"The war to end all wars" — World War I, which cost an estimated 40 million lives — is now more than a century in the past. While there are no more survivors to share their stories first-hand, WWI ...

The guns of World War I fell silent 100 years ago here, but a quiet battle still smolders on in this forest. Roots of trees and arms of ivy grapple with the legacy of four years of war, fighting to ...

French President Fran?ois Hollande, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel lay a wreath Sunday at a German cemetery in Consenvoye, France during a remembrance ceremony to mark the centenary of the ...

A hollow crater bright with wild flowers marks the spot where the little village school used to stand. Another, the former bakery. Today, on the ridge above Verdun in eastern France, buttercups and ...

World War I, the "war to end all wars," ended on Nov. 11, 1918, which is why we (and many other countries) celebrate veterans on this day. The battlefields of Verdun in France provide a poignant ...

The hallways of the Douaumont Ossuary are covered with the names of fallen soldiers. Underneath lie the skeletal remains of more than 100,000 French and German fighters. Travis Pinson / Special ...

France marked the centenary of the Battle of Verdun on Sunday, exactly 100 years on from the first shots fired in World War I's longest battle, which became a symbol of resistance and suffering. Some ...

World News A poisoned memorial to World War I: The forests of Verdun The guns of World War I fell silent 100 years ago here, but a quiet battle still smolders on in this forest. Roots of trees and ...