Baseball and World War I
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, baseball had been America's national past time for about 60 years. The start of the war also coincided with the start of the 1917 MLB season. ...
12 Mai 202128min
Behind the Scenes: Smithsonian WWI Treasures
With limited space to tell so many stories, museums always have some very interesting items in storage. The Smithsonian is no different! In this episode, Dr. Frank Blazich, Curator of Military History...
6 Apr 202126min
Marguerite Harrison - America's First Female Foreign Intelligence Agent
During World War I, Marguerite Harrison became the first female foreign intelligence agent employed by US military intelligence. While relatively unknown today, she played a major role in normalizing ...
15 Mar 202136min
Douglas MacArthur and the Spanish Flu
In 1918, armies on both sides of WWI were stricken by the Spanish Flu. Douglas MacArthur suffered a period of illness during this period that was unrelated to his bouts with mustard gas. Did he contra...
1 Mar 202118min
The Western Front, 1914-1916
From the Schlieffen Plan to Verdun, the critical years of 1914-1916 set the stage for major upheavals in 1917. For expert analysis of this period, we sat down with Dr. Michael Neiberg, author of Fight...
17 Feb 202119min
The USCG in WWI
What was the United States Coast Guard doing during World War I? We sat down Dr. William H. Thiesen, Atlantic Area Historian for the United States Coast Guard, to discuss the history of the Coast Guar...
20 Okt 202029min
The Russian Revolution
By the end of 1916, the Allied and Central powers were exhausted and were facing serious political, economic and social problems. For Russia, a country already struggling with the structural problems...
21 Jul 202029min
Siam and World War I
Many small countries entered World War I with the hope of gaining some sort of advantage in the post-war period. Most of these countries did not contribute troops or any other substantial aid to the c...
8 Jul 202029min
