war

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that killed millions and set the continent of Europe on the path to further calamity two decades later.

The Oxford English Dictionary is honoring the centenary with an appeal to the public for help in finding the earliest documented uses of words that first came into English during World War I.

We're covering the events that led to WWI exactly 100 years later. In this installment, Archduke Ferdinand makes an appearance! (Spoiler: He's important to all this.)

Russian Black Sea fleet, Wikimedia Commons

Food fights: They're not just for the middle school cafeteria!

With the centennial of the outbreak of hostilities coming up in 2014, Erik Sass will be looking back at the lead-up to the war, when seemingly minor moments of friction accumulated until the situation was ready to explode. He'll be covering those events 1