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April 29, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Spring 1918 – The US air effort takes off

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.

May 10, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Flanders exhibitions, ‘1918 – The Final Offensive’

Three exhibitions now under way in Zonnebeke, Heuvelland and Waregem highlight different aspects of the last year of the First World War in Flanders.

May 28, 2018 CN Editorial Team

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.

May 28, 2018 CN Editorial Team

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.

Author: Patrick Gregory

June 1, 2018 CN Editorial Team

Centennial Countdown Blog: Romania out of WW1 & Germany attacks again in France

Events in Eastern Europe and Russia, the German offensive on the Aisne and President Wilson's declaration that 'politics is adjourned' are discussed by US blogger Dennis Cross in his latest WW1 post, covering May 1918.