Category: American WW1 Battlefields

Battlefield Vlog: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

In a follow on film to our recent episode about the Battlefields of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September 1918, we explore the American Cemetery at Romagne and ask are the American dead from the Great War forgotten? This is the largest US War Cemetery… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery”

Battlefield Vlog: Exploring the Meuse-Argonne Battlefields

In this latest Battlefield Vlog we explore the battlefields of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September 1918. Our journey takes us from Varennes and the Pennsylvania Memorial, to the high point of Montfaucon and the small bitterly contested village… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Exploring the Meuse-Argonne Battlefields”

Beyond The Somme

The Great War on the Western Front was much more than Flanders and the Somme, and the experience of British and Commonwealth soldiers. When we travel ‘Beyond the Somme’ – what does that mean, and what do we find on these battlefields where soldiers… Continue Reading “Beyond The Somme”

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery is the largest US War Cemetery in Europe with over 14,000 graves. We walk the battlefields here from Cunel to the cemetery, and down into Romagne village to visit an amazing private museum. Along the way we discuss the history… Continue Reading “Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery”

Doughboys in Flanders

In this episode we look at the men of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) who fought in Flanders, from Ypres to the Scheldt River, in 1918. What were American troops doing in Belgium away from the main US sector and what remains of their… Continue Reading “Doughboys in Flanders”