Agent of the Iron Cross
In 1918, German secret agent, Lothar Witzke, entered the United States via the southern border. His mission was to conduct a campaign of terror and sabotage. This included the destruction of American ...
20 Jun 202423min
Environmental Impact of World War I on North Sea Fishing
The North Sea was one of the most relevant naval theatres of the war. It was also home to important fishing grounds. By 1914 a combination of technology, markets, and demand was leading to overfishing...
8 Mai 202421min
World War I Poetry: Lost Voices and New Voices
How does World War I poetry help us understand the complexity of the experience of the war? Why was poetry so important then? Why does the poetry of World War I continue to have such resonance? To ans...
4 Apr 202430min
The Trenches: Reality vs Movies
When most people think of World War I on the Western Front, they probably think of trenches. Trench systems were present along most of the 475 miles from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps. It wasn...
14 Mar 202429min
The Lost Battalion - Part II
Part IIIn early October 1918, several companies of the US 77th Division found themselves surrounded in the Argonne Forest during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Led by Major Charles Whittlesey, the Lost...
16 Feb 202429min
The Lost Battalion - Part I
Part I In early October 1918, several companies of the US 77th Division found themselves surrounded in the Argonne Forest during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Led by Major Charles Whittlesey, the Lost...
12 Feb 202425min
The Congress of Vienna and the Roots of World War I
Between September 1814 and June 1815, against the backdrop of Napoleon’s exile to Elba and his brief return, the Congress of Vienna worked out a new way to balance the power of the Great Powers and av...
4 Jan 202438min
Learning from the Circus: Transportation and Logistics in WWI
In 1914, as German forces quickly outmaneuvered Allied armies in the opening days of the war, there was some suspicion among the Allies that the circuses that had traveled around Europe in the years b...
4 Des 202319min
