The Library of America, a nonprofit organization that publishes, preserves, and celebrates America’s greatest writing, is publishing an anthology of American literature and letters from World War One, compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning editor A. Scott Berg. The overall project is two-fold, and also includes a Public Programs component, that will bring veterans and their families together with the general public in 120 public libraries across to country to explore the continuing relevance of World War One by reading, discussing, and sharing insights into the writings of the men and women who experienced it firsthand. Scott Berg shares his insights with us on this new volume, and on World War One's impact on our culture.

Among the World War One community are a rare handful of experts on early aviation. Paul Glenshaw and Mark Wilkins are two such people. Paul is a filmmaker and writer, Mark is a historical consultant and master model builder. They both worked together recently on a pair of remarkable film projects, celebrating the earliest American aviators in the war. These film projects are 1915's 'The Millionaires’ Unit' and 'The Lafayette Escadrille' still in production. Paul and Mark took some time to talk to us about their projects, and about their passion for World War One aviation.

Our friends at C-SPAN 3 American History TV have an innovative new series, "Reel America" that shows us newly-digitized historic footage with historians providing commentary on the significance and context of the footage. The first two episodes of Reel America are about World War One, and feature two members of the Board of Historical Advisors for the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, Mitch Yockelson and Allison Finkelstein. The idea for the series came from long-term C-SPAN producer Richard Hall, who took some time to tell us about it.

In Episode 6, Professor Mark Micale looks at a WW1 issue that is as current as today's headlines with "Shell Shock: Core Insights of the Recent Historiography". Micale is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his PhD from Yale University, and currently specializes in European intellectual history, the history of medicine (especially psychiatry), gender and masculinity studies, and modern France.See his 50 minute presentation on the website where we are publishing the six-episode series from the symposium.His presentation is preceded by a poetry reading of Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est."

We invite you to read Part 2 of Laura A. Macaluso's three part series profiling a Doughboy Memorial project in Connecticut.

In this second part, you can learn a great deal about how these types of memorials come about in the first place, and some of the process a sculpture goes through in creating an iconic statue.

Vintage replica WWI 14” X 24” poster inspired by the World War One rallying cry to “Buy U.S. Government Bonds.” A patriotic and distinctive way to accessorize your wall space, this commemorative poster is offered exclusively through the World War One Centennial Commission.

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The Wisconsin Centennial Committee web site website is now operational at WW1CC.org/wisconsin. Articles, events, the start of a map of ‪World War One monuments, memorials, and historic sites found across The Badger State are just the beginning of what promises to be an outstanding site. Michael Tezlow, member of the Wisconsin Centennial Committee and Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, talks about the new site and plans for the Wisconsin WW1 Centennial Commemoration.Wisconsin joins a growing number of state sites hosted by the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission. To see the other states’ sites, mouse over the “Participate” drop-down menu at the top of any page, and pick from the list displayed below.

A few weeks after the United States entered World War One in the Spring 1917, the American General Staff launched an extensive training and supply infrastructure in the Cher River Valley of France and in particular near the town of Gièvres. Nearly 100 years later, the communities and associations located in the Cher Valley and in the Sologne are celebrating this historical episode by organizing a wide array of cultural activities to commemorate the friendship that evolved between the Doughboys and the population of the region. Valerie Chapeau, historian for the French region of Vallée du Cher et du Romorantinais, talks about what the region has planned for the next year.

In Episode 5,  Professor John Quigley examines "World War One and the Emerging Laws of War." Quigley is President’s Club Professor Emeritus of Law, Moritz College of Law at OSU. Before joining the Ohio State faculty in 1969, Professor Quigley was a research scholar at Moscow State University, and a research associate in comparative law at Harvard Law School, where he received his degrees. Quigley's presentation was preceded by a reading of the Rose Macaulay poem "Picnic 1917." Watch this enlightening session on the website where we are publishing the six-episode series from the symposium.

You can own and wear a part of history with these standard issue U.S. Army trench boots.  Available exclusively through the United States World War One Centennial Commission, this limited edition 1917 Field Service Shoe is Made in the USA as it was one hundred years ago. These “trench boots” as they are commonly referred to, where designed based on function and reliability.

Available in sizes 5 to 15 in D width.