French and American forces of the 3rd, 28th, 32nd, and 42nd Divisions go ‘over the top’ on their offensive south of Soissons. Severe fighting along the Ourcq River establishes the reputation of the...

In London, women demonstrate for the right to work in war industries with banners proclaiming: “Women Demand the Right to Serve” and “The Situation is Serious – Women Must Help...

From flank to flank, 665,000 Allied soldiers are assembled for this offensive. The 304th Tank Brigade, commanded by Colonel George S. Patton, draws the fledgling American tank corps’ first blood. By...

A six-month campaign conquers the German colony, capturing its wireless stations and strategic harbors.

A final attempt by Allied troops to take Krithia, a coastal city in Turkey, is unsuccessful. Field Marshal Kitchener decides to send three additional divisions as reinforcements. The Turks also bring...

The Cunard passenger ship Lusitania sinks in British waters. It was attacked by German U-boat U-20, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Walther Schwieger.

Through the neutral Swiss government, German Chancellor Prince Maximillian sends a note to President Wilson requesting him to restore peace through an immediate armistice with terms. The request is...

Allies, including Australian and New Zealand troops, land in Gallipoli, Turkey at Helles and Anzac Cove. The Turkish controlled peninsula of twisting shorelines protects the Dardanelle Straits- a key...

Americans begin their most important battle of the war as part of Marshal Foch’s final offensive on Western Front. On the 26th, U.S. troops, on a twenty-mile front, advance between the Argonne Forest...