At the start of September 1914, after just one month of war in Europe, the German army were at the gates of Paris. The word on the street was that emperor Wilhelm II had already booked a dinner table ...

On the night of September 6, 1914, as the fate of France was hanging in the balance, a fleet of taxis drove under cover of darkness from Paris to the front lines of what would become known as the ...

The First Battle of the Marne in 1914 marked a turning point at the very start of World War I. This video explores how French and British forces halted the German advance toward Paris, the strategies ...

Sept. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1522, one of Ferdinand Magellan's five ships -- the Vittoria -- arrived at Sanlucar de Barrameda in Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the ...

The First Battle of the Marne, taking place from September 5–September 12, 1914, was an Allied counteroffensive designed to throw back advancing German forces, which had invaded Germany and Belgium, ...

The San Diego Union-Tribune will mark its 150th anniversary in 2018 by presenting a significant front page from the archives each day throughout the year. In 1918, the German army was marching toward ...

Throughout the years, Mark Weber heard many fascinating tales about his great uncle, Henry Weber, who was wounded in World War I and laid in a trench before being discovered by a fellow soldier. Time ...

When World War I broke out in August 1914, it was assumed that it would be over quickly. In six months, perhaps as early as Christmas, one side or the other would deliver what would later be called ...