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...
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World War I created many of the political, cultural, and economic fault lines of the world today. Produced by the MacArthur Memorial, this podcast explores the causes, the major players, the...
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20 of 145 episodesHarry 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 onl...
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,...
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, organizatio...
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...
The WWI Service of Arthur MacArthur III
Arthur MacArthur III is less well known than his younger brother General Douglas MacArthur and his father, the Civil War hero Arthur MacArth...
Douglas MacArthur's World War I Decorations
General Douglas MacArthur is arguably the most decorated American military officer in American history. For a career that spanned five confl...
The National World War I Memorial in D.C.
From massive national memorials to simple plaques in tiny villages, the need to remember and try to make sense of World War I was universal....
Captain von Trapp's World War I Service
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the release of The Sound of Music , an enormously successful Hollywood film with fans all over the world....
Colonel House - Part II
Edward Mandell House, better known as Colonel House, was a pivotal figure in American politics and diplomacy during World War I, serving as...
Colonel House - Part I
Edward Mandell House, better known as Colonel House, was a pivotal figure in American politics and diplomacy during World War I, serving as...
California and World War I
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, all 48 states played a role in war mobilization and made unique contributions shap...
John J. Pershing and Douglas MacArthur
John J. Pershing and Douglas MacArthur are both towering figures in American military history—Pershing as the commander of the American Expe...
Thomas Neibaur: WWI Medal of Honor Recipient
There are 125 WWI recipients of the Medal of Honor. One of those recipients was Private Thomas Croft Neibaur of the 167th Infantry Regiment,...
Kansas and World War I
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, all 48 states played a role in war mobilization and made unique contributions that...
The French Army's Wine Ration
As stalemate ensued on the Western Front in the fall of 1914, the French Army began providing a daily wine ration for its soldiers stationed...
Mississippi and World War I
When the United States declared war in April 1917, the 48 states that made up the nation at that time played an important role in mobilizati...
Kiffin Rockwell and the Boys Who Remembered Lafayette
Kiffin Rockwell believed that America owed France a debt for its support during the American Revolutionary War. He was 21 years old when Wor...
Parker Hitt and American Cryptology in WWI
Between 1914-1917, communications technology, and the way to secure or intercept this kind of traffic, progressed dramatically. When the Uni...
North Carolina and World War I
When the United States declared war in April 1917, it was unprepared to actually fight a war in Europe. The regular army was small and Ameri...