“Word of this place and this graffiti had been passed down from generation to generation. A hundred years on, it has sort of taken on the air of legend,” says writer Richard Rubin. “You hear that it’s ...

One hundred years ago yesterday (April 16, 1917), the French infantry hurled itself yet again against the German trench system. This offensive (sometimes called the “Nivelle Offensive” for its ...

Journal des dames et des modes ([Paris: Aux bureau du Journal des dames, 1912-1914]). Charles Rahn Fry Pochoir Collection. Graphic Arts Collection (GAX) GT500 .J62 Three times each month, from June ...

President Francois Hollande has become the first French leader to attend the memorial service at Chemin des Dames in 100 years. The 1917 WWI battle was one of the deadliest and most disastrous in ...