Become a member and save up to 33% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. The Battle of the Meuse–Argonne Evening Lecture/Seminar Monday, July 20, 2026 - 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. ET Code: 1H0914 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Registration Options $20 Member $30 Gen. Admission Log in to register for this program or to add it to your wishlist! Log in Resize text U.S. soldiers celebrate the capture of German fortifications as they advance on Verdun, 1918 (The U.S. National Archives) From September to November 1918, a hard-fought World War I battle that pitted green, poorly equipped American doughboys against combat-hardened German troops saw the U.S. military come of age in just 47 days in the brutal, devastating clash known as the Battle of the Meuse–Argonne. In that short period, Americans pushed back the enemy and forced the Germans to surrender, bringing the conflict to an end—a feat the British and the French had not achieved after more than three years of fighting. Military historian Mitchell Yockelson tells the story of the cast of remarkable individuals, including America’s original fighter ace, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker; Cpl. Alvin York, a pacifist who nevertheless single-handedly killed more than 20 Germans and captured 132 others; Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing; Lt. Gen. Hunter Liggett; artillery officer and future president Harry S. Truman; innovative tank commander Lt. Col. George S. Patton; and Col. Douglas MacArthur, the Great War’s most decorated soldier. Yockelson teaches at Norwich University and works as an investigative archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
