Podcast Episodes

140: WWI Aviators: From the Lafayette Escadrille to the Red Baron and More

“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 F…

2 years, 9 months ago

139: From Yeomen (F) to “Hello Girls:” American Women in World War I

“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 …

2 years, 10 months ago

138: The 15th New York/369th or The Harlem Hellfighters

“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 J…

2 years, 10 months ago

137: The First Battle of the First American Army: St. Mihiel

 “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 …

2 years, 10 months ago

136: The German Spring Offensive’s End, or The Second Battle of the Marne

“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 p…

2 years, 11 months ago

135: Belleau Wood – A Cut Deeper with Captain Mac Caldwell

The 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 th…

2 years, 11 months ago

134: (Most of) The German Spring Offensive of 1918 & The Fight for Belleau Wood

This 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 S…

3 years ago

133: Heading “Over There:” “Black Jack” Pershing & Creating WWI’s American Expeditionary Force

“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 ent…

3 years ago

132: The US Enters WWI (RMS Lusitania, Black Tom Island, & The Zimmermann Telegram)

“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 State…

3 years, 1 month ago

131: Epilogue on World War 1 before the US

Starting 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 …

3 years, 1 month ago