Rebellion Targets Paris; French Sack Commander. First Americans Arrive in France; Too Few to Help. Special to The Great War Project. (21 May) The first American military personnel arrive in Europe on May 18th. one hundred years ago. Some 243 Americans soldiers, according to historian Martin Gilbert, reach Britain. They are the medical staff and…
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A BATTLE AND A WAR WITH NO VICTORS
by Mike Shuster
The Battles End, Killing Continues British ‘Wastage’ and Charges of Cowardice Special to The Great War Project (21-26 November) It may be that only the great battles of the First World War get named and garner the focus of history. But as historian Adam Hochschild notes, “the air above the Western Front was also filled…