The Lost Battalion of WWI
History with Mark Bielski
English - December 06, 2018 11:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHistory europeanhistory tudors wwi americanhistory civilwar history lewisandclark markbielski wwii Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Mark’s guest is Robert J. Laplander about his book Finding the Lost Battalion: Beyond the Rumors, Myths and Legends of America’s Famous WWI Epic. They discuss his deep research in the story of the soldiers and their commander, Charles Whittlesey and their grueling ordeal by fire in the Argonne Forest. This definitive work follows these men of the 77th Division and chronicles their lives and sacrifices in battle during September and October 1918.