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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Loving the latest podcast! Great that you are giving the background & context, which so many people seem to ignore. Without it, you don’t properly understand what happened & why.
Have you come across this brilliant website – a true labour of love: http://www.carto1418.fr/
This guy has been creating these maps showing position of the Western Front for every day of the war (up to September 1918) for the last EIGHT YEARS! Incredible stuff.
Hi Richard,
Thanks for the link, I’m always ready to check out some battle maps! I could look at them for hours.
Mike