Let me say that if all military histories were as thrilling and well-written as Robert Gaudi’s “African Kaiser” (Caliber, $29, 436 pages), I might give up reading fiction and literary biography.

In the midst of WW1, one Zeppelin crew was sent on the longest and most dangerous mission yet, a 4000-mile flight to Africa. The plan was to support German troops in the field, but everything went ...

"My dear General Pershing: I hear from everywhere, and especially from the armies and civil authorities of the east, that, in their generous enthusiasm on account of the prospect of a great success ...

For nearly 100 years, commemorations across the country on November 11 have honored military servicemen and women. What was once known as Armistice Day, to mark the end of World War I, is now Veterans ...

More than 100 years ago, a German crew aboard a submarine during World War I mistakenly ran aground in northern France. The 26 Germans promptly surrendered and abandoned the submarine, which ...