The rise of American power in WWI, told by Patrick Gregory on the Centennial of ‘Ace of Aces’ Eddie Rickenbacker scoring his first victory in the skies.
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100 years ago: Battle of Cantigny – America shows its mettle
The first full US-led offensive of the Great War began at Cantigny in the Somme on 28 May 1918, as Patrick Gregory reports.
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US Marines in battle for Belleau Wood – June 1918
100 years ago, a fight against the German advance to the Marne was developing into a defining moment for the US Marines, as Patrick Gregory explains:
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Raymond Chandler on the Western Front, 1918
The US-born crime novelist, Raymond Chandler, was concussed by German shelling while serving with Canadian forces near Arras on 19 June 1918. Chris Dickon tells his story.
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The Aisne-Marne counter-attack: America’s part in rolling back German forces
The significance of the US Army’s actions at the Battle of Soissons in July 1918, discussed by Patrick Gregory.
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The American First Army comes into being
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.
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The 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.
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100 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.
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Kick-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.
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