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The Oklahoma State University Library honors the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the Great War with poetry and music of the World War I era presented by Dr. Randi Eldevik and Dr. Perry…

David Peters, Head of the Archives at the Oklahoma State University Library, presents "Plowshares and Pruning Hooks: Oklahoma A&M College and the Great War."

On August 7, 1914, the government of King Alfonso XIII of Spain proclaimed: “Existing, unfortunately, a state of war between Austria, Hungary and Serbia, the Government of His Majesty believes…

Dr. Julia Irwin presents “A Great Humanitarian Adventure: The American Red Cross and U.S. Foreign Relations During the First World War Era.” Find other Great War and Its Legacy lectures…

Dr. Mary Jane Warde examines the "Chilocco boys" from the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School who served in the Great War.

For many, the First World War is the epitome of industrialized and total warfare; however, the war itself relied heavily on the employment of war animals. Find other Great War and Its Legacy…

Dr. Douglas K. Miller, professor of history at Oklahoma State University, presents "They are fighting for humanity. Native American People at Home and Abroad in World War I."

Dr. Justin Prince speaks about the technological innovations made during the Great War.

Dr. Matthew Schauer, assistant professor of History at Oklahoma State University, presents "Askaris, the Ghost General and the Camouflage Zebras."

Dr. John Kinder, associate professor of History and American Studies at Oklahoma State University, presents "Healing the Nation's Wounds: The Great War, Medicine and America's Disabled…

From "The Great War and its Legacy, 1914 - 1918" series, Dr. Thomas Carlson speaks about "The Great Game, the Great War, and the Mess of the Modern Middle East."

From "The Great War and its Legacy, 1914 - 1918" series, Dr. John Dobson speaks about the United States entry into World War I.

From "The Great War and its Legacy, 1914 - 1918" series, Dr. Joel Jenswold speaks about the Russian Revolution.

In the latest lecture from "The Great War and its Legacy, 1914 - 1918" series, Dr. Joseph F. Byrnes explores religion on the western front and how soldiers, religious organizations, and…

Janet Brennan Croft, an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University Libraries, describes the effect World War 1 had on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy literature, including the Lord of the Rings series.

Dr. Laura Belmonte of the OSU History Dept. gives an overview of World War I.