Battles Of The First World War Podcast

In this episode we have a great and in-depth talk with Steven Girard, a veteran, an archivist/historian of the 4th (Marine) Brigade 2nd Division AEF, and a WW1 battlefield tour guide.    Steve gives us his own background and how he came to study the 4th Brigade Marines and the US Army’s 2nd Division, and then he gives us a comprehensive look into the battle of Blanc Mont ridge -- a detailed look at this forgotten but important battle of the First World War. (Steve gives us a view from the division to individual level going straight from his memory! No notes!)   Hope you enjoy this great conversation!   To read more on the battle of Blanc Mont, see the following links: “A Hideous Price: The 4th Brigade at Blanc Mont, 2-10 October 1918  LtCol Peter F. Owen and LtCol John Swift” - https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/A%20Hideous%20Price_WEB.pdf?ver=2019-09-11-132018-350   “Blanc Mont (Meuse-Argonne-Champagne) - Monograph No. 9,” US Govt Publication -  http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll7/