Meuse Argonne - 26 September 1918, Pt 2 - AEF 5th Corps
The AEF 5th Corps launches its three divisions in the center of the Meuse-Argonne attack front. The 91st "Wild West" Division thrusts up towards the ridge on which sat Épinonville. The 37th "Buckeye" ...
25 Mar 201957min
An Interview with Christopher Huang
In this stand-alone episode we have an interview with Christopher Huang, who is the author of the recently-released detective novel "A Gentleman's Murder." This is a slight departure from the BFWWP's ...
27 Jan 201940min
Meuse Argonne - 26 September 1918, Pt 1 - AEF 1st Corps
From the Argonne Forest to the Butte du Vauquois, the AEF 1st Corps goes on the attack. The 77th "Metropolitan" Division plunges into the Argonne. The 28th "Keystone" and 35th "Santa Fe" Divisions wor...
7 Jan 201954min
Meuse Argonne - The Most Serious Business
At 0230 on the 26th of September, 1918, 2,775 French and American guns opened up on the German lines from the Argonne Forest to the River Meuse. Three hours later, nine divisions of American Doughboys...
29 Nov 201831min
Armistice Day 2018
A short reflection on Armistice Day, 2018. The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the webs...
11 Nov 20187min
Meuse Argonne - The Battle of St. Mihiel
On the 12th of September 1918, well over a half million American Doughboys of the AEF First Army went on the attack with their French allies. Less than forty-eight hours later the St. Mihiel Salient--...
16 Okt 201847min
Meuse Argonne - An Interview with Robert J. Laplander
On the centenary of the story of the Lost Battalion, we have a very special guest who will talk to us about this epic tale of American heroism, leadership, grit, and a stubborn will to resist in the F...
2 Okt 20181h 32min
Meuse Argonne - Allies on the Attack
In the summer of 1918 the Germans were spent, and the Allies began rolling them back. Supreme Allied Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch had a plan to smash the enemy back and potentially end the war tha...
26 Sep 201823min
