Patrick Gregory on the creation of the American First Army in August 1918, a sign of growing US strength in World War I.
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St Mihiel Campaign – The US First Army goes into battle​
The newly created First Army of the American Expeditionary Force went into battle for the first time in northeast France on 12 September 1918, as Patrick Gregory explains.
Continue readingThe Battle of Megiddo – Ottoman Army in Palestine destroyed
Major Paul Knight on the Allied attack in September 1918 that dealt a fatal blow to the Central Powers in the Middle East.
Continue readingReports: German President for UK Cenotaph ceremony?
Ahead of the official announcement, newspapers in Britain reported plans to invite Germany’s head-of-state to the Remembrance Sunday service in Whitehall, which this year coincides with the Armistice Centenary.
Continue reading100 Years Ago: Meuse-Argonne Offensive begins
The opening stages of the First World War campaign that remains the largest single battle in US history, described by Patrick Gregory.
Continue readingKick-starting the Meuse-Argonne: The American Army goes again on Western Front
Patrick Gregory on the relaunch of America's stalled offensive in northeastern France 100 years ago.
Continue reading100 years ago – breaking news of the ‘False Armistice’
James Smith revisits the story of how premature reports of an end to the Great War flashed around the world on 7 November 1918.
Continue reading‘Shrouds of the Somme’ in London – Artist’s Armistice Centenary tribute
Patrick Gregory tells the story of the WW1 Shrouds of the Somme installation at London's Olympic Park.
Continue reading‘For Millions of Europeans, the war did not end in 1918’ – article
Ahead of the Armistice Centenary, Britain's Guardian newspaper carried a reminder from columnist Natalie Nougayrède that the year 1918 has a different meaning for the peoples of eastern Europe.
Continue reading‘At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them’ – the Armistice tributes in Britain & Ireland
Patrick Gregory on how the Centenary Armistice Day was commemorated across Britain and Ireland.
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