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# General John Pershing
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20 Historic Events Even the Movies Won’t Touch
Hollywood has never had a shortage of dumb movie plots. Nor did it have a dearth of far-fetched scenes that stretch credulity to the breaking point, then zoom past it for miles…
American History
The Tragic Final Hours on the American Fighting Front in WWI were Needlessly Brutal
By late September of 1918, it had become clear to German military commanders that they had lost World War I.…
American History
Texas’ Most Decorated World War I Hero Was an Undocumented Mexican Immigrant
Marcelino Serna, one of the United States' greatest heroes of World War I, was an undocumented Mexican immigrant. Throughout his…
American History
The Lions That Led: The 10 Greatest Generals of the First World War
It's impossible to write about the First World War in good terms. As wasteful as it was preventable, it all…
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This Day In History: The US Army Launches An Offensive in WW I (1918)
On this day in 1918, General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) launches American’s first independent offensive…