Department of History

WEAPONS AT WAR: MOST DECORATED: THE DOUGHBOYS Comprised mainly of innocent teenage farm boys, the doughboys in Europe faced a most horrific warfare of machine guns, mustard gas and artillery shells. New weapons and old tactics turned an infantry charge into an act of mass suicide for the brave young sldiers of WWI. WWI: THE DEATH OF GLORY World War I was in every way more epochal and earh-shaking than World War II. After World War I, nothing was recognizable. What was rebuilt was a shadow of the greatness and history that had been destroyed. DECLASSIFIED: WORLD WAR I Experts discuss the political personalities and intolerance behind the "War to End All Wars." Discover the history behind the first weapons of mass destruction, why they were created, and how they were made. Look at the documents that were once classified for reasons of national security and discover why they were kept secret until now.