Meuse Argonne - Allies on the Attack

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

History

4.8 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 1918 the Germans were spent, and the Allies began rolling them back. Supreme Allied Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch had a plan to smash the enemy back and potentially end the war that year.

GEN John J “Blackjack” Pershing and his American Expeditionary Force were to play a major role in Foch’s plan, but to Pershing only as an independent force under his command. The story of the plans for the Meuse-Argonne Offensive is one of two very strong personalities coming together after a long, bumpy road.

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0:00.0	History awaits you. You will not fail it.
0:05.8	French premier Georges Clemenceau on the formation of the First World War podcast episode 48, the first narrative of the Meuse-Argon
0:40.3	series, Allies on the Attack. So, sorry for the long silence, but it's great to be back,
0:50.9	and it's great to have kicked off this series with the conversation with Mr. Randy
0:55.8	Galke in the previous episode. I couldn't think of anyone else better suited to start this next
1:04.0	series of podcasts. Since it has been a while, let's do some administrative notes before we get back into the front lines.
1:15.4	First, thank you to everyone who has submitted reviews to iTunes.
1:22.4	It is so very helpful to the show, and I'm grateful for the feedback.
1:27.4	For the reviewer named Resplendent
1:30.1	Man, thank you for the kind words about my writing a book someday. As I've been telling my family
1:37.7	and work colleagues for some time now, I'm pretty sure that book deal is just around the corner
1:42.9	and in no time I'm going to have to hit the road for the publicity tour.
1:47.9	The huge cash advance will be flowing in.
1:50.6	You know, the talk show interviews, taking the World War I book market by storm.
1:55.7	All of that's going to happen even before I write the book, of course.
2:00.6	And all of these things will start any day now.
2:05.1	Any day now.
2:10.3	Right.
2:11.5	Also, it is time to recognize some patrons on Patreon.
2:16.1	To Jim, Charles, Val, who was super cool to hang out with on the song, Yoge, Mark, Jason,
2:25.6	Myron, Stephen, and Bruce.
2:27.8	Thank you all so much for your kindness and your generous gifts to the BFWP.
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