Edward Lengel on WWI's Meuse-Argonne Offensive [video 64min]

Edward Lengel recounts the World War I battle at Meuse-Argonne in France, which took place over six weeks in 1918. The conflict entailed the deaths of 26,000 American soldiers and led to the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War. He profiles several of the soldiers who participated in the battle, including Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, and Harry Truman. Lengel is an associate history professor at the University of Virginia and the author of numerous books, including General George Washington: A Military Life and This Glorious Struggle: George Washington's Revolutionary War Letters. This event took place at the Decatur library in Decatur, Georgia, on February 7th 2008.