March 2022 – Battles of the First World War Podcast

Finally, the retired United States Army motto finds a proper use.

On October 7th, 1918, PVT John Lewis Barkley, a scout in the 3rd Division AEF, decided “to make things interesting for the Germans for a while.” With a captured machine gun and some four thousand rounds of ammunition, he engaged an enemy battalion-sized unit.

Single-handedly.

From inside an abandoned tank.

Here is his story.

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Returning guest and University of Oklahoma PhD candidate James P. Gregory tackles the subject of the US 5th Marine Regiment on Blanc Mont on October 4th, 1918, a day that would see the highest casualties ever taken by the Marines until World War Two a generation later. James argues that events and leadership led to “a calamity of errors” with deadly results for the Marines on the ground.

James’ article can be found here:

https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/MarineCorpsHistory_vol7no2_Winter2021_web.pdf?fbclid=IwAR14uKs6rllEZRBZuZ29HpJFUn-39FBOPRAlUcdWG0QPc4gpFFHgse2z0pI

LTCs Owen and Swift’s “A Hideous Price” can be found here:

https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/A%20Hideous%20Price_WEB.pdf

https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/hideous-price-4th-brigade-blanc-mont-2-10-october-1918

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