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\nAmerican Doughboys in the First World War \;reviews America&rsquo\;s participation in &ldquo\;the war to end all w ars&rdquo\; as we take listeners on a trip across the battlefields of Nort hern France to describe the events\, people\, and places of America&rsquo\ ;s contribution to the defeat of the German kaiser. Famous engagements suc h as Belleau Wood\, Cantigny\, St-Mihiel\, and Meuse-Argonne are reviewed with images of what the battlefields look like today. We end by relating t he enormous changes that the conflict brought to warfare\, society\, and p opulations around the world.
\nRobert Mueller caught the battlefield bug when\, as a child\, he visited Gettysburg\, Pennsylvania. Retirement brought him the opportunity to visit and study the battlefields of Europe. He has written four visitor guides to the battlefields of Northern Europe under the Fields of War imprint which have garnered eleven national book awards including being honored by the Military Writers Society of America. His descriptive format and engaging writing style bring the history\, sig nificance\, and people of the battlefield to life. He performed his milita ry service in the US Army Signal Corps during the Vietnam era.
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