Local officials honored Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Henry Johnson on Tuesday. He was a Black World War I hero from Albany, ...

In all, more than 500,000 tons of chemical gas agents were used in World War I. Some 500,000 troops were injured and some 30,000 died, including 2,000 American troops.

By the end of the year tens of thousands of fresh troops were arriving in France to reinforce weary allied ranks. This is the grave of Freddie Stowers, an American corporal who was killed in ...

The experience of African American soldiers in Europe in WW1. videoThe experience of African American soldiers in Europe in WW1 Historian David Olusoga examines the racial prejudice experienced by ...