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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Central Powers start to break – September 1918
A glance at events 100 years ago this month, as Bulgaria was forced out of the First World War, and multiple offensives on the Western Front convinced Germany’s supreme commanders of the need for a ceasefire.
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‘Diggers & Doughboys’ – special exhibition at US National WWI Museum
A century of military ties between Australia and America, beginning on the Western Front in 1918, is explored through art in a new exhibition opening at the US National WWI Museum & Memorial, Kansas City.
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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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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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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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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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