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146: The Armistice of November 11, 1918
Nov 06, 2023“The German delegation has come to receive the proposals of the Allied Powers looking to an armistice.” This is the story of guns falling silent across war-ravaged fronts–the story of the Great War’...
145: Halloween Special III: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Oct 23, 2023“If I can but reach that bridge,” thought Ichabod, “I am safe.” This is the story of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his ride home after an evening spent trying to woo Katrina Van Tassel at a party ho...
144: A Conversation with Ken Burns - Storytelling and the American Buffalo
Oct 09, 2023Professor Greg Jackson sits down with legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest film The American Buffalo which has a two-part premiere in the US on PBS beginning Monday, Oct. 16, 202...
143: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive (pt.2) – Breaking the Kriemhilde Line
Sep 25, 2023“All right, General. We’ll take it, or my name will head the list.” This is the story of Meuse-Argonne and the Americans’ continued struggles to take the Kriemhilde Line. Tennessean Alvin York hates ...
142: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive (pt.1) – “The Lost Battalion”
Sep 11, 2023“Our own artillery is dropping a barrage directly on us. For heaven’s sake, stop it.” This is the story of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive’s beginnings. “Tout le monde à la bataille.” So says Ferdinand ...
141: Wartime Interlude
Aug 28, 2023Time to review! Greg and Kelsi talk through the main takeaways of the American story in World War I to date, from causes to new inventions and social changes. We get a little behind the scenes on epis...
140: WWI Aviators: From the Lafayette Escadrille to the Red Baron and More
Aug 14, 2023“Something has happened to one of the boys.” This is the story of the Great War’s flyboys – particularly, Americans taking to the skies to fight for France. Long before the United States will enter ...
139: From Yeomen (F) to “Hello Girls:” American Women in World War I
Jul 31, 2023“Is there any regulation which specifies that a Navy yeoman be a man?” This is the story of the United States in the Great War and the role of women in that changing world. Women of the Progressive ...
138: The 15th New York/369th or The Harlem Hellfighters
Jul 17, 2023“My men never retire. They go forward, or they die!” This is the story of the 15th New York, a.k.a, the 369th, or the Harlem Hellfighters. James “Big Jim” Europe is one of the most talented musician...
137: The First Battle of the First American Army: St. Mihiel
Jul 03, 2023“Marshal Foch, you have no authority as Allied Commander-in-Chief to call upon me to yield up my command of the American Army and have it scattered among the Allied Forces where it will not be an Ame...