Had reached the marne river and was less than 40 miles from paris. Pershing moved the second and third u. S. Divisions in the are into the area around chateauthierry to help stem this onslaught. Both divisions responded with spectacular spirit and success. The Third Division, in its battle for the marne crossing, wrote one of the most brilliant pages of our military annals, said general pershing. One of its legends, the 38th infantry, earned the proud designation rock of the marne. The Second Division, holding the road between chateauthierry and paris, began pushing the germans back. U. S. Marines, fighting with the Second Division, reclaimed important ground in a fierce contest known as the battle of belleau woods. American history tv visited key monuments, battlefields, and cemeteries in northeastern france with historian mitchell yockelson. To begin the story, we visit the chateauthierry monument, about 60 miles from paris, to learn why u. S. Forces were in the region and how they h
In the fields of flanders, because of the munitions, and one presumes because of death, those grounds then were disturbed, and those poppies began to grow. And so, the poppies then grew in amongst what is the killing fields. And so, then the poem in flanders field, was written. It began popularity in 1919 after the war in britain and then soon in the United States. Poppies began being sold as remembrance to raise funds for wounded veterans. When you come into the National World war i museum and memorial, as you mentioned, theres a bridge that takes you into the main galleries under which this glass bridge is a beautiful field of poppies, red poppies of flanders field. There are 9,000 blooms, each representing 1,000 combatant deaths. Its really an architectural masterpiece, i think, of the museum, very striking for visitors. Whats interesting is to see how Different Countries respond to that. Americans, theyre moved by the poem, theyre moved by the experience. Europeans or people from t
Germany entering into world war i. More than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tides of the global war bringing it to a close 18 months later on november 11th, 1918. To mark the 100th anniversary of what was then known as the great war, American History tv is live from the museum in kansas city, missouri. Well be here for the next two and a half hours. Well take you on a tour of some of the exhibits and involve you in conversations with top world war i historians. As we open our program were joined in the museum by the president and ceo of museum matthew naylor. You have a lot of resources to preserving the memory. Why is it important for people in 2017 to know this story . I dont think you can think of the last 100 years, particularly in the United States, without understanding the impact of world war i. Thats true of countries right across the globe. Im an australian. Im an american as well. For australia its the defining moment rather
He mentions that he has written a fastpaced story with gritty detail and brings to life that argonneloody meuse offensive when americans finally broke the back of the german army. Yockelson. Ome Mitch Yockelson good afternoon, everyone. It is great to see everyone and to come out here and to talk on the subject that doesnt get a lot of attention in the united states, and that is the united statess effort in the first world war. As he mentioned, we got into the 1917 as ail of partner to the allies and slowly build our forces until it turned into the climactic battle of rgonne, which is the subject of my book and the talk today. But the discussion largely centers around general pershing and how the battle formed and how it played out and ultimately , its success. Often asked, when did you begin writing this book . And what of my colleagues at asked me out in the hall today, a fewou write this years ago and decide to release this during the centennial . And no, i didnt, but we are in the
Stahl . The largest nazi group in america rallying in trenton, new jersey. This isnt dressup. This isnt a game. Were fighting for our childrens future. Stahl jeff hall was the movements rising star, who was murdered at point blank range in his own home. Whats astonishing about this story was who did it. Simon the prosecution says youre a con man, a thief. What do you say to that . Barry landeau pulled off the single largest theft of historic artifacts in the united states. Thousands of items, including signed documents by george washington, thomas jefferson, Francis Scott key, and mark twain. And for 20th century buffs fdrs copy of his 1937 inaugural address. All of these were found in landeaus apartment . All these documents were seized from mr. Landeaus apartment in new york city. [ female announcer ] right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1 2 days when used at the first sign. Without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell. Unlike other treatment