1918 - The Americans Under French Command: The Champagne-Argonne Offensives: Blanc Mont, Marines and African-Americans

Examines lesser-known American Expeditionary Forces battles in the Champagne–Marne region during World War I.

Pershing’s aim had always been to fight the Germans with an independent American Army (the AEF, the American Expeditionary Forces) instead of dividing his divisions between the allies. When the Germans launched the first attack of their Spring Offensives on 21 March 1918, he was still far away from the creation of this independent army. During the first three months of 1918 only a fe...