World wars

In 1914, the German Army sought a swift decisive victory over France, invading from the north. The plan failed, leading to a years-long bloody stalemate where millions of soldiers braved horrific conditions fighting for mere yards of territory.

World War 1 Conspiracy Trench Warfare

Église Saint-Etienne amid the ruins (1944). Photo: Archives Canada

In late July and early August 1914, the great powers of Europe embarked on a course of action that would claim millions of lives, topple empires, reshape the political structure of the continent, and contribute to an even more destructive conflict a generation later. Known at the time as the Great War or simply the World War, the conflict that is today called World War I was characterized by British tactician and historian Sir Basil Liddell Hart in this manner: Liddell Hart, who was writing…

Ypres has become a place of pilgrimage for the many who wish to pay their respects to those who died. Carl Chinn reports.

A look back at the Greatest Generation, presented by Getty Images.

A look back at the Greatest Generation, presented by Getty Images.

President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy.” On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Terr…