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Germany and its allies face defeat, with Allied victories including American Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Lawrence of Arabia returns.

The Spanish flu epidemic sweeps ever more lethally through war-torn Europe.

The attempted assassination of the Bolshevik leader set off a campaign of extreme violence.

Even German children knew the end of the war was near.

The final German offensive finally peters out.

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened.

By splitting the French and British near Amiens and pushing the latter into the sea, there was still a chance Germany could win the war

French civilians celebrated July 4 almost as enthusiastically as the American troops.

Allies take control of the strategic forest northeast of Paris.

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U.S. troops began to turn the tide of war as soon as they arrived in Europe.

Like other flu epidemics, the 1918 H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, was a zoonosis—a disease that spreads from animals to humans.

The Czech Legion developed a remarkable phase of railroad-based warfare.

The second blow of the final German offensive on the Western Front was designed to conquer the British before American reinforcements arrived.

Any dog can fight. But only one could help win the Great War.

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 305th installment in the series.

The Germans hoped for one final, crushing blow to the Allied forces.

Russia surrendered huge amounts of territory in one of the most punitive peace agreements in history.

America’s vast new influence over European affairs made itself felt in military matters early on.

Wilson sought to reshape the world according to democratic principles.

There were no huge public celebrations following Parliament’s historic vote.

What vision would President Wilson present for the post-war world?

The Christmas of 1917 was the fourth during the war—and would also be the last.