New vitality to a strange subject, emphasizing the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in opening the west. We are so fortunate to have him here from our neighbor to the southwest arizona. ,dr. Langellier earned his ba in history and historical archaeology, his ma in history with a concentration on the American West and spanish borderlands, as well as a emphasis on film history from second the university of san diego. He later went on to earn his phd in military history from kansas state university. Career in public history he retired to tucson in , 2015. He is the author of dozens of books, including fighting for uncle sam, blacks in the frontier army, which is for sale in the gift shop following the lecture. We are excited to welcome dr. John langellier. Join me in a round of applause as we welcome him to the podium. [applause] John Langellier i feel like a telemarketer. [laughter] John Langellier i will send you every month a book that i have written that no one wants if you sign up now. [
I want to remind everybody that todays meeting is on the record. It is also being livestreamed over the internet on cfr. Org so everyone who is watching us by the internet, welcome. Also remember since this is on the record, anything you say can and possibly will be used against you. It is my great pleasure to introduce the three distinguished historians we have with us today to talk about world war i. You all have complete bios so im not going to go through everything our panelists have written over the course of their distinguished careers, but i want to briefly introduce them. We will go from my immediate right, at least geographically. Let me begin by introducing john milton cooper, he is Professor Emeritus of history at the university of wisconsin, madison, and he is written on that has written widely on early 19thcentury and 20thcentury history. His books include Woodrow Wilson a biography and breaking the heart of the world. Next, professor jennifer keene. She is professor and c
Emphasizing the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in opening the west. We are fortunate to have him here from our neighbor to the southwest, arizona. He earned his ba in history and historical archaeology, his ma in history with a concentration on the American West and spanish borderlands with the second emphasis on film history from the university of san diego. He later earned his phd in military history from kansas state university. After a 45 year in public history, he retired to tucson in 2015. He is the author of dozens of books, including fighting for uncle sam blacks in the frontier army. That is for sale today in our get shop following the lecture. We are excited to welcome dr. John langellier. Join me in a round of applause as we welcome him to the podium. [applause] john i feel like a telemarketer. [laughter] john i will send you every month a book that i have written that no one wants if you sign up now. At any rate thank you for , allowing me to be here. This is a wonderful oppo
Contribute, often taking jobs was performed by men. One group of women possessed a skill muchneeded by the army. Exit a war needed fighting a war required Reliable Communications network. Pershing called upon the expertise of women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied in just over 200 served in europe with the army. Their services documented in their official files in the National Archives in st. Louis, collection of archival personal records. That is civilian personnel records. After the war, the women were not deemed eligible for military benefits despite their army service. 1970s for thehe hello girls to finally receive the benefits to them as the First Female Army veterans. In both our military and civilian personnel records centers, we preserve the records of millions of men and women who have served our country. Throughout this at tenniel observance throughout the centennial observance, we are showcasing our world war i holdings in the stories contained in them inclu
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