Oct 29, 2025
Writer Craig DeSteiguer joins us to tell the story of his grandfather John Horace Merriman, who was deeply affected by his First World War-era service.
“Death in the Trench"
Let me sing no whispers of war.
Let me tear my eyes, of all death…that lay.
Let me hold the hand of their last breath.
Let me pray their...
Oct 22, 2025
We have dates for the 2026 Meuse-Argonne Battlefield Pilgrimage!
The trip is from July 02 - 08, 2026.
This next visit will be one where we really plan to put boots on the ground: we will be walking in the paths of some individual Doughboys in 2026. This is a new feature of Lost Battalion Tours, and we’re excited...
Oct 15, 2025
In the final days of the Aisne-Marne Offensive, American forces pursued the retreating Germans to the River Vesle in August 1918. During the battles for possession of the key village of Bazoches-sur-Vesle, an American son of Russian-Jewish immigrants would distinguish himself by looking out for his friends and...
Oct 1, 2025
NYT bestselling author Daniel Kraus comes on the podcast to talk about his novel set in the Meuse-Argonne battle “Angel Down.”
From Simon & Schuster:
Private Cyril Bagger has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of the Great War through his wits and deception, swindling fellow soldiers at every...