World War I combat may have ended with the armistice on November 11, 1918, but at least one German colonial officer managed to avoid capture until the following January. More

History is filled with examples of soldiers who refused to capitulate even after their conflicts had come to an end. Some of these holdouts simply didn’t know war had ended, but others—including More

A popular theory links the term to the early 20th century, when “G.I.” was stamped on military trash cans and buckets. The two-letter abbreviation stood for the material from which these items More

Following the U.S. Civil War, regiments of African-American men known as buffalo soldiers served on the western frontier, battling Indians and protecting settlers. More

A schoolboy who fought on the Somme after lying about his age has been declared the youngest authenticated combatant of the First World War. More

Some 885,000 Muslim soldiers — more than twice than previously thought — supported Allied forces in World War I, finds new research into the little-known role played by Muslims in the conflict. More

The father of a slain Muslim American soldier hit back at Donald Trump late Saturday, saying the Republican presidential nominee’s criticism of the bereaved parents indicated he “has no soul” More