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 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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Turn of the tide on the Marne – July 1918
Battles in northeastern France 100 years ago signalled a crucial shift in the First World War, as the Allies gained the advantage over the Germans.
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New film remembers ‘forgotten’ Salonika campaign
A newly-released short film focusses on the First World War campaign in the Balkans which drew in 600,000 Allied troops from across the globe.
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‘Storming the Skies’ – The First World War in Italy in photos
Centenary News toured an exhibition of photographs at the Army & Navy Club in London offering a rare glimpse, for UK eyes, of the First World War campaigns on the Italian Front.
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100 years ago – Battle of Amiens & start of the ‘Hundred Days’
The first in a series of Allied offensives which culminated in the First World War Armistice was launched against German positions near the French city of Amiens on 8 August 1918.
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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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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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Royal tribute for Battle of Amiens Centenary
At this week’s centenary commemorations, the Duke of Cambridge paid tribute to Allied cooperation delivering the success of the Battle of Amiens in August 1918.
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The Battle of Amiens, and what it meant for ending WW1
Dr Glyn Prysor, Chief Historian at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission – talking to Centenary News – summarises the significance of the Battle of Amiens.
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