The Battles of the First World War Podcast goes 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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 1 hour 33 minutes
episode 51: Meuse Argonne - The Most Serious Business
At 0230 on the 26th of September, 1918, 2,775 French and American guns opened up on the German lines from the Argonne Forest to the River Meuse. The largest battle in American military history was underway.
episode 50: Meuse Argonne - The Battle of St. Mihiel
On the 12th of September 1918, well over a half million American Doughboys of the AEF First Army went on the attack with their French allies. Less than forty-eight hours later the St. Mihiel Salient--long a painful thorn in the French Army’s side--had b
episode 49: Meuse Argonne - An Interview with Robert J. Laplander
On the centenary of the story of the Lost Battalion, we have a very special guest who will talk to us about this epic tale of American heroism, leadership, grit, and a stubborn will to resist in the First World War.
episode 48: Meuse Argonne - Allies on the Attack
The story of the plans for the Meuse-Argonne Offensive is one of two very strong personalities coming together after a long, bumpy road.
episode 47: Meuse Argonne - An Interview with Randy Gaulke of Meuse-Argonne.com
It’s time to start the new battle we’re going to cover, which will be the American-led Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918. We’re going to begin with an interview with Mr. Randy Gaulke, a fellow WW1 enthusiast, researcher, website master, and battlefiel
An Interview with the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association
A talk with one of the archeologists working on the Hawthorn Ridge Crater on the Somme.
episode 46: Belleau Wood - Warriors Into the Woods
On June 6, 1918, men of the 5th and 6th United States Marine Regiments assaulted the German positions in Belleau Wood. So began a three-week battle for a one-mile square patch of wood that would enter US Marine Corps and American WW1 legend.