When Germany unleashed chlorine gas at Ypres in 1915, it marked the dawn of modern chemical warfare. Soldiers had no masks, no protection—only panic and death. Was this the most inhumane weapon of WWI ...

On her kitchen table is the real treasure trove and a military mystery: A World War One-era plaque issued by Disabled ...

In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.

Praise poets honour the servicemen, more than a century after World War One Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial ...

videoWomen in medicine and health in World War One Kate Adie explains how women staffed the medical services and broke down social attitudes during WW1. The rise of the girls' night and the first ...

Published in 1918, the Pike Report on Medical and Sanitary Matters in German East Africa is a model of bland understatement. Even so, its account of the “Aragon incident” is chilling.

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Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century. The 1,772 ...