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Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I

Tampa was one of six USGC cutters assigned to escort convoys during World War I, losing only two ships out of 18 convoys. She earned a special commendation for exemplary service. 

Wreckage of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa found by British diving team Gasperados off the coast of England, May 4, 2026.
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Voices Israel anthology 2025: Celebrating English poetry shaped by war, love, and memory

Buildings lie in ruins amidst the rubble in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 8, 2025.

IDF confirms Gaza Commonwealth war cemetery damaged in operation to destroy Hamas terror tunnels

THE GRAVE of Pvt. Sam Greyman in the British military cemetery in Jerusalem. Pvt. Greyman was shot by a Turkish sniper as he tried to protect the British camp near Umm esh Shert Ford on September 8, 1918, at 27 years old.

'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem


On This Day: Ottomans surrender Jerusalem in World War I

The British would continue to hold onto the city until fully withdrawing from Mandatory Palestine in 1948. 

 The surrender of Jerusalem, December 9, 1917.

Remembering the Maccabees who died fighting for Germany in WWI - opinion

For Martin Buber, the Jewish soldier in the kaiser’s army was a modern Maccabee.

 A MONUMENT dedicated to the Jews who died in Verdun, France, in one of the deadliest battles during World War I.

Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of World War I

The SMS Bodrog was one of two Austro-Hungarian gunboats that fired their canons at Belgrade on July 28, 1914, beginning World War I.

 A view of the fully restored river monitor Sava, also known as SMS Bodrog, an Austro-Hungarian warship which fired the first shots during World War I, in Belgrade, Serbia.

On This Day: World War I ends, Unknown Soldiers are buried

World War I ended on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.

WORLD WAR I trench warfare: ‘The way to reach God is through spiritual warfare, and all we can hope for is to catch a glimpse of His existence.’

On This Day: Ottomans defeated in World War I's Battle of Beersheba

The Battle of Beersheba broke the stalemate in the Middle East, helped fuel the Balfour Declaration and saw Australian troops launch one of history's last great cavalry charges.

‘The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917,’ painted by George Lambert three years later

'Bear': Wreck of legendary Coast Guard ship identified after 60 years

Bear is among the most historically significant ships in US history, serving in both world wars as well as the Spanish-American War, and undertaking many brave rescue missions.

 View of the USS Bear (AG-29) in the Antarctic during Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.

Haifa Day: Israel, India celebrate 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Haifa

The Battle of Haifa saw the Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers from India liberate the city from the Ottomans. Today, India and Israel celebrate the anniversary of the battle as Haifa Liberation Day.

 Indian lancers are seen in Haifa after taking the city in the 1918 Battle of Haifa.

New book claims Donald Trump said that Hitler 'did a lot of good things'

The supposed statement was revealed in the upcoming book, "Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost."

FORMER US President Donald Trump attends the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.

On this day: Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, sparking World War I

June 28 is also the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, officially ending the war.

An artistic rendering of Gavrilo Princip's assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, which sparked World War I, on June 28, 1914.

Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire began 105 years ago today

The impact of the revolt helped contribute to the downfall of the Ottoman Empire and continues to impact Middle Eastern geopolitics to this day.

Soldiers in the Arab Army during the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918, carrying the Arab Flag of the Arab Revolt and pictured in the Hejaz.