“It is Now or Never”: Final Victory in the Great War September 28, 2018 by jessiekratz, posted in -

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“It is Now or Never”: Final Victory in the Great War
September 28, 2018 by jessiekratz, posted in - World War I   

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. To commemorate the historic battle, the National Archives is having a special document exhibit in the East Rotunda Gallery of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, from September 21 through October 31, 2018. Today’s post comes from Mike Hancock in the National Archives History Office.

The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the costliest battle in American military history in terms of casualties. In six weeks, the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) lost 26,277 who were killed and 95,768 who were wounded. Pressured to split the American Army and have them under French control, the commander of American forces General John J. Pershing remarked, “It is now or never. The time has come when America was to show its teeth.” 

https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2018/09/28/it-is-now-or-never-final-victory-in-the-great-war/