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136: The German Spring Offensive’s End, or The Second Battle of the Marne
Jun 19, 2023“Every time I have felt annoyed since then at France, this picture comes to mind and my anger softens.” This is the story of the Great War’s turning point. After a fourth and failed Spring Offensive...
135: Belleau Wood – A Cut Deeper with Captain Mac Caldwell
Jun 05, 2023The impact of the 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood on the US Marine Corps is hard to overstate. Though in existence since 1775, the Corps was reborn in those woods. Not only did it give rise to new lore, b...
134: (Most of) The German Spring Offensive of 1918 & The Fight for Belleau Wood
May 22, 2023This is the story of the first real battles of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in World War I. Carrying out his third operation of the German Spring Offensive, General Erich Ludendorff is hopi...
133: Heading “Over There:” “Black Jack” Pershing & Creating WWI’s American Expeditionary Force
May 08, 2023“Lafayette, nous sommes ici!” (Lafayette, we are here!) This is the story of a nation building an army from nothing. After years of trying to avoid entanglements with and war in Europe, President Wood...
132: The US Enters WWI (RMS Lusitania, Black Tom Island, & The Zimmermann Telegram)
Apr 24, 2023“I still think I see the struggling of poor passengers in the water.” This is the story of the United States’ path into the Great War. The United States wishes to stay out of the Great War. Woodrow ...
131: Epilogue on World War 1 before the US
Apr 10, 2023Starting the Great War (World War I) and covering this massive conflict up to 1917 has been a pretty big task unto itself. So, before we go in close on America's role, Greg and Kelsi sit down to diges...
130: Russia: From the Great War to Revolution with Deputy Provost Kat Brown
Mar 27, 2023To say Russia had a difficult go of it during World War I would be a gross understatement. Millions of dead, lost territory, soldiers charging into battle without guns, starvation, a less than savory ...
129: World War I Before the US (Military Tech, Trenches, Global Armies, Ypres, Verdun & the Somme)
Mar 13, 2023“In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row.” This is the story of the first two and a half years of the Great War, particularly, of the Western Front. These are the years l...
128: The Causes of World War I (From the Congress of Vienna to Franz Ferdinand & the Marne)
Feb 27, 2023“Sopherl, Sopherl! Don’t die on me. Live for our children.” This is the 99-year story of Europe’s descent into total war. The Napoleonic Wars devastated Europe. The continent’s five great powers res...
127: Mr. Wilson Goes to Washington (Progressive Policies & Foreign Affairs in South America)
Feb 13, 2023“It would be the irony of fate if my administration had to deal chiefly with foreign affairs.” This is the story of the lesser-known aspects of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency–the events outside of World...