World War I

Battle of Belleau Wood

The spring of 1918 marked the first opportunity in World War I for the forces of the United States, in coordination with their French and British Allies, to operate on a large scale against the German Army. The war that had begun in Bosnia in 1914 was soon to finish but few in the fighting nations could have known that….

Meuse-Argonne Offensive

The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the final Allied offensive in World War I that pushed the Germans to surrender on November 11, 1918. The Germans had gained some land and success in France during its spring and summer campaigns. However, the Allies, with numerous fresh American divisions coming in, decided to make a decisive push against Germany in the fall of…