Dr. Edward Lengel, Host Theo Mayer, and Katherine Akey discuss the key events and themes of August 1918, including the pivotal Battle of Amiens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Amiens_(1918)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1918
Great War ProjectAs the Allied offensive barrels forward and German casualties mount, Berlin begins to recognize that the war is unwinnable.
http://greatwarproject.org/2018/07/29/the-allied-offensive-gains-strength/
World War One Now Commission NewsCommemoration season kicks into high gear in Europe, with events and reenactments scheduled in Britain and France
http://ww1cc.org/international
http://www.centenarynews.com/article/battle-of-amiens-centenary-commemorations-in-france
http://www.centenarynews.com/article/shropshire-remembers-wilfred-owen-august-november-2018
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HvnP1_ymAKYYkTES2BFt3hcTh8cDGFdw/view
https://www.facebook.com/armyhistory/videos/10156654988097853/
Remembering VeteransTracy Robinson joins us from the Daughters of the American Revolution to discuss the contributions of the DAR during the Great War.
www.dar.org/archives
https://www.dar.org/archives/women-resilience-dar-service-world-war-i
https://www.dar.org/sites/default/files/QuasquiFlashbackMJ15.pdf
https://blog.dar.org/celebrate-125-monday-daughters-aid-war-recovery
Historian CornerBill Jackson, an archivist for Harley Davidson, joins us to tell the story of this iconic company and its motorcycles in the Great War.
https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/museum/explore/archives.html
http://www.ridingvintage.com/2012/12/war-machines-american-motorcycles-of-wwi.html
https://www.thrillist.com/cars/history-of-u-s-military-motorcycles
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/06/29/100-year-old-harley-davidson-returns-from-france-to-honor-american-wwi-soldiers.html
100 Cities/100 MemorialsJim Davenport, past president of the Rotary Club of Dunmore and owner of Dunmore Properties, and Louise McLafferty, retired director of the YMCA, join us to promote the new WW1 memorial in Lackawanna County, PA.
www.ww1cc.org/100cities
Speaking WW1Our word for this week is Stormtrooper- no, George Lucas did not coin it!
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/stormtrooper
https://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/04/09/achtung-sturmtruppen-10-amazing-facts-about-the-germanys-ww1-stormtroopers/
http://www.starwars.com/news/from-world-war-to-star-wars-stormtroopers
WW1 War TechThe subject for this week’s installment of War Tech is something we use everyday: Stainless Steel.
http://online.wsj.com/ww1/stainless-steel
http://www.portlandworks.co.uk/portland-works-and-the-invention-of-stainless-steel/
Articles and PostsThe highlights of this week’s weekly dispatch include: the American Society of Landscape Architecture on the approval of the Memorial design, a new Suffragettes-themed walking tour in DC, Humphrey Bogart in WW1, honoring Choctaw veterans in OK, and Doughboy MIA Corporal Clarence Hawkins. Also, check out our official merchandise!
http://www.ww1cc.org/dispatch
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.html
The BuzzKatherine Akey highlights our recent social media activity, including photos and articles of memorial dedications and re-dedications across America, and a WW1-themed Tuesday Trivia video from the US Army Center of Military History.
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/belmar-slash-lake-como/articles/video-belmars-treasured-doughboy-statue-is-welc
https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.290566277785344.1073741829.185589304949709/1041510199357611/?type=3&theater
http://www.salina.com/news/20180531/solomon-veterans-memorial-to-be-dedicated-saturday
https://www.facebook.com/armyhistory/videos/10156645173917853/?hc_ref=ARSmTaMW9TTbWFGwsQuxbCt6H6s1RRJhC79K5A5T-IqHPGBWDLJT7x05GyjHcChP37I
Episode #29, Launching the Lottery | The Storyteller & The Historian | Governors Island WW1 History Weekend | NZ "Luck of the Dray" | Youtube's Extra Credits channel and more...
Episode #28, Farewell to James Nutter | Poland in WW1 | Government federalizes US Shipbuilding | Junior Master Gardener Poppy Project | They Also Served but were overlooked and more...
Episode #27, Espionage Act attack on bill of rights | Logistics | Eat WWI in NYC | One Woman show on WWI Nurses | President Trump to Paris for WWI Commemorative event and much more...
Episode #26, June 28, 2017 | What's a Chautauqua!!? Harley Davidson in WW1, The Red Cross we know today, Aviator Lewis Bennet, many events in France - and more...
Episode #25, June 21, 2017 - Where Are The Americans!? Cylinder recording archives - National History Day WW1 Award winners and more...
Episode #24, Flag Day 1917-like not other, Wondering about Wonder Woman, Liberty Bonds rock it, The violin of Private Howard, AND more
Episode #23, "Over There" Hit song turns 100, "Billy Bishop Goes To War", Soldiers executed for having PTSD, and Lovin' the Donut Lassies June 7, 2017
Episode #22, May 31, 2017 - War bonds, fake news, prostitutes, shoes, trucks and draft dodgers!
Episode #21, May 24, 2017 - First US Army personnel land 100 years ago this week
Episode #20, May 17, 2017 -National WW1 Memorial gets OK to proceed
Episode #19, May 10, 2017 - Mother's day special and Monkey Glands
Episode #18, May 3, 2017 - Boeing historian insight on Bill Boeing and Sgt. Stubby the film update
Episode #17 - April 26, 2017
Episode #16 - April 19, 2017
Episode #15 - April 12, 2017
Episode #14 - April 5, 2017
Episode #13 - March 29, 2017
Episode #12 - March 22, 2017
Episode #11 - Special Edition - Press Conference
Episode #10 - March 15, 2017
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