The Day American Power Entered the Trenches

The first contingent of the American Expeditionary Forces quietly stepped ashore at Saint-Nazaire, France, officially bringing the industrial muscle and fresh manpower of the United States into the bloody, stagnant trenches of the First World War. Known as doughboys, these troops arrived at a moment when European allied morale was completely fractured by years of catastrophic stalemates, setting the stage for an ultimate tactical shift that broke the German empire. #worldwar1 #americanhistory #militaryhistory #vintage #shorts