WAR

How Did Soldiers Communicate Before Radios and Walkie-Talkies?

The military has been using musical instruments for strategic purposes ever since Joshua made those walls at Jericho come a-tumblin’ down.

Missed Signals

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 130th installment in the series.

“A Leap In The Dark”

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 129th installment in the series.

The Ultimatum Plan

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 128th installment in the series.

Germany Gives Austria-Hungary a “Blank Check”

Austrians Decide on War With Serbia

Days after Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, the wheels of fate had already been set in motion by a handful of powerful men meeting behind closed doors in Vienna.

How Archduke Ferdinand Spent His Final Days

In his final days, Archduke Franz Ferdinand expressed forebodings about his journey to Bosnia to observe the empire’s annual military maneuvers.

14 Reasons WWI Happened (And Four Things That Could Have Stopped It)

Erik Sass has been covering the events of WWI exactly 100 years later. Here's a look back at how we got here.

Franz Ferdinand Wants Peace in the Balkans

Crisis In France Over Military Service Law

New York Tribune via the Library of Congress

The Assassins Cross the Border

Two years after the sinking of the Titanic the world was gripped by news of yet another horrific maritime disaster—but developments behind the scenes foreshadowed something even worse.

That Time America Attacked the British Isles

We usually think of the American Revolutionary War as being fought strictly in North America, but naval battles were also fought in European waters.

WWI Centennial: Irish Troubles

Moltke Calls for War Without Delay

Assassins Prepare Amid Rumors of Serbian Coup

The Greatest Infographic of All Time

French Finalize War Plan with Fatal Flaws

We're covering the events that led to World War I exactly 100 years after they happened.

French Cheer British Royals on State Visit

Russia Pursues Naval Treaty with Britain

Tampico Incident Brings U.S., Mexico to Brink of War

Plotters Decide to Kill the Archduke

We're covering the events that led to World War I exactly 100 years after they happened.

The Letters of Last Resort

If you have a secret to keep, a good place to do so is in a safe inside another safe in the control room of a nuclear-class submarine far below the surface of the ocean.

A Spectacular Murder Rocks France

We're covering the events that led to WWI exactly 100 years later.

Mixed Messages from Italy

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