Battle of Belleau Wood: Episode #76

Highlights

The Battle of Belleau Wood - Mike Shuster | @02:15

June 11 Breakthrough at Belleau Wood - Dr. Edward Lengel | @06:00

The birth of the modern US Marine Corps - Alan Axelrod | @10:05

War in The sky: The Ace who ran Pan Am | @16:45

Historian Corner: The Dept. of State in WWI - Thomas Faith | @18:25

100 Cities / 100 Memorials: San Francisco - Ken Maley | @25:55

Speaking WWI: Boot Camp | @32:00

WWI War Tech: Submarine | @34:00

Articles & Posts: Weekly Dispatch Highlights | @37:50

Social Media - Katherine Akey | @43:50----more----

We invite you to use our full interactive transcript at our podcast website: ww1cc.org/cn meanwhile, below you will find links to our guests and our research. 

World War One Then

The Great War Project

Historian Mike Shuster’s discusses the events of this week in 1918, including the all-important Battle of Belleau Wood, a disastrous outbreak of Spanish Flu in the German ranks, and the dawn of Allied numerical superiority on the Western front. The latter two developments force the German command to make a difficult strategic choice.   

http://greatwarproject.org/2018/06/10/belleau-wood-crucial-test-for-the-americans/

America Emerges: Military Stories from WW1

Dr. Ed Lengel explores the battlefield events 100 years ago this week, filling in the details with direct accounts as we witness the fierce fighting determination of the 2nd Brigade’s Marine division- which took the Germans by surprise.

http://www.edwardlengel.com/portfolio/thunder-and-flames-americans-in-the-crucible-of-combat-1917-1918/

http://www.edwardlengel.com/forgotten-heroes-marine-breakthrough-belleau-wood-1918/

https://www.facebook.com/EdwardLengelAuthor/

http://www.edwardlengel.com/about/

100 Years Ago: Belleau Wood

The Battle of Belleau Wood became the crucible that transformed the United States Marine Corps, from a small force that primarily served on ships to a highly respected land combat outfit. At this late stage of the conflict, the stakes could not have been higher for either the Germans or the Allies. Author Alan Axelrod describes this ferocious, consequential battle that changed the course of the war and U.S. military history.    

https://www.amazon.com/Alan-Axelrod/e/B001IQULA4

https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/belleau-wood

War in the Sky

100 years ago this week, Douglas Campbell, the first US trained Air Ace, scores his sixth and final aerial victory. While Campbell duels the Germans above Europe, Capt. John Alcock and Lt. Arthur Whitten Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight.

http://ww1cc.org/warinthesky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Campbell_(aviator)

World War One Now

Historians Corner

Remembering Veterans: State Dept

Tom Faith, an in-house historian at the State Department, illuminates the pivotal role that the State Department played during the war, from the beginning of the conflict  through the Treaty of Versailles. He also discusses the impact of the war on American diplomacy and foreign policy, and the diplomatic implications of illegal poison gas use by the belligerent powers.  

https://www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/qa-with-behind-the-gas-mask-author-thomas-faith/

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/11/16/doughboys-and-gas-american-chemical-weapons-in-world-war-one/

https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/wwi

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/wwi

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1917-72PubDip

100 Cities/100 Memorials

San Francisco War Memorial Building and Opera House

Ken Maley, coordinator of the San Francisco Armistice Centennial Commemoration, discusses Centennial Commemoration in San Francisco, a city with a strong link to the First World War. Additionally, other restorations are underway in the Bay Area, including memorials in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Carmel.

www.ww1cc.org/100cities

http://alwmcsf.org/world_war_one/

www.alwmcsf.org/ww1/1914-war-begins-in-europe

www.alwmcsf.org/ww1/1915-1916-swaying-american-opini