Draftees Ship Out - Episode #65

Highlights - Draftees Ship Out

Update on the Spring Offensive - Mike Shuster | @02:25

America Emerges: The Draftees Ship Out - Edward Lengel | @06:20

Don’t send the boys “Dainties” by parcel post! | @11:40

Remembering Veterans: The Women’s Overseas Service League - Cathleen Cordova | @16:45

Updates from the States: Idaho Commission - K.C.Piccard and Frank Krone | @21:55

Spotlight in the Media: Sgt. Stubby Premiere | @27:35

100C/100M: Glen Carbon IL - Linda Sinco | @32:45

100C/100M: Appleton, WI - Alexander Schultz | @38:35

Speaking WW1: Tommy | @44:45

WW1 War Tech: The Little Curie | @46:20

The Dispatch Newsletter | @48:05

The Buzz - The Centennial in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @49:25----more----

Opening

Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - episode #65 - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.

Today is March 30th, 2018 and our guests for this week include:

Mike Shuster, from the great war project checking in on the progress of the German Spring Offensive - Operation Michael

Dr. Edward Lengel with a story of New York City’s Doughboys as they set sail for Europe

Cathleen Cordova shares the history of the Women’s Overseas Service League

K.C.Piccard and Frank Krone are here to tell us about the Idaho WW1 Centennial Commission

Linda Sinco shares the 100 Cities/100 Memorials project at Glen Carbon, Illinois

Alexander Schultz with the 100 Cities/100 memorials project in Appleton, Wisconsin

Katherine Akey with the WW1 commemoration in social media

And that is our lineup of guest for WW1 Centennial News -- a weekly podcast brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation.

I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show.

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Preface

100 years ago this week, the fate and future, that would be determined by WWI hangs somewhat by a thread. In this episode, we want to give you a sense of what was happening on the ground in Europe, explore the push to get our troops across the Atlantic, and see how the war effort is affecting life and policy here stateside… A year after entering the fray - America is definitely in the thick of it!

With that as a setup, let’s jump into our Centennial Time Machine and roll back 100 years to - to witness a crucial moment,  in the War that Changed the World!

World War One THEN

100 Year Ago This Week

Great War Project

We are going to open our look back 100 years ago this week, with Mike Shuster former NPR correspondent and curator for the Great War project Blog….

Mike: Your post is a powerful update on the front line action, this last week of May, 1918. The Allies are trying desperately to cope with Germany’s “total commitment” onslaught -

By the week’s-end it turns out that maybe the Kaiser’s claim of total victory, last week,  may have been a bit premature. It’s not over yet. Looking forward to your report, Mike…

Thank you Theo - This week the headline read….

[MIKE POST]

Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog.

LINK:

http://greatwarproject.org/2018/03/25/in-german-spring-offensive-crisis-on-both-sides/

America Emerges: Military Stories from WW1

We are going to follow with America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI with Dr. Edward Lengel.

Ed:  As Mike just told us… getting our boys shipped out and on the ground in France is crucial… and your story this week focused on what that was like state -side… Many troops and individual soldiers that would play important roles in the upcoming battles are heading “over there”. What’s the story Ed:

[ED LENGEL]

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Dr. Edward Lengel is an American military historian, author, and our segment host for America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI.

There are links in the podcast notes to Ed’s post.  

Links:http://www.edwardlengel.com/one-hundred-years-ago-new-york-city-bids-farewell-doughboys/

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