David Retherford
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Military History
May 18, 2022
A Machine-Gunner in France
A Machine-Gunner In France: The Memoirs of Ward Schrantz , 35th Division, 1917-1919. Ward Schrantz, Jeffrey L.
David Retherford • Strategy Bridge
Military History
September 28, 2021
The First Code Talkers: Native American Communicators in WWI
The First Code Talkers: Native American Communicators in World War I . William C.
David Retherford • Strategy Bridge
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
October 2, 2020
The Decisive Impact of French Military Intelligence on the German Marneschutz-Reims Offensive
July 15th 1918 saw the start of the fifth and final German offensive of the First World War. On that day, the Germans launched the opening phase of...
David Retherford • RealClearDefense
Veterans
October 2, 2020
The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier
The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home . Patrick K.
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