During the First World War it took four hours for the armistice to come into effect, and then over 12 hours for troops on the Western Front to actually stop fighting. The sad result of this tardiness?

Here’s some background information about World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918. Causes of World War I The assassination of Archduke Franz ...

There isn’t a specific category of sales data for kids books about World War II overall. But print book sales of kids’ titles focused on the Holocaust, part of the World War II canon, rose 13% ...

It’s one of the best-known stories about the First World War: the Christmas truce of 1914, when soldiers from both sides spontaneously laid down their guns and, for a few hours at least, acted ...

When the First World War began in June 1914, the automobile was in the middle of its awkward teen years. The vehicles had popped up in the hands of the wealthy and early adopters, and Henry Ford ...

For kids middle school and older, it’s posting Highlights and Insights of the Pacific War videos. The first Nimitz Minitz is on the F4U Corsair plane. The second one talks about rationing and ...

How the Treaty of Versailles ended WWI and started WWII. European countries dealt a harsh punishment to Germany for its role in the First World War—a move that would soon come back to haunt the ...

Dr. Seuss Made World War II Cartoons That Definitely Aren't for Kids Dr. Seuss definitely wasn't thinking about the children when he made the Private Snafu cartoons during WWII.

Explore World War One through a new lens with these KS3 (S1 & S2) teaching resources from 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary. These resources (now housed on the ...

During the first world war in Australia there was a restriction of styles of clothing available to both men and women because of shortages in fabrics. Everyday dress became more sombre due to a ...

The types of books she often writes—historical novels about bombings, spies and young resistance fighters in World War II—have become some of the hottest novels with young readers starting ...