WW1 Centennial News for September 28, 2018 - Episode #91
An American soldier uses a spotter scope during the Meuse Argonne Offensive
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Highlights: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive Begins
- Wilson flips position on Women’s Suffrage | @01:55
- The first day at the Meuse - Michael Shuster | @08:55
- First person accounts from the 91st Wild West Division - Dr. Edward Lengel | @13:25
- Archiving the Centennial for posterity | @20:30
- Bells of Peace at St. Mary’s in Burlington, NJ | @23:10
- The Bells of Peace APP is now available for download | @24:15
- Tennessee in WWI - Michael Birdwell | @25:30
- The story of Erwin Bleckley - Lt.-Col Doug Jacobs (Ret.) | @31:20
- New book “Thunder in the Argonne” - Col. Douglas Mastriano (Ret.) | @37:55
- Speaking & WWI War Tech mashup: Dog Tags | @44:30
- Articles and Posts - Highlights from the Dispatch Newsletter | @48:15
- The Buzz - The Centennial in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @51:00
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PODCAST NOTES: Guest links and our research
World War One Then
100 Years Ago
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/woodrow-wilson-and-the-womens-suffrage-movement-reflection
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/09/17/102833904.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/09/24/102837594.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/09/27/102838545.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/09/28/102839217.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/09/29/109330227.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/09/29/109330442.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/09/30/102839744.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/10/01/97029350.pdf
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/10/03/98271673.pdf
Great War Project
http://greatwarproject.org/2018/09/23/the-meuse-argonne-offensive-grinds-to-a-halt/
America Emerges: Military Stories from WW1
http://www.edwardlengel.com/the-wild-west-division-in-the-meuse-argonne/
http://www.edwardlengel.com/portfolio/282/
https://www.facebook.com/EdwardLengelAuthor/
http://www.edwardlengel.com/about/
World War One Now
Commission News
http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/events/special-events/wwicc-honor-and-remember/
Updates from the States
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tennessee-Great-War-Commission/1560904157516730
Remembering Veterans
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/veterans-look-to-honor-wichitan-killed-in-wwi/1292796854
Spotlight in the Media
https://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Argonne-Americas-Greatest-Campaigns/dp/0813175550
http://roadstothegreatwar-ww1.blogspot.com/2018/03/thunder-in-argonne-reviewed-by-peter-l.html
https://www.kentuckypress.com/live/title_detail.php?titleid=4777
WW1 War Tech and Speaking WW1
https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5470
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_tag#cite_note-12
Articles and Posts
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.html
The Buzz
www.facebook.com/ww1centennial
Sponsors:
The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library
The Starr Foundation
Production:
Producer & Host: Theo Mayer
Line Producer: Katherine Akey
Interview editing: Mac Nelsen and Tim Crowe
Research: JL Michaud
Intern: Rachel Hurt
SUBSCRIPTIONS
WW1 Centennial News Video Podcast on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ww1-centennial-news/id1209764611?mt=2
Weekly Dispatch Newsletter
http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.htm