On Christmas 1914, thousands of WWI enemies briefly laid down their guns, meeting in No Man’s Land to sing carols, swap gifts and even play soccer.

This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” ...

When you think about more recent military history, it’s unsurprising that World War II is the centerpiece of most conversations.

In December 1914, British and German soldiers fighting World War I unofficially stopped combat to celebrate Christmas. Known ...

In 2014, on the 100th anniversary of the World War I Christmas Truce, former All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro set out to reconstruct the events of that day.

NPMMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. German art student Otto Schubert was 22 years old when he was drafted into the Great War. As the conflict unfolded, he painted a ...

That famous quote has been credited to United States General William Tecumseh Sherman. He made that statement at the graduation of the Michigan Military Academy on June 19, 1879. Sherman was the ...