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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Tag: Campaigns
100 Years Ago: Battle of Arras & Vimy Ridge
British and Commonwealth forces attacked the German lines at Arras on 9 April 1917, in a renewed attempt to break the deadlock on the Western Front.
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100 Years Ago: The Chinese Labour Corps arrives
Chinese workers recruited to support Britain’s war effort on the Western Front started arriving in France on 19 April 1917.
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Rare Ottoman Great War carpet for Australian War Memorial
A silk carpet commemorating Turkey’s victory over Allied naval power in the Dardanelles in March 1915 has been acquired by the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
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100 Years Ago: Britain’s Mercantile Marine and its first convoys
Britain introduced transatlantic convoys in May 1917 to protect merchant ships from an increasingly dangerous German U-boat campaign.
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100 Years Ago: Britain’s Mercantile Marine and its first convoys
Britain introduced transatlantic convoys in May 1917 to protect merchant ships from an increasingly dangerous German U-boat campaign.
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100 Years Ago: Battle of Messines
The capture of Messines Ridge by Allied forces in June 1917 was a dramatic prelude to the British-led Flanders offensive later that summer.
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100 Years Ago: Americans register for Great War draft
In June 1917, millions of American men went to their local draft boards to register under the Selective Service Act – the first step in a conscription process for WWI.
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100 Years Ago: Americans register for Great War draft
In June 1917, millions of American men went to their local draft boards to register under the Selective Service Act – the first step in a conscription process for WWI.
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General Pershing arrives – 13 June 1917
100 years ago today: US commander General John Pershing was welcomed enthusiastically in France, as Patrick Gregory reports.
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