August 1918 Overview-Episode #83

WW1 Centennial News

Highlights: August 1918 Overview

• August 1918 Preview Roundtable - Dr. Edward Lengel, Katherine Akey, Theo Mayer | @02:05
• Great War Project Blog: Turning Point - Mike Shuster | @17:35
• International Report 1: Commemorations in France | @21:55
• International Report 2: The Moore Twins step up | @22:58
• Remembering Veterans: Rechickenization of France - Tracy Robinson DAR | @25:00
• Harley Davidson in WWI - Bill Jackson | @31:20
• 100 Cities / 100 Memorials: Dunmore, PA - Jim Davenport & Louise McLafferty | @37:05
• Speaking WWI: Stormtrooper | @43:00
• WWI WarTech: Stainless Steel | @45:45
• Articles & Posts: Dispatch Newsletter | @48:50
• The Buzz: Commemoration in social media - Katherine Akey | @52:55----more----

World War One Then August Roundtable

Dr. Edward Lengel, Host Theo Mayer, and Katherine Akey discuss the key events and themes of August 1918, including the pivotal Battle of Amiens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Amiens_(1918)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1918

Great War Project

As the Allied offensive barrels forward and German casualties mount, Berlin begins to recognize that the war is unwinnable.

http://greatwarproject.org/2018/07/29/the-allied-offensive-gains-strength/

World War One Now Commission News

Commemoration season kicks into high gear in Europe, with events and reenactments scheduled in Britain and France

http://ww1cc.org/international

http://www.centenarynews.com/article/battle-of-amiens-centenary-commemorations-in-france

http://www.centenarynews.com/article/shropshire-remembers-wilfred-owen-august-november-2018

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HvnP1_ymAKYYkTES2BFt3hcTh8cDGFdw/view

https://www.facebook.com/armyhistory/videos/10156654988097853/

Remembering Veterans

Tracy Robinson joins us from the Daughters of the American Revolution to discuss the contributions of the DAR during the Great War.

www.dar.org/archives

https://www.dar.org/archives/women-resilience-dar-service-world-war-i

https://www.dar.org/sites/default/files/QuasquiFlashbackMJ15.pdf

https://blog.dar.org/celebrate-125-monday-daughters-aid-war-recovery

Historian Corner

Bill Jackson, an archivist for Harley Davidson, joins us to tell the story of this iconic company and its motorcycles in the Great War.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/museum/explore/archives.html

http://www.ridingvintage.com/2012/12/war-machines-american-motorcycles-of-wwi.html

https://www.thrillist.com/cars/history-of-u-s-military-motorcycles

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/06/29/100-year-old-harley-davidson-returns-from-france-to-honor-american-wwi-soldiers.html

100 Cities/100 Memorials

Jim Davenport, past president of the Rotary Club of Dunmore and owner of Dunmore Properties, and Louise McLafferty, retired director of the YMCA, join us to promote the new WW1 memorial in Lackawanna County, PA.

www.ww1cc.org/100cities

Speaking WW1

Our word for this week is Stormtrooper- no, George Lucas did not coin it!

https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/stormtrooper

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/04/09/achtung-sturmtruppen-10-amazing-facts-about-the-germanys-ww1-stormtroopers/

http://www.starwars.com/news/from-world-war-to-star-wars-stormtroopers

WW1 War Tech

The subject for this week’s installment of War Tech is something we use everyday: Stainless Steel.

http://online.wsj.com/ww1/stainless-steel

http://www.portlandworks.co.uk/portland-works-and-the-invention-of-stainless-steel/

Articles and Posts

The highlights of this week’s weekly dispatch include: the American Society of Landscape Architecture on the approval of the Memorial design, a new Suffragettes-themed walking tour in DC, Humphrey Bogart in WW1, honoring Choctaw veterans in OK, and Doughboy MIA Corporal Clarence Hawkins. Also, check out our official merchandise!

http://www.ww1cc.org/dispatch

http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/subscribe.html

The Buzz

Katherine Akey highlights our recent social media activity, including photos and articles of memorial dedications and re-dedications across America, and a WW1-themed Tuesday Trivia video from the US Army Center of Military History.

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/belmar-slash-lake-como/articles/video-belmars-treasured-doughboy-statue-is-welc

https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/photos/a.290566277785344.1073741829.185589304949709/1041510199357611/?type=3&theater

http://www.salina.com/news/20180531/solomon-veterans-memorial-to-be-dedicated-saturday

https://www.facebook.com/armyhistory/videos/10156645173917853/?hc_ref=ARSmTaMW9TTbWFGwsQuxbCt6H6s1RRJhC79K5A5T-IqHPGBWDLJT7x05GyjHcChP37I