World War I: The American Legacy
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World War I -- American Legacy vividly tells the many forgotten stories of the men and women who served in the Great War, reminding Americans of their impact on our country that can still be felt today.
From the summer of 1914 to November 1918, the Great War cost over 14 million lives, devastated entire countries and destroyed countless architectural landmarks. The war also led to important developments in literature, technology, music and social equality that have shaped the culture of 21st century America. Monuments and dedications to World War I veterans surround Americans today as a tribute to their service and sacrifice.
Charles Whittlesey of the Lost Battalion and Father Duffy of the Fighting 69th became famous for surviving against impossible odds. Pilots Victor Chapman and Quentin Roosevelt and ambulance drivers like Richard Hall made the supreme sacrifice.
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My daddy Budie Pitman was in World War 1. Eighteenth Infantry, First Divison. He carried messages at the front line through violent barrage.He was cited onMarch 16th, 1918. He was A very brave man.
1914-1918 is the first world war. This is the war he was in.
Carolyn. If your daddy died in 1918 you must be very old. Congratulations. I hope to live as long.
Old Man my maternal grandfather never knew his father because his father was killed in the Argonne forest when he was only 3 years old. He himself later served in the pacific war, but unlike his dad, made it out alive.
Old man, My daddy came home from the war. He was killed in A car wreck in 1948.
Carolyn Knight That is really sad. Thank you for your post and your dad's service to our country. May he rest in peace.
My Uncle served in WWI as a biplane mechanic and would often cry when he recalled the horses he put down and smiled remembering his friends. He died 103 years old. RIP to Volney Teeple .
Nov 11, 2018. 100 years ago to day. I remembered. And im happy to be the first this day on this video do have done that. Long live peace.
An inspiring story. God bless him.
TEEPLE!
My Great Grandfather was an Army Air Corps pilot in WWI.
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My grandpa served in the infantry in France in ww one. He never spoke of his service, never complained, he always conducted himself proudly and with integrity. I couldn't be more proud of him than I am right now. Rest in peace grandpa, rest in peace with your brothers in arms, and all the men and women who served in the hell of world war one , your sacrifice is appreciated and will not be forgotten. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing,I bet your granddad is just as proud of you ,as well....You are lucky ,mine died when I was 9 months old.... ✌🏼
Ok boomer
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It’s been a year since your post but I salute your Grandfather! The next visit in France for me will be the WW1 battlefield sites.
Beautifully put. My grandfather also served during WW1. He was a wonderful person and although I often begged, he never spoke of the war. Not wanting to burden a child with the reality I suspect.
He passed away in 1981 and continues to be dearly missed. To this day, he is the measure by which I conduct myself in life and will always be to me the very definition of what it is to be a man.
My grandfather was decorated several times for his time in the Argon forest. He often told me the thing that sickened him the most was seeing all those beautiful horses and mules laying dead everywhere. He came from the back woods in Kentucky and always had horses and mules his whole life intill his death.
Thank you for your dad's service it would of been absolutely awful to see all those horses dead truly
Always remember going to sit with my Great Grandfather after school on Fridays. Black and white telly full blast. Mum said it was due big guns during the war.
My greatgrandfather was also from eastern ky and he was attached to the artillery as a mule man "he said that was what he was called there". He retired from the Bluegrass Ordinance years after the war. At the ordinanace his job was to plow and work the land with mules and horses. He also had mules and horses til the day we buried him. He always claimed he could tell what kind of person you were by the way you treated animals. And as your grandfather had stated mine also said the same about the ways mules and horses were treated during the war was a tragedy as well. He was truely a great man and a powerful influence in my early stages of life.
Probably the best documentary ever. Unbiased. Something very rare.
My grandfather died slowly from the mustard gas while fighting in France...he came back to Oklahoma, thought he was ok, had 3 children...died when my Dad was 7.
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My great grandfather, Mack Barringer, from Craighead County, Paragould, Arkansas, was gassed in France, during WWI. It ruined his life. In a world before PTSD was given a name, he ended up institutionalized. After the early death of his wife during childbirth, his 4 children endured poverty of the Great Depression and became orphans distributed amongst aunts & uncles. Through the times of war & economic hardships, Americans survive & fight the good fight. I am so proud to be the granddaughter & niece of many brave men who served their country. I am extremely blessed & proud to be an American. 🙏🏻🇺🇲❤🇬🇧✌🏻
My great uncle Cyrus Mason Langle died 1918 in the Argonne. He was from Fulton county Arkansas
A cousin of mine, FREDERIC BITTKE, served in World War I. He had come to America with his family in 1907; I have a photostat record of the manifest they arrived in. He served in the AEF, the American Expeditionary Force, and as a German American he served in intelligence, interrogating German POW’s and translating German documents. Like Joyce Kilmer, he crawled across No Man’s Land, right up to the German trenches. He listened to verbal conversations for any information he could get and bring back the information to intelligence. He survived the Great War to become a professional singer. I’m so proud of him.
GOOD NEWS!
Both of my grandfathers fought in WW 1. My father’s father was wounded at Belleau Wood by artillery fire, then was gassed with mustard gas in the ambulance as he was being evacuated. He always said, “Some days it don’t pay to get up in the morning.”
Sounds like Marine Corps' humor at its best. Your linage is written in stone, Ma'am. S/F.
Some days it don't pay to get up in the morning? 😅 Absolutely brilliant 👏 👌 and spot on even in civilian life. That's what I'd call dark humour from the hell of the trenches. I can imagine The Duke making that statement in his slow droll accent.
My grandfather fought in WW1, he couldn’t talk about it without getting choked with tears. It was such an honor to have been close to him. The worst war.
Great generation
@Unkommon Sense go on some where
@@davidswift7776 there you go again
Stop pumping the pukes 🤮
@@davidswift7776 guess my comments got deleted
Didn’t like the facts huh ??
Great documentary. I still have my Grandaddy's WWI uniform. He loved it like women love their bridal gowns.
If I were you I’d keep that as a family heirloom and emphasize just what it is to your kids (if you have any)
American?
Imagine how over populated we would now ifnot for thr wws.
I haven't done the math, but .....
Nov 11, 2018. 100 years ago to day. I remembered. And im happy to be the first this day on this video do have done that. Long live peace.
Good for you! I remember that day to but not to many of around that honar it! Fyi....Dec 7 2020 80 YEARS SINCE PEARL HARBOR! I rember that date to !
Jerry Mccrae I’m sorry to say, but you’re off by a year on Pearl Harbor. The 80th anniversary won’t be until Dec 7, 2021.
@@jiveassturkey8849 ya know ahaha i caught that a little while after i posted it! Sorry but well imcovered for next year! Thanks 4 the correction!
Go back to mexico
Alex Edwards but... I AM a know-it-all douche....
This gave me an entirely new insight into this war. It isn’t talked about enough. Thank you for this. Had me in tears many a time, truly powerful POWERFUL stuff.🖤 RIP to all who served…
I highly suggest 3 part series American Experience / The Great War on PBS.
What a great film! Kudos to all involved, especially David Carradine, the narrator.
I think we should change name of the November 11 holiday back to "Armistice Day" and establish another holiday as "Veteran's Day." The Americans who fought in The Great War earned their own holiday.
Is it the guy kill bill?
@@moemonte88 Yes....David Carradine was the bad guy in "Kill Bill."
The irony and humanity is felt strongly throughout the video, but nothing hit as hard as the death of Henry Gunther within the last minute before cease fire on Armistice Day.
@@dalew.6321 Yes, I agree. That was particularly tragic.
November 11th is known as Remembrance Day in Great Britain, Canada, and all the British Commonwealth nations. But was known as Armistice Day in America until it was reestablished as Veterens Day. I agree with you though. Nov 11 to me is Armistice Day and only commemorates the end of WWI.
This is one of the best WWI documentaries I have seen.
America's last WW1 hero was Frank Buckles. Born on 1 February 1901, he enlisted in the army at age 16. He served as an ambulance driver and dispatch rider on motorcycles. Later during WW2 he was captured and became a civilian POW of the Japanese at the age of 40 in the Philippines. He had been working in the shipping industry at the time. After the war, he survived to go to San Fransico and marry and then moved to Charles Town, WV where he bought and worked a farm. His wife passed in 1999 making him a widower at the age of 98. But that didn't stop him or even slow him down as he worked his farm until he turned 105 years old. Then on 27 February 2011 Frank Buckles, our last surviving WW1 veteran passed at the age of 110 years 26 days old and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. RIP Frank Buckles, and all your family and friends.
Imagine those who we're killed on the last hours of the armistice,they survived all throughout the conflict, until the last hours of 1918 on November 11th.
Were you related to Mr.Buckles?
The main reason l even text this, is because l went through Charlestown on my way to Gettysburg in '08 for 145 th. anniversary battle reenactment.
I didn't know it at the time, but America's first terrorist was hanged in Charlestown.
If you don’t know he was at the ww1 museum
I had a great uncle severely wounded on July 15, 1918 at Champagne Marne. He was a member of the Alabama National Guard, which was picked up by the Rainbow Division for the war. He was actually a 40 year old private at the time he was wounded, since he wasn’t actually in the regular army. He lived until 1931, when he died of complications of bronco-pneumonia.
my great grandfather also served with the Alabama national guard in the rainbow division.
My father, his two brothers fought the Austrians in Italy and endured the agonizing lives of the brutalized, captured, wounded, gassed mentally scarred veterans. They were never the same.
When Italy fought against the Austrian Hungarian empire to get more land and conquer Tirol.
After losing the 30th battle and wasted almost half as more lives as the Austrians did. The Italians gained nothing.
But since they 'helped' the Entente they got big parts of Austria they never deserved. Than the whole ethnic cleansing began to make those regions Italian. Since a few decades the people there can follow their own culture. All the lives wasted because of a small young country who wants to get big and conquer lands. It has costs many Italians their lives. They did the same stupid thing in world war 2.
I don't get why Italy got to keep the region's they never Conquered but where given by idiots who didn't see what they where up to. Such a shame!
My wife's grandfather ended up in Russia after the world. The really sad part is that after the war, they were left there to die. Fortunately, several congressional representive went to bat for them after relatives informed of the travesty . They were saved because the pressure . They were the only men to fight in Russia. Look it up. Most were from Michigan.
Yes, I have read about them.
I LOVE the narration by David Carradine!
RIP ❤
Thank you all for an educated and heartfelt discourse
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My grandfather was in the Fighting 69th ..He was shot and gassed and returned to be a NYC fireman for 35 years, where he performed his most heroic acts by rescuing people from burning buildings ..
One of the greatest documentaries I've ever watched.
No one cares, go back to mexico
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Want to thank so deep all these young men that gave their lives for freedom of Europe.I live near St Mihiel and go often to Thiaucourt u.s.cemetary,lot's of feels.Thank you for this wonderful documentary
I remember our history class meeting some WW1 veterans when I was a kid in the 80s growing up in Australia. They were old men by this stage. I didn't realise at the time what a privilege it was to meet these old gentlemen. Their stories seemed almost unbelievable. I'm afraid I forgotten them
If you have an interest in that sort of thing, check out Pete and Gary's military history podcast. Pete was a military oral historian. They focus on telling about the war through individual soldiers' stories.
I live by Saint-Quentin, France. I am always impressed to see the rise of the american flag over the American Somme military cemetery at Bony, where I often go. This one is the tiniest of every US cemeteries, not known as Belleau-Wood. However there lie soldiers from every state, regular army and national guards units together.
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That’s weird because David carradine is the narrator and he was in a QUENTIN Tarantino movie called Kill Bill
My great grandfather Guy Vessey served in WW1, he never spoke of it, I was to young to realize how great it would have been to hear his stories, but now knowing what he saw there, I would have respected him and never asked, I do know he was at the Bellow wood offensive so only God knows how horrible it was for him. He died in 1994 at the age of 103 a very respected and quiet man, I miss him very much.
This is a great DOC on the first world war! I urge every student to watch it, and then go back and watch it again. Pictures and stories that I had never seen or heard before are brought forth in great detail. A truly splendid work! Thank you!!!
And to read all the books on those mentioned as they are still in print
Excellent documentary with great narration by David Carradine. God rest the souls of all the Americans who died in that war. Let not their country forget them.
Ww1 movie overdue Hollywood cowards all woke 😤 i go see it in blink documentary style movie with Ricky Schroder New York soldiers lost battalion great bloody hard to watch finally made it out 1917 was great stay safe we're Americans don't lose
KUNG FU NARRATED THIS ? I LOVE THAT GUY!
The auto erotic asphyxiation dude narrated this? whoa lol
what and the rest of the millions that fought and died from the other countries. ignorant American idiot
There was alot of brave men/teens/boys that fought amongst and beside their alies in WW1,people should really appreciate the sacrifice and recognize those soldier's that fought during WW1....I can't wrap my mind around all those that died, imagine the sights and smells the emotions of those soldier's. I'm thankful for those soldier's who have sacrificed so I can be free.
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Thank you for posting. My grandfather served in the 78th Infantry Division "Lightning". St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine.
You should be very proud of that. We owe men like him everything.
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My great-uncle was killed on the first day of the Battle of Belleau Wood. He wasn't a marine. He volunteered for the army. His grave is at the cemetery there. First row, third grade from the center going left. One day I will visit him and leave flowers on his grave. The last person to do that was his mother almost 90 years ago.
One day, Uncle Bob, one day soon.
Just do it.
"you willing to watch this 2 hour thing for free?"
"sure man"
@@Ronnie-Jones - That shit was racist as all hell
@@mr.onethirtyeight5088 It’s only “racist” to mass-murdering psychopathic liars.
@@mr.onethirtyeight5088 FACTS aren't racist, regardless of what anyone tries to tell you. Sure, it may sound like certain things are being said simply out of racially motivated biases, but if the things being said are TRUE & FACTUAL, then those things alone simply can not be "racist" regardless of whether the person saying it is or is not themselves.....
This is one of the best documentaries on the great war you can find. It's a good introduction to the events of the time.
Many Americans also fought in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (alluded to as soldiers of the British Empire), who suffered 60,000 dead in WW1.
Peatman Similar to the characters in the Legends of the Fall movie.
The Canadians fought bravely and well at Vimy Ridge.
@@leifjohnson617 Hell yeah they did. Some of the best Allied soldiers and officers in the Great War.
Overlooking some rather serious mistakes and misrepresentations of history, this is a rather good history of WWI. It tells the story is a unique way and shows some very good battle photography. It is worth watching.
what are the serious mistakes in there?
You were there? YOU have direct and personal knowledge?
Glad you approve! I will send you a list of videos for your approval.
The First Greatest Generation became a Forgotten Generation. Why because we believed that veterans should just got over it once the parade was held celebrating victory. How many men had to endure a lifetime of being haunted by the ghosts of the trenches
snakes3425 I think ww1 was the worst for people with PTSD. This was a begging of modern machinery and warefare which brought new psychosis. This was the beggining of people understanding mental illness too. They had it the worst, trenches, demoralise (since it was back and forth didn't really gained anything), had to deal with society who didn't understand the tragedy, and mental illness of trauma within wars. It was pretty lonley and dark.
Lusitania more important than Titanic: I checked out your channel... you have 4 videos with a total running time for all 4 videos at 27 seconds. I'm going to sub you anyways. Good day.
@@Jasongy827 idk the pacific front in ww2 and vietnam would both have been pretty traumatic to survive especially as a POW
@@Jasongy827 PTSD was colloquially termed "shell shock". It was not originally recognised by the medical establishment although that changed, fortunately.
I cannot imagine surviving the horrors of the front lines in World War I. The conditions were terrible and the technology favored the defense.
The killing of horses, mules, dogs and all animals is heartbreaking beyond description. They couldn’t say no, and were sacrificed.💔
The men couldn't say no either or they'd be executed.
it breaks my heart
Can’t really speak when gas is melting your lungs or machine gun fire turned you into swiss cheese either
RIP to the 40 million PEOPLE that lost their lives.
and today the poor animals continue to be sacrifice so that humans can satisfied their palate.
Absolutly the best documentary on America's involvement in WWI.
Sehr bewegend, tolle Auswahl an persönlichen Geschichten, und natürlich damit unausweichlich verbunden Schicksalen. Eine beeindruckende Bild- und Tonkomposition, und beinahe Kino taugliche Präsentation und Vertonung, vielen herzlichen Dank.
I think this documentary is pretty even-handed and interesting. I only recently began to study WWI and can't get enough info on the subject. So many emperors, along with their empires, fell as a result. They didn't seem to realize that their time was up. They were historical relics. The huge loss of life and the widespread destruction were epic and needless. My great uncle Fred fought in the AEF, survived being gassed, but suffered from shellshock. He was long-lived in spite of it all.
This narration was beautifully written. So poignant.
Truly superb 👌
This started auto playing while I was sleeping and it is amazing how much of it got incorporated accurately into my dreams. It’s also amazing how many parts were inaccurately incorporated into ridiculous Hollywood like scenes. I dreamed the French speaking operators arrived in Paris and did chorus line dancing and were arranged by height into different rows lol.
BTW, what a waste of life. I’ve studied wars from ancient Sumeria through to present day and 80% of them were completely avoidable and totally pointless wastes of life. The ancient ones were far more likely to reap large rewards, but per usual, the rewards went to a privileged few with the blood of the many.
ha! i knew it could not just be me who find his self there in dreams, maybe i'll see you there?
What a great documentary! David Carradine was the best voice to describe the courage & sacrifice & then the crucial societal transformations that occurred because of the slaughter of millions of brave warriors. Brian Connelly must be extremely proud of his work as author of this tribute.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Dr John McCrae 1915
When I first joined the American Legion in 1966 at least 1/4 of the members where WW1 vets now they are all gone the same is happening to the WW2 and Korea vets ,hell us Vietnam vets are not getting any younger either : ( but this movie is right not many people seem to know or care about WW1
for that reason alone the history of ww I is intriguingly facinating.
Thank you for your service sir.
Very sad but true.
To the young kids in America today,
When Vietnam is mentioned, you might as well be talking about the Civil War as far as they're concerned.
A lot of Americans today do not feel the sense of patriotism and duty to country that their forefathers felt obligated to. As a result you have less veterans,and less people to pass the stories down to the younger generations.
The one universal truth in all American wars, is that freedom is not free.
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It is very horrifying how ignorant people today are. Ww1 and its aftermath set modern american policy. Woodrow wilson ruined the world
I would love to hear your stories. Thank you for your service, will be enlisting in may.
My grandfather went to France during WWI. He was artillery (US Army) and ended up with a bum back for the rest of his life. He had my dad and his twin sister at the age of 49. I just got a hold of the ship manifest (a copy) that shows he went from Connecticut to Brest, France when he deployed. When I tell people, they say oh, you mean he's a WW2 vet - I say no and have to explain that he had my dad later in life. My other grandfather was a bit younger than my WWI grandfather and he joined the Navy after the bombing in Pearl Harbor. My WW1 grandfather passed when I was 6 (he was 81) and I have memories of him putting on a wig and trying to scare my brother and I at night in bed when we went one summer to go visit him. I'm proud of both my grandfathers, they loved their country and they both would be rolling around in their graves if they could see what is going on today and how corrupt the politicians are today.
I don't understand why Brits get so butt hurt by this video, the title does say "American Legacy". Does it not mention Britain's roll in the war enough for you? I'm sure there are lots of BBC documentaries that will reassure you of your roll in the war. My grandfather fought in WWI, I have his helmet complete with a hole from a German bullet that could have ended his life. We were there and we contributed to the victory, get over it. We did not suffer the losses that many European nations, but this war started in your back yard not ours. Do you want to deny our contribution to WWII also................................
AzErik72 it's cleary not british but Also french
Yeah not British but no doubt American and proud of it.........................................
well the europeans do not count america when they say they fought in ww1 ....just look at the casulties (western front)
france-1.800.000 died 5.700.000 wounded (200.000 in french colony)
U.K-800.000 died 1.000.000 wounded
belgium-200.000 casulties
NZ/AUS/canada/NF/india/african colony-100.000 casulties
america-50.000 died 100.000 wounded
122,000 Americans died not 50,000. 65,000 were combat related and the others were from disease (Mostly Spanish Flu) Do a little Math and pro rate American deaths over a course of 4 months and do the same with the other Nations over the amount of time they were engaged and I think you would see that Americans participated with great sacrifice.Those numbers you quoted were for total deaths world wide not just the western front.
no the french loose 1.300.000 million men on the western front and 400.000 and the other front jut like UK and you don't understadn me
what i am sayin is that the ally really suffer by the war even in ww2 this was one of the main reason why france surrender to the germans (50.000 dead in 6 weeks) and the british were quite slow beacause they were still afraids by the ww1
the united states didnt even loose a % of his population while the mojor ally did,this is why we don't count america as the TRUE winner rather a helpful ally
My great Uncle Bill fought in 1918 and was gassed. He was born on 1891 and died in August 26, 1942 of the gas. My grandma said Bill talked with a whisper after the war.
My maternal grandfather, William Moe, of Archer, Montana, served in the Expeditionary Forces in France. He lived to 70 years of age and passed in Broward County, Florida, in 1964. Much love to Grandpa "Bill."
My great grand uncles both were gassed in WWI and had terrible pain and nightmares until their deaths in 1945, 1949. They were good men who were forgotten.
WWI was especially a costly war for the US and not many people realize that, from the day we declared war to the day it ended the us was losing around 279 Soldiers/Marines a day in Combat, now if you calculate that number to the date when US soldiers and marines finally started combat operations, which wasn't until late in the war that number is even higher, at around 400+ soldiers a day, lots of people like to say that our Doughboy's didn't experience as much as the British, French and Germans, they experienced just as much as any of them given the amount of time they were there. It was a bloody war for our boys and it's sad that not very many people remember their sacrifice.
So true
I'm a life long student of History, yet I've always had trouble with all the complex ins and outs of WWI, and keeping it all straight in my mind. This Doc. really broke it down in a way I finally could understand and hopefully retain. Good Upload, thanks.
If you'd like to learn more about the VERY complex history of the Great War, seek out the Time Ghost series on the Great War here on TH-cam. Starting in 2014, they covered the Great War in real time, with at least one 10 -15 minute video a week for over four years. It's a stunning achievement and a moving tribute to the millions of men who lost their lives in slaughterfests that remain incomprehensible. Trench warfare, submarines, camel corps charges, fighting on snow-covered mountaintops, poison gas, artillery bombardments of a million shells in a week...
Kudos to David. This war was very complex and wide ranging and deadly. And it's recollections were overshadowed by the Second World War.
it's very shocking to read these comments. I ask anyone here, if the men you all speak for could read this shit, what would they Say? British, America, French, Australia, new Zealand, Canada, south Africa, etc. Dosent matter, you think your anti or pro America banter would mean a damn Thing? My country celebrated 100 years yesterday since we suffered 10,000 Canadian sons killed or wounded in the fields of Vimy. Every country that fought along side our boys was mentioned and lorded for their courage. No one here has any right to crap on the Americans, whether they fought one day or one year, it mattered, it mattered a lot. Like every Canadian I mourned and thanked for putting Canada on the map and setting us apart from the British Empire, I have nothing but respect for every other Allie that that died on the field of the great war, you should too, cause if you do the math, take one Allied power away.... hundreds of thousands more would have died. But no, let's act like you tube comments trump sacrifice.....
Robert Schaffler ofc it mattered, Germany with it's superior troops, gear and tactical mastery had the war won after the Russians left,
Imagine the bugle sounding and having to run straight into a death trap. I recognize their sacrifice. I am grateful.
" Watch your Flanks " Poor young Whittlesey.His poor leadership caught up with him,
Thanks for an engrossing and well presented Tribute ,
His poor leadership? How do you figure? He was a New York lawyer before the war and before the attack, he was told that there would be units on his flanks by his commanding general. But all the other units fell back because of the oppressive resistance of the Bosch. His was the ONLY UNIT to make its objective that day. And when the CG found out, he intentionally kept the fact that his unit was all alone away from him because he thought if Whittlesley knew that he had no support on his flanks, that he would fall back, giving up the ground they had gained. His men fought for days with very little food and water. In fact, several of his troops had tried getting water for the unit from a creak that seperated them and the Germans only to be shot once they were filling their canteens. So he had to make the order that nobody else could go to get water, knowing full well they had none and any they did have was captured off dead Germans. Same with food. But they were also critically low on ammunition too. Some of his men were down to 5 or fewer rounds even though they had stripped the ammo off of their own dead. His unit took horrible losses but showed not one ounce of backing down from the enemy despite their desperate situation. The fact that so many of his troops survived and made it back at the end of the battle is testament to his EXCELLANT leadership skills. His men worshiped the ground he walked on because he never ordered anyone to do anything he would not do himself. He led his men from the front always. After the war he had been on a ship as a civilian and went missing, but all his personal belongings had been left in his stateroom. It is believed he intentionally jumped overboard to commit suicide. He never could bear the losses of his men and took personal responsibility for each and everyone of them. He was also a Medal of Honor recipient. They simply do not honor poor leaders with that medal. Poor leadership my ass.
@@trombone113 Heya Trombone, my apologies .....I jumped the gun without all the facts and stand chastened. You seem to have a comprehensive knowledge of this fellow. How do ?
My grandfather fought for the British in France.
He lost an eye to a German grenade
He died as a traitor of Ireland in 1973 in a hit and run car incident. No one was ever charged with his murder.
In recent years the Irish government exonerated the Irish heroes of WWII .
Rest in peace Private
Patrick Francis Hugh Martin.
RIP Patrick Francis Hugh Martin RIP
Yes, the Southern Irish returned men were treated completely like shit by "true" "patriotic" Irish, and when these men inevitably suffered from mental and physical health problems, financial, and employment problems, there was no help forthcoming for them. They had got what they deserved the filthy traitors. I dare say they were treated even worse than the returned Americans from the Vietnam War. They say there's no-one more useless than a returned soldier. That sentiment was increased by many, many degrees for the Southern Irishmen who fought for Britain in WWI.
This documentary wasn't about "WWII", this was in relation to "WWI" or the Great War.
I know.
@@SorrowAvenue I was just saying. Thousands of irish fought in both wars
They need to do some historicly accurate ww1 movies
I think a historically accurate ww1 movie would be too gruesome for the theater.
I'm sure you've heard of the ww1 movie that's all reworked film and accurate voice overs. Was only in select theaters but I assume it's fantastic
@Unknown User yeah not really scenes but definitely combat footage which was absolutely breathtaking
It’s funny that this is a 6 year old comment and all the replies are less than 3 weeks old
@@jiveassturkey8849 something strange happened
Not to nit-pick on peoples comments but it is obvious by the title that this documentary is "American Legacy," not British, or French, or German, or Russian. Its about how it affected those who lived in the United States and how it affects Americans now in the United States.
Americans largest contribution to the war effort was economic, without it the allies would have lost, at the very least, large amounts of territory. But you know common sense and such gives way to blind hatred and conspiracy theories regularly across TH-cam comments as well as the world.
@Delta Fox yeah ok. 7 billion people-13.5 billion dollars. yep that dollar 75 sure is gonna wipe out poverty
Some people just like going around saying "HuRr DuRr BuT mUrIcAn StUfF"...
If poverty is the source of conflict, explain china, iran, north korea, etc
The biggest difference between the US, the UK, Russia, France etc. is that the US didn't have to fight. We chose to fight.
@@spence7985 Money doesn't wipe out poverty. Capitalism does. I don't expect you to understand.
This makes you extremely proud to be an American. We are not perfect by any means, but when our nation, and other nations around the world needed us, and we needed them, at our most desperate moments, we answered the call to duty every single time. I wake up every day thanking god that there were men and women who loved life and freedom so much that they were willing to give their own lives for it. We must hold them in our highest regard, and ensure that their memory never fades from this earth. God Bless America, and god bless those who made the supreme sacrifice so that my children do not have to.
Both of my grandfathers went to France in '18 . 2 tough stoics. Neither talked about it. I wish as a kid I had asked the million questions I have now.
I hope there will be a good World War 1 movie in the future, about the U.S. Marines at Battle of Belleau Wood, no Hollywood shit.
***** Semper Fidelis!
Bill Turpin Ooh Rah!
+Lt Col Speirs The USMC history down in Quantico has a reenactment of just that battle, just search for its videos.
whoa
westpoint Snell
You are *Deluded* dude
My great grandmother and father actually went to war together in field ambulances in ww2. I know it’s like 20-30 years away from this war but I remember them having taken pictures in front of a ww2 half track ambulance. They used to get my grandfather drunk at noon and send them out to clean up the blood and carnage left by the fighting. They’d get you drunk thinking it was easier to deal with the sight, my great grandfather had told my grandmother that everyone tried to not think about the maggots, and they couldn’t, so they let them get piss drunk before hand
At least Americans are respectful enough to watch videos of other countries and not sh*t up the comment section about it........
mountainguyed67 other counties’ jealously of America is so pathetic. Especially the British.
@@jiveassturkey8849 I tend to agree they are a snobbish bunch. I got into a tussle with one of them two days ago.
@@catholiccrusader5328 informed rather than snobbish....the reason the yanks lost so many men so fast in only a few months is because of black jack pershings refusal to adopt tactics from the seasoned troops that were there. The Canadain corp were called storm troopers by the germans.......and were feared.......whn ever the Canadians were they were the spear head of the attack....see Canadas last 100 days of ww1 they took more ground >more guns and prisoners than any army .....these facts are not generally known by Americans .
@@ronmailloux8655 lol criticizing soldiers' sacrifice isn't being informed, its called being a dickhead. The Germans called the American marines "Teufel Hunden", meaning the "Devil Dogs".
@@ronmailloux8655 Canadian troops have served very well in major conflicts. It really is a shame they get over shadowed by their brother the US or their father the UK.
Excellent work. Within a mere four years, the Romanoff Empire, the Hapsburg Empire and the Ottoman Empire were all gone. We are still living in the world shaped by The Great War.
Outstanding narration and comments especially about the 369th and the donut girls. My uncle served and was proud when he returned. His name was Albert Marinshaw and was from Allison Park, Pa. He was my favorite uncle.
The decision to have David carridine narrating was icing on the cake (and I’m really hoping I spelled his name right 😐)
I saw this documentary in U.S. History class. The first part really brought me to the realization that WW1 was atrocious.
GREAT documentary! My own grandfather went to Flandres as a volunteer in 1915 and earned his Iron Cross in 1917 ... however, even as a German, I think the eventual outcome of the Great War was what it had to be.
Old world technology met modern tech, one reason why World War I was so extremely brutal.
In Canada November 11, is called Remembrance Day. Thanks for the video it was very well done
Somehow, the horses & other critters like Cher Amí hurt my heart the most.
Most those men at least knew what the big deal was.. The horses just trusted and obeyed. Poor critters.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Check out the movie war horse, a beautiful and heart breaking film about a horse during the great War.
Thanks for posting. Truly interesting exposure of how important the very early jazz musicians became, and how the many African American performers felt so welcome in French society, not having to experience any kind of discrimination, like how it ridiculously continued in the US well into the 1960's, even in the metropol New York. France has her own history of colonialism, immigration and following racism, but in the treatment of black jazz musicians she has been far ahead of the US.
They said the same about nazi Germany during the Olympics lol
RIP David Carradene ♥️♥️♥️
God keep Alan Seeger, a true hero. No BS propaganda, or tall tales. Just a selfless act to fight in the defence of a country he loved. That kind of heroism transcends the ages.
Thank you Mr caradine.
One of the greatest actors that ever lived.
Rest in peace my friend 😥
Damn those boys looked good, finest uniforms and equipment, american wool and cotton uniforms, Stetson Campaign hats, Springfield 1903 Bolt Action Rifles, BARs, both in 30-06, Colt .45 M1911s. And of course the American spirit of doing the impossible.
ummm well most soldiers had model 1917 rifles and 1903s but the rest you said is right
on utilisais des lebel 1893, pour les armes de poing on utilisais des pistolet de la manufacture de st etienne, des lance fusées ou des pistolets espegnoles et on avait assez de colonies pour fournir le coton pour les soldats!
50TNCSA this may be quite late, but the BAR was created in 1918 and found its life in almost four wars. Even recoilless rifles were fitted to airplanes during that time too.
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-french defending a fort that meant nothing on the tactic side
-canadian fighting in the gaz for 3 days
-germans defeating an entire empire
-italian figthing in the frost mountain of the alps
-american attacking an exausted german division (with the help of france)
What did they do impossible!?
Colin Dunn nerd alert
I good tribute to some of America's most forgotten Veterans.
Holy shit, bankers and politicians kids fighting alongside the lower class, harvard students volunteering for military service, those were the good ol days indeed.
The whole war was fought for the rich by the poor... Americans that talked about the war or America's involvement were arrested and imprisoned... It was horrible. You kids need to understand that the past isn't as great as you thought it was.
Djrocks Gaming actually, what I find interesting is that unlike in the civil war, many of the rich gladly volunteered for military service. This was true of the old 7th New York Regiment, made up mostly of upper class young men of the silk stocking district of Manhattan. They attacked the well fortified Hindenburg line near the end of the war and lost more Men in one day than any other American regiment in history.
@@djrocksgaming6255 As they should've been...arrested and jailed. Fuck 'em.
@Alan Dempsey Their their
Eugene Deps..
My grandfather ,Richard Eldridge ,was in the mounted cavalry in ww1
Here in Australia WW1 is very much remembered as we have Anzac day every year on April 25th . We remember Australian and New Zealand servicemen who landed on Gallipolli in 1915 . We also remember all from all the wars we have fought in .
Gallipoli, such a waste of brave men on both sides, all for an invasion that had zero chance of succeeding.
Imagine if we spent as much time, research & commitment to improving life on earth as we did finding ways to destroy eachother.
This was actually a nice watch
Thx
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Janson Media I am now. where did this originally air?
Near the beginning of this documentary, a US 48-star flag is shown. In 1917--the year the US entered the way, the US flag had only 45 stars. "We will never forget them" is a hollow platitude. If anyone is remembered, is is usually a family member, past or present, or the friend or relative of a friend. The top generals are remembered, maybe some battalion commanders; rarely anyone in the lower ranks. Even Medal Of Honor winners are quite often remembered. I never knew, until I began to research my family, that my mother's father, Don Allen Lightner, 29 years old, was drafted into the army and fought in WWI. I have a picture of him, but haven't been able to find out which unit he served with in Europe. I found a newspaper obituary that mentioned his war service. Mom told me he had committed suicide, and that she had to clean up the mess, but only later did I learn he had been gassed with mustard gas in the war, and for twenty years after that had undergone numerous operations and treatments for the damage that that agent (a "persistent" agent) causes.
This is the newspaper article in part: .... Don Allen Lightner was born in Pioche, Nev., April 17, 1888, a son of John H. and Louise Burke Lightner. The family later moved to Minersville to make their permanent home. It was from Minersville that Don went to the world war in which he was both gassed and shell-shocked, as well as being otherwise injured.
In 1919 he was brought to St. George in the hope of regaining his health, which he did in great measure, having been bed-fast when he arrived. He lived with Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Goff and made many friends.
February 26, 1921, he married Neida Canfield [Mom's mother], daughter of Layman and Annie Elizabeth Laub Canfield, in Parawan, and they have since made their home in St. George. In spite of his constant afflictions he has been cheerful, cooperative in civic and religious improvement projects, and active in affairs of the American Legion Post organized here.
Surviving besides his widow are the following five children, Phyllis [Mom}, Denzil Lloyd, twin sons, Jack LeRay [LeRae] and John LeRue, and MarD Lightner, all of St. George. An older [female] child died in infancy. Also surviving are his 83 year old mother, Mrs. J. H. Lightner and one brother, Arthur Lightner of Minersville; a sister, Mrs. Abbie Macfarlane of Nephi, and a brother Ray Lightner of Los Angeles.
Mr. Lightner especially enjoyed dancing when his health permitted and on Saturday evening he and Mrs. Lightner joined a group of friends in attending an old time dance at LaVerkin. It is thought perhaps he became over-tired from this exertion and that may have been responsible for the sudden attack of melancholia Sunday morning which resulted fatally.
I met a gentleman that had claimed he served alongside the French for a yr or more in ww1 and was allowed to join the Americans when they came ironically this gentleman was from West Virginia 103 when I met him was a fantastic brave fella
I know I’m not the only one, but I’ve immersed myself in early 1900’s for so long, I know more about them than now. I really feel stuck in this time, trying to get back to 1915
Humans have still not learned to live in Peace.SAD.
My great grandfather came to USA from Russia enlisted ww1. My grandfather enlisted ww2, uncle airforce brother navy. Scottish ancestors were highlanders. They fought for freedom and America. Such a shame the rulers today disgrace all our ancestors honor today... still God bless America 🇺🇸 🙏
let s just hope and thank god a war like this never happens again,regardless of nationality
It is only inevitable. The sad truth of it all is that there never will be a war to end all wars.
the shit heads in Washington D C would have fucked it up during the great war hearts and minds fire base patrols didn't work in Vietnam or Korea we need Patton grant storming Norman need I say more?
Donna Jones you mean business...lol
Donna Jones Korea was a victory, the north invaded the south and we kicked them out, and vietnam, the south Vietnam government lost the war, when the time for it to stand on it's own they failed
I can say Amen to that😇
It's only recently that I discovered the wonderful range of documentaries offered within TH-cam; Janson Media was a bonus discovery. The production and well-researched content of your war documentaries, (especially of interest to me), adds a new dimension of intimacy to the subject. I will recommend this channel to any of my friends who have a similar interest.
PS, the United States' 369th Inf and other African-American units were the only part of the infantry forces to go fight in the trenches beside the French...Gen "Black Jack" Pershing refused to integrate the white troops alongside the French soldiers, a decision that cost a lot of needless deaths to his inexperienced troops.
My great uncle was in ww1. I don't know what he did, but ky father said he hated war afterwards and said he saw so many dead kt sickened him..
I remember my Great Grandad growing up as a child. He was one of the lucky ones. But only after being blowup and coming home minus an eye, an arm and, a back full of shrapnel. He was made a Sergeant on the battlefield but only because officers and, n.c.o's were getting killed off so quickly. U.k p.s Great channel and, a fantastic insight into a terrible and pointless war.
Thank you so much for uploading this. It was very educational and I learned a lot.
michelle gibbs Thank you for watching. I'm vey glad you liked it.
What baffles me is the complete difference in human psychology of the individual, one's responsability and that of society. President's, billionaire's son's, Ivy league graduates alike, off to fight--even so when we had not declared war. In WW2 that responsibility began to fade and by today, not one political or billionaire's son or daughter participating in any struggle, today.
Polo Player not sure that’s entirely true, though for the most part maybe. But look at Diane’s son Harry, he did everything he could to get into combat in Afghanistan.
This man's voice calms me
David Carradine.
The Ancient Way.
By my estimation, a surprisingly well put together documentary, for an American market. Thank you for this contribution.
The casualty numbers were epic.
as a veteran i would like to pay respect to the soldiers sailors and marines who died in WW1.Hate us if you will,since i know someone will leave a negative reply,but to those of us who have served thier countries we know that we have given something for the liberties we have .God bless America
semper fi . the term devil dog came from a German General. in ww1. I am also a vet. served with 1/2 from 03 to 07 ( o.I.f ).
Stephonlyons Lyons Well the Germans did not calld the Marines that name it was U.S propaganda and I think the got the name days before the battle
TheStick666 god fuck up amerika. Read the newspapers. You don t have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
They will after the fight!
Fantastic documentary. Very clear, great explanations, terrific quality, very pleasant to watch. I will watch it again.
Thank you very much for uploading this, it helped me tremendously in my studies!
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I enjoyed this a lot, no one was left out.
There was one. I know that not everyone from the war can be included in this but there is one regiment that I like that was not mentioned. It was the old 7th New York, or the 107th when it was federalized. It is also known as new yorks silk stocking regiment because many of the doughboys came from the silk stocking district of Manhattan. There is a well researched book by Stephen l. Harris titled "duty, honor, privilege: new York's silk stocking regiment and the breaking of the Hindenburg line". Their time in combat at 57 days was brief, but it was intense and they ended up losing more men in one day than any other American regiment, before or since, when they attacked the well fortified Hindenburg defensive line. There is a statue in Central Park that honors them.
Every American,especially the millennials, should watch this. 👍
I watched this documentary and couldn't help, but think how forgotten (in popular culture) the soldiers of WW1. My Great grandfather was in the army in France and assaulted trenches. He took a bullet in the hip and never talked about it. I don't know much about where or when he was inside France.