reuters - Published |
Why '1917' is the heart-wrenching, genre-defying war thriller you have to see this holidaySam Mendes has crafted a holiday must-watch with his World War I thriller "1917," a tale of two young soldiers (George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman).USATODAY.com - Published | New life brewed for 100-year-old East End coffee stallSyd's coffee stall was opened by a World War One veteran who started it using his invalidity pension.BBC News - Published |
Wreck of German cruiser discovered off Falkland Islands a century after being sunk by Royal Navy Marine archaeologists have uncovered the century-old wreck of a German warship sunk in the south Atlantic during the First World War. SMS Scharnhorst was destroyed during the Battle of the Falkland..WorldNews - Published | German WWI wreck Scharnhorst discovered off FalklandsBattlecruiser SMS Scharnhorst was sunk by the British navy in the 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands.BBC News - Published |
A Michigan man went treasure hunting in a river and caught a WWI grenade - that's still liveJoseph Alexander dropped a line in the Grand River in Michigan, looking for magnet objects. He found a live grenade from WWI.USATODAY.com - Published | WW1 German pistol appeal after firearms amnesty findThe 1911 Luger pistol has a holster bearing an inscription about a World War One battle.BBC News - Published |
The five female faces honouring the Australian nurses of LemnosFive women have been working behind the scenes to help remember the stories of the World War 1 Australian nurses.The Age - Published | France's Macron marks Armistice Day 101 years after end of WWI PARIS â French President Emmanuel Macron marked Armistice Day on Monday by visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under Parisâ Arc de Triomphe as a giant tricolor flag flew overhead. Greeted by..WorldNews - Published |
On Armistice Day, Macron leads tributes to fallen soldiersFrench President Emmanuel Macron marks Armistice Day by leading tributes to soldiers fallen in World War I and during French missions at home and abroad. Later Monday, he will also inaugurate the first..France 24 - Published | Woman knits 7,000 poppies to remember fallen soldiersA woman has knitted 7,000 poppies, one for each Derby soldier who died during World War One.BBC News - Published |
How Did Armistice Day Become Veterans Day in the United States?The holiday, which originally marked the end of World War I, was broadened in the 1950s to honor veterans of all wars.NYTimes.com - Published | As secrets of WWI emerge, could a Lawrence of Arabia story live here?More than a century after the last shot was fired, World War I mysteries are still emerging from family vaults.The Age - Published |
Ending the taboo of soldiers with 'broken faces'A new memorial will honour the soldiers who suffered terrible facial injuries during World War One.BBC News - Published | Photos reveal 'fascinating snapshot' of WW1 aftermathNegatives found in a small tin reveal peacekeeping soldiers "mucking around" in the aftermath of WW1.BBC News - Published |
Open: This is Face the Nation, November 11thThis week on Face the Nation, moderator Margaret Brennan interviews Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Ted Cruz, and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Plus, White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports from..CBS News - Published | Trump commemorates World War I armistice centennial in ParisCBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is in Paris where President Trump and other world leaders are commemorating the armistice that ended World War I, 100 years ago.CBS News - Published |
US House votes to recognise Armenian 'genocide'The vote on the mass killings during World War One was condemned by Turkey.BBC News - Published | Lost medals of fearless WWI flying ace find home at war memorialThe enemy were both terrified and angered. Our man's plane was riddled.The Age - Published |
The real Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover had been president for less than a year when the Crash of 1929 initiated the Great Depression, an epochal event in American history that would place his name near the bottom of..CBS News - Published | The Herbert Hoover you didn't knowPresident at the start of the Great Depression, he was an engineer and business magnate, hailed as a humanitarian who fed millions during World War I, and an innovator who introduced standardized..CBS News - Published |
Spinsterhood and stitching charm in Tracy Chevalier's gentle 'A Single Thread'"A Single Thread," Tracy Chevalier's well-mannered novel of spinsterhood and stitching in the wake of WWI, is a pleasing historical diversion.USATODAY.com - Published | Woodhall Spa mustard gas clean-up operation 'cost ÂŁ289,000'About 150 canisters of the gas used as a World War One weapon were unearthed in Lincolnshire in 2017.BBC News - Published |
Is Today's "Big Lie" the Spectacle of Trump on Twitter and Television? Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In his 1925 autobiography Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler put forth the theory that "in the big lie there is a force of credibility." He imagined "untruths so..WorldNews - Published | |
