- 08 -142017
Animals and war, episode 3: Animal-material
A leopard skin rug used in the tent of Napoleon I during the Russian Campaign of 1812 © Paris, musée de l’Armée, Dist. RMN-GP / Pascal Segrette Cowhide is used to protect army equipment and […]
- 08 -112017
Animals and war, episode 2: Soldiers’ Best Friend
Crossing the Alps via the Saint Bernard Pass by Louis-François Lejeune (1775-1848). © Paris, musée de l’Armée, Dist. RMN-GP / Émilie Cambier Two pets are visible on this photograph of the First World War; A dog is […]
- 08 -082017
Animals and war, episode 1: Human-animal
Lead figurines made in the eighties from the Loriot Collection of a signifier and two cornicines of the Roman army. The signifier was a non-commissioned officer whose role was to carry a signum, a visual […]
- 08 -032017
Animals and war, episode 0: presentation
17th century engraving by Jean Theodore de Bry the Younger (1561-1623) depicting a procession. For a very long time, a great number of animals served different functions in the field. The military convoy is composed […]
- 05 -092017
La Fayette, We Are Here! : episode 21
The Duty of Remembrance Honouring Our Fallen from WWI At the request of General John Pershing, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established by Congress in 1923. As guardian America’s overseas commemorative cemeteries and […]
- 05 -042017
Lafayette, We Are Here! : episode 20
Post War Reconstruction A Difficult Economic Restructuring In 1920-1921, the United States went through a deflationary recession partly due to the necessity to adjust from wartime to peacetime economy and deal with a tighter monetary […]
- 04 -282017
Lafayette, We Are Here! : episode 19
The Great War is Over ! The Armistice of 11 Novembre 1918 Marshal Foch received the German delegation on 8 November 1918 and handed over the Allied Armistice Terms. The German answer was expected on […]
- 04 -242017
Lafayette, We Are Here! : episode 18
The Victories of the A.E.F. The United States Military Interventions on the Western Front Prior to General Pershing deploying a full field army, U.S. Divisions of the A.E.F. served alongside the French and the British […]
- 04 -202017
Lafayette, We Are Here! : episode 17
Armaments In 1917 When the war broke out, the U.S. Infantry and Marine Units of the A.E.F. were equipped with the standard rifle Model 1903 Springfield inspired from the M1893 Mauser used by the Spanish […]
- 04 -152017
Lafayette, We Are Here! : episode 16
Settling In – The Doughboys in France Racial Segregation Practiced after the Civil War mainly in the southern United States, racial segregation, was enforced by the “Jim Crow Laws” that mandated the segregation of public […]
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