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
I appreciate the work take the the work done to make this visit possible. Byould like to start thanking the Kansas City Public Library and the National World war i museum for sponsoring my visit here. I am very excited to be in kansas city, talking with you all about this historical figure , and retracing some steps a little bit. Theve been doing that over years, following stubby all the places he has been, and one of the places he has been is kansas city. I will talk a little bit more about that as the evening goes on. Lets go to the pictures. I brought lots of historical images to share with you. I will tell you a little bit about my own background. Himself, of stubby some of the stories behind the creation of the books i have written about him, one for adults and one for young readers. We will save some time at the end for questions as well. First, i want to make sure we are in on the same page in terms of terminology. When we are talking about dough boys, we do not mean this guy. W
He was later received by three american president s. It is about an hour. Tonight well hear the biography of a brave and invaluable soldier who played a significant part in world war i. He couldnt write, he couldnt speak and he couldnt hold a gun. However, his loyalty and abilities were never in question and his inspiration to his fellow infantrymen in the Yankee Division is legendary. Stubby, the war dog, survived the horrors of the trenches and became a war hero. This evening, ann is going to share the story of this very special dog and his soldier. Ann has a lively style breathless pacing and intriguing characters, whether they fly under historys radar, or rise to the top of historical recognition. After our visit to the National World war i museum today, i can only imagine what historical art fat has set her imagination in motion now. Please welcome ann bausum. Hello and thank you. Thank you for coming out. I appreciate the work that katie stover has done to make this visit possibl
Tonight, we will hear the biography of a brave and invaluable soldier who played a significant part in world war i. He could not write, he could not speak, and he could not hold a gun. However, his loyalty and abilities were never in question, and his inspiration is legendary. Stubby the war dog survived the horrors of the trenches and became a war hero. This evening, the story of this very special dog and his soldier. Ann bausum is an awardwinning childrens author who captures characters whether they fly under the historical radar or rise to the top of recognition. I can only imagine recognition. I can only imagine what hello, and thank you for coming out. I appreciate the work take the the work done to make this visit possible. I would like to start by thanking the Kansas City Public Library and the National World war i museum for sponsoring my visit here. I am very excited to be in kansas city, talking with you all about this historical figure, and retracing some steps a little bit.
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