Meuse Argonne - Breaking the Argonne
Efforts to relieve the Lost Battalion and break the German hold on the Argonne Forest led to an innovative attack devised by AEF 1st Corps commander L...
Battles of the First World War Podcast
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The Battles of the First World War Podcast is a new podcast that looks to go in-depth into the battles of the Great War of 1914-1918. The goal is to really go into the details of how and why these battles unfolded and happened as they did. In telling the narrative of these clashes we can revisit some of the stories of the men and women who lived, fought, and died during the first titanic struggle of the 20th Century, for these people have stories that deserve to be told.
Meuse Argonne - The Lost Battalion, Pt 4: Resistance & Relief (featuring Robert J. Laplander)
With mounting hunger, wounds, and death, MAJ Whittlesey and his command continue to hold out in the Charlevaux Ravine. As Whittlesey has said, there w...
A Discussion on WW1 Aviation with Mike O’Neal
Recently I was invited to a Zoom discussion with some other WW1 enthusiasts to talk about what we can do to keep the memory of WW1 alive in these post...
“A Moonlight Massacre:” an Interview with Dr. Michael LoCicero
The established narrative of the Third Battle of Ypres identifies the end of the muddy and blood-soaked struggle in Flanders with the capture of the P...
Meuse Argonne - The Lost Battalion, Pt 3: Friendly Fire (featuring Robert J. Laplander)
Surrounded, with no food or medical supplies and dwindling ammunition, the American forces trapped in the Charlevaux Ravine face a new and unforeseen ...
Meuse Argonne - The Lost Battalion, Pt 2: The First Day (featuring Robert J. Laplander)
Having established a perimeter on a steep hillside in the Charlevaux Ravine, a force of some 700 men under US MAJ Charles Whittlesey digs in to await ...
Meuse Argonne - The Lost Battalion, Pt 1: Into the Charlevaux (featuring Robert J. Laplander)
On October 1st, 1918, fresh from being relieved from encirclement in the Small Pocket on l’Homme Mort, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 308th Infantr...
A WW1 Battle on American Soil? A Discussion on the “Creek Draft Rebellion” of 1918
Listener discretion advised: This episode contains some language, as well as racial terms and themes that are considered offensive. These terms and th...
The Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA): The New Project by Andy Robertshaw and Ross Barnwell
Come join the conversation on the new Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) being developed by Mr. Andy Robertshaw and Mr. Ross Barnwell...
A Review of Richard Merry’s Book “The Great War in the Argonne Forest: French and American Battles, 1914–1918”
A short review of Richard Merry’s new book, “The Great War in the Argonne Forest: French and American Battles, 1914–1918.” Book link here: https:/...