world war I

Frank Burke is honored at the Ohio Bridge rededication in Belgium.

A World War I hero’s family found his story alive and well in Belgium

Conflict

One of The World’s audio engineers, Jane Pipik, didn’t know a whole lot about her Great Uncle Frank growing up. He died just at the end of World War I, but she never knew of his heroism — until a retired Belgian military officer took it upon himself to find her family.

U.S. President Barack Obama attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Flanders Field American World War I Cemetery and Memorial in Waregem March 26, 2014. Obama is on a one-day visit to Belgium where he will attend a EU-USA summit and hold a speech.

World War I might actually teach us something about today’s crisis with Russia

Global Politics
U.S. President Barack Obama attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Flanders Field American World War I Cemetery and Memorial in Waregem March 26, 2014. Obama is on a one-day visit to Belgium where he will attend a EU-USA summit and hold a speech.

World War I might actually teach us something about today’s crisis with Russia

Global Politics
The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919 painted by William Orpen.

How wars end part III: World War I

Conflict & Justice