Officers of the 117th Sanitary Train in Bertricamp, France, April 1918. (Army Reserve History Office) "Our current helmets are much better," the Army's Dr. Christopher Hoppel said Tuesday in ...

New research suggests helmets used in World War I protected soldiers against overhead artillery blasts just as well as modern helmets—and one, the French Adrian helmet, actually performed better. When ...

Five avenues west of the United Nations is Park Avenue, home to Grand Central Terminal and a slew of corporate headquarters. For one week at the end of April 1919, the stretch between 45th and 50th ...

On the Western Front, a routine search turns into a major haul of buried wartime relics. The team uncovers five German ...

At the bazaar, Andrade noticed two rusted helmets. "It caught my attention, because I recognized the form as an old German helmet," said Andrade. After searching the Internet, Andrade believes the two ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - When the war to end all wars erupted in August 1914, the armies of Europe were stunned by the harrowing casualties inflicted by landmark advances in weaponry. The machine gun ...

A 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper fastens their helmet before taking part in fall exercises at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 19, 2019. (Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Air Force) Any helmet is still better ...

Scientists from Duke University have revealed that World War I helmets perform remarkably well against shock waves compared to their modern high-tech counterparts. One helmet, the French Adrian design ...

Scientists from Duke University have revealed that World War I helmets perform remarkably well against shock waves compared to their modern high-tech counterparts. One helmet, the French Adrian design ...

A forgotten Eastern Front camp begins to give up its secrets as relic hunters uncover a remarkable trail of late-war German equipment. What starts with barracks foundations and personal items quickly ...

The young German soldier has his rifle slung over his shoulder, a half-eaten sandwich in his left hand and a drinking cup in his right. As he steps to the refreshment window, a woman in a white apron ...