About WWI

World War I changed many things, including the approach to healing damaged bodies in the wake of violent conflict.

Learn about WWI field artillery with this interactive image and questions to consider.

As World War I raged on, a crisis beyond warfare and shell shock emerged: Europe was running out of food.

In 1914, agriculture, industry and warfare formed a violent triad of destruction.

Senior Curator Doran Cart discusses the Whitehead Torpedo on display at the Museum and Memorial, including its relationship to the famous musical The Sound of Music.

Senior Curator Doran Cart discusses the French 75mm on display at the Museum and Memorial, including a special name given to the gun by the American soldiers in WWI.

Senior Curator Doran Cart shares the Museum's display of the uniform and field gear of an American infantry soldier during WWI, including one of the most vital tools of every Doughboy.

Senior Curator Doran Cart shares how the tank was introduced during WWI, and how the fighting machines came to be known as 'tanks.'

Senior Curator Doran Cart explains how the Ambulance on display at the National WWI Museum and Memorial came into the collection.

Senior Curator Doran Cart explains how the Museum's 1917 Harley-Davidson made its journey from post-war Europe to the collection at the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

Over the last months of 1918 and the first months of 1919 Americans suffered through the worst pandemic in their history as Influenza struck.

Warfare and chemical weapons continue to have the same horrific impact today as they did when John Singer Sargent painted Gassed.

Although medical personnel were already well aware of mental and neurological injuries commonly referred to as "shell shock," 1916 marked a turning point in which nations and militaries were

A recent addition to the Museum and Memorial’s collection is a small fragment of fabric from the skin of the mighty Zeppelin L49, one of only two items from a Zeppelin in the Museum’s coll

World War I is known for introducing wartime innovations such as tanks and submarines, but the world’s armies still made plenty of use of “old-fashioned” technology.