Hard Knocks, Hard Luck, and Hardscrabble: The U.S. Army Enters World War I - Richard Faulkner
Richard S. Faulkner, U.S. Command and General Staff College
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917 the total strength of the Regular Army and National Guard was just over 300,000 men. It was an army with the doctrine, technology, and mindset of a pre-1914 constabulary force. By the time the war ended in November 1918, the U.S. Army had grown to over four million soldiers, had endured the growing pains of a prodigious mobilization, and had been schooled in the hard lessons of modern total war. This presentation will examine the challenges that the U.S. Army faced in raising, training, equipping, and employing the American Expeditionary Forces in the Great War.
Lecture presented during the 15th Annual Truman Library Teachers' Conference at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
For more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit theworldwar.org
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My all time favorite lecturer! Ever!
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He goes up a few points in my book for being self aware with the "loud and obnoxious" remark. I prefer Michael Neiberg but there's no reason you cant like both, as I do.
Love this dude!
Honestly I can see myself in the moment, at least right now, getting flamingly angry at anyone treating conscientious objectors of the religious variety harshly. Its one of the founding principles of this nation, to be able to worship how you wanted. These men still showed up to serve and did not dodge the draft as many of their friends did. If anyone wanted to spit on the constitution and declaration of independence then I would have been willing to bust them in the mouth and take the court martial, from Leonard Wood down to the lowest private. Make a big deal of it out of the papers. See what Wilson has to say then, making the world safe for democracy but his own home hostile to its founding principles on the biggest stage.