The World's Fairs and World War I
In 1915, as World War I reshaped global politics and strained international ties, two world’s fairs opened in the United States with the bold promise of celebrating cooperation, innovation, and peace....
20 Sep 23min
Ernest J. King and World War I
Many leaders during World War II were shaped by their service in World War I. Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King was no exception. During World War II, King held the unprecedented dual role of Commander in ...
25 Aug 43min
1919 Tour de France - Revisited
On Monday, July 13, 2026, the MacArthur Memorial hosted a virtual event featuring Adin Dobkin, author of Sprinting Through No Man’s Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France. J...
21 Juli 51min
American World War I Memorials Overseas
In this latest episode of the World War I Podcast, we are joined by Lillian Pfluke, a retired U.S. Army major and a member of the pioneering first class of women to graduate from West Point in 1980. A...
22 Juni 21min
Harry S. Truman and the First World War
In the history of the United States, 31 of 45 presidents have served in the military, with two dozen of them serving during wartime. Yet only one president was a combat veteran of World War I: Harry S...
29 Maj 33min
The Africa Ship
In 1917, with Paul von Lettow‑Vorbeck’s forces fighting a desperate guerrilla campaign in East Africa and supplies running dangerously low, the German Navy proposed an almost unbelievable solution. Th...
28 Apr 23min
Framing the First World War
The First World War is often talked about as a global event that had a tremendous impact on everything, but how did the nations, organizations, and people involved in the war actually “frame” or under...
5 Mars 49min
A Tale of Two Fronts: A German Soldier's Journey Through World War I
World War I historiography is heavily focused on the Western Front, and the memoirs of soldiers of the Central Powers—especially for English language audiences—are often rare or inaccessible. A Tale ...
3 Dec 202528min
