So went the 1940s—a decade split into wartime devastation and scarcity, followed by peacetime innovation and abundance.

A compelling exploration of the work of female artists on the frontlines, Margy Kinmonth’s powerful film explores women’s ...

This story originally appeared in the August 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine as "The Hidden World of the Great War." In honor ... vast warren to their frontline trenches.

The programs features first-hand accounts of the war with key political and military leaders in the U.S., in the Allied Coalition, and Iraq, as well as soldiers on both sides of the front line.