CN contributor Dr Jillian Davidson reports from the April 6 commemorations marking the 2017 Centennial of US entry into World War I.
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‘In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace’ – America marks WWI Centennial
100 years to the day after America entered the Great War, the anniversary has been marked with a US Centennial Commission remembrance event at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
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America Goes to War – WWI Centenary photo tribute to the ‘Doughboys’
Photographer Mike Sheil’s latest touring exhibition, marking the US Centennial of entry into the First World War, has opened in the City of London.
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100 Years Ago: America declares war on Germany
The US finally entered the First World War on 6 April 1917, ending President Wilson’s attempts to stay neutral, as Patrick Gregory explains.
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Americans at War in Foreign Forces: A History, 1914-1945
Publisher’s Description:By the time of the American entrance into World War I in April 1917 and World War II in December 1941, tens of thousands of Americans had already fought and died in those conflicts in the uniforms of other nations. This book tells the story of who these Americans were.’
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Pershing’s Crusaders: The American Soldier in World War I
Publisher’s Description:’The Great War caught a generation of American soldiers at a turning point in the nation’s history.’Pershing’s Crusaders offers a clear, close-up picture of the doughboys in all of their vibrant diversity, shared purpose, and unmistakably American character.
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America Goes to War – WWI Centenary photo tribute to the ‘Doughboys’
Photographer Mike Sheil's latest touring exhibition, marking the US Centennial of entry into the First World War, has opened in the City of London.
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100 Years Ago: America declares war on Germany
The US finally entered the First World War on 6 April 1917, ending President Wilson's attempts to stay neutral, as Patrick Gregory explains.
Continue readingUS national ceremony in Kansas City to mark WWI Centennial
America will commemorate the centenary of its entry into the First World War with a national ceremony on 6 April 2017 at the National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City.
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Centenary Anniversary: USA declares war
6th April 1917: The United States of America declares war on Germany.
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