Rappler's latest stories on World War I
World War I helmet was better blast protection than new one – U.S. study
Biomedical engineers find that the French World War I 'Adrian' helmet performed better than modern designs in protecting from overhead blasts.
Trump-style nationalism comes under fire at WWI commemorations in Paris
Macron delivers a stinging indictment of nationalism in a 20-minute speech and called on leaders to learn the lessons of the past. 'Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism,' he said.
Trump, Putin absent for leaders' symbolic walk in Paris rain
Both the US and Russian presidents arrive separately for the solemn ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, skipping the bus ride and symbolic walk with other leaders
World leaders mark 100 years since end of World War I
(UPDATED) Around 70 leaders including US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French capital
WWI event may have been target for suspected plot against Macron – sources
'The attack plot did not seem to have been fully worked out, but the November 11 commemorations appear to have been its background,' a source says
How World War I shaped the 20th century and beyond
A century after the "war to end all wars," the world lives with the consequences of a peace accord that, even at the time, was criticized as making another war inevitable in Europe
World War I allies celebrate first armistice in Greece
Representatives from Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and Serbia celebrate the armistice of September 29, 1918 at the final resting place of 20,000 Allied soldiers
100 years on, Prince William pays tribute to lost Somme generation
Members of Britain s royal family join those marking the 100th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme
Hollande, Merkel mark centenary of Battle of Verdun
3rd UPDATE The name Verdun is a symbol of the unimaginable atrocity and the absurdity of war but also of Franco German reconciliation says Germany s Angela Merkel
France remembers Battle of Verdun, symbol of suffering and resistance
Around 300 000 French and German soldiers died in the 10 month battle in Verdun World War I s longest battle
Turkey slams Belgian PM over 'Armenian genocide' remarks
Ankara is on a diplomatic offensive in recent months aimed at preventing parliaments from recognizing the killing as genocide for the 100th anniversary of the tragedy
Record crowds as Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac Day
At the ceremonies in Australia and New Zealand there were moving tributes to fallen mates and calls not to forget those injured in conflict
Leaders pay tribute to Gallipoli fallen on centenary
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the world needs a message of peace more than ever in the 21st century
WWI letter describes 'extraordinary' Christmas truce
A letter from British army officer Alfred Dougan Chater reveals a moment of fleeting humanity between German and British soldiers in a 4 year war that killed more than 16 million
Unique memorial, ceramic poppies to mark end of devastating WWI
Enemies yesterday these men are now united in death as if they belonged to the same family
World leaders mark outbreak of World War I
UPDATED King Philippe of Belgium: Peace has to be a shared goal World War I reminds us to reflect on our responsibility to bring people together
British declaration made European conflict a world war
August 3 1914: It is clear that the peace of Europe cannot be preserved
Toasts and tears of joy as Germany started WWI
Wilhelm I believed the war would be wrapped up in a few weeks in a blaze of glory Four years later Germany will have lost the conflict costing it about two million lives and bringing about the end of its empire
French, German leaders pay emotional tribute to WWI fallen
French President Francois Hollande and his German counterpart Joachim Gauck pay emotional tributes to the millions of soldiers who died during World War I exactly 100 years after Germany declared hostilities against France
The Russian tsar's reluctant march to war
Three years after Nicolas II declared war on Germany World War I had precipitated the Russian Revolution unseated the three century Romanov dynasty and exacted a terrible price in blood with two million Russians dead
July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary's last hurrah
Instead of a short war – and one confined to the Balkans as Vienna thought – this was the start of World War I 4 years of conflict drawing in all the great powers of the time and killing 9 million soldiers
Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing that sparked WWI
On June 28 1914 a Bosnian Serb nationalist shot dead the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife setting off a chain of events that sucked Europe s great powers into four years of war
How World War I shaped the 20th century and beyond
A century on the world lives with the consequences of a peace accord that even at the time was criticized as making another war in Europe inevitable
Europe's great powers and the 'suicidal' war
The Great War of 1914 18 sucked in nations from every continent with battles fought around the globe But its roots were firmly in Europe
Europe unity tested on WWI centenary
The year 2014 marks the centenary of World War I the Great War that scarred the European continent and shaped the 20th century
Unknown masterpieces among works in 'Nazi art trove'
Focus magazine which broke the story this week had reported that the collection comprised 1 500 works worth an estimated one billion dollars
On ANZAC Day, crowds in Australia, New Zealand remember war dead
More than 10 000 New Zealand and Australian servicemen died in the failed eight month campaign on the peninsula in World War I and Gallipoli has become a defining symbol of courage and comradeship for the two nations
