When we turn attention to World War I and its fighting, our thoughts go to the Western Front, to trenches and barbed wire and men going “over the top” to near-certain death. Battles at Verdun, the ...

Other WRAL Top Stories No-go 'zone rouge' The front lines crisscrossed the fields of Verdun for almost the duration of WW1. Some 60 million shells were fired during the 10-month battle here from ...

For every nation, there are battles whose names for one reason or another mean more to their people than most. For Americans, its Gettysburg. For Australians and New Zealanders, its Gallipoli. For the ...

World War I, once heralded as “the war to end all wars,” ended on Nov. 11, 1918, which is why we (and many other countries) celebrate veterans on this day. Many millions died during the horrific war ...