Over a century since the Great War ended

Over a century since the Great War ended

Ted StorckRetired Navy Commander On November 11, 2026, we mark 108 years since the guns fell silent across Europe, bringing an end to the “War to End All Wars”—the Great War, which we now know as World War I.More than a century has passed since those brutal battles baptized the U.S. military into the horrors of modern industrial warfare. While the conflict began with the “guns of August” in 1914, the United States did not enter the fray until ne…