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Museum dedicated to WWII homefront opens in Georgia

The exhibits remember the victims of U-boat attacks off the Georgia shore and the Coast Guard cutters and Navy blimps that fought the subs, not to mention the thousands of local shipyard workers who churned out Liberty ships.

5 years ago

From first shot to the silence of peace: Timeline of World War I

Unleashed by an archduke’s assassination, World War I gradually entangled more and more countries, killing millions of soldiers and civilians and touching multiple continents.

5 years ago

American doughboys in World War I depended on foreign weapons technology, US Navy might

The U.S. Navy was the best-prepared and best-equipped of all the country’s armed forces. For many years, it had been focusing much of its energy on preparing for a surface naval confrontation with Germany.

By David Longenbach, Pennsylvania State University

5 years ago

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