PARIS — France’s last remaining veteran of World War I died Wednesday at age 110 after outliving 8.4 million Frenchmen who fought in what they called “la Grande Guerre.” Lazare Ponticelli, who was ...
For people who have spent any time around pre-War cars or just have a weird habit of scrolling through old hood ornaments late at night (it's soothing, OK?), the stork design on the Bucciali TAV8-32 ...
The graffiti, written in a French chalk quarry and dating back almost 100 years, is plain and stark. “HJ Leach. Merely a private. 13/7/16. SA Australia,” reads one inscription. “HA Deanate, 148th Aero ...
So it was that the news that fresh American troops would be joining the fight was met with eagerness by allies like the French. Those eager French citizens included a certain group of roughly ...
(Above: The underground dining area of a WWI French soldier, as photographed by Houston doctor Jeff Gusky. Image Courtesy: jeffgusky.com) When we think of the brutal warfare of World War I, we tend to ...
NEEDLES (CBSLA) — A live World War I French artillery round was found in the garage of a Needles home, authorities said Thursday. Deputies responded to the 900 block of Smith Road in Needles Wednesday ...
According to new research from Duke University, the best helmet to protect soldiers from direct blasts may be more than 100 years old. The researchers, from Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, tested ...
TUNIS -- Tunisian divers have discovered a French submarine wreck from World War I, the Ariane, which was sunk by a German submarine in 1917. The craft was spotted off Cap Bon by the managers of a ...