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On August 22, 1914, during the Battle of the Frontiers, five separate French armies engaged the German invaders independently of each other. Across all those battlefields, on that single day, 27,000 French soldiers lost their lives protecting their country. [1] The term casualty in warfare is often misunderstood.
"Over There" is a 1917 war song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and the American public during World War I and World War II.Written shortly after the American entry into World War I, "Over There" is a patriotic propaganda song intended to galvanize American men to enlist in the American Expeditionary Forces and fight the Central Powers.
America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-10278-0. Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition Songs of World Wars I & II. Recorded Anthology of American Music, 1977. OCLC 221633326; United States. Songs of the Soldiers and Sailors, U.S. Washington: G ...
Asia-Pacific theatre (1914–1919) Toggle Asia-Pacific theatre (1914–1919) subsection. Central Asian revolt of 1916. Basmachi movement (1916-1918 (as part of WW1)-1934) Naval engagements (1914–1918) Toggle Naval engagements (1914–1918) subsection. Other military engagements. Air engagements. Co-belligerent conflicts.
Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; Yiddish: ישראל ביילין; [1] May 11, 1888 [2] – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He also received the Presidential ...
White Friday (1916) White Friday occurred during the Italian front of World War I. The most significant avalanche struck the Austro-Hungarian barracks on Mount Marmolada, killing 270 soldiers. Other avalanches on the same day would strike Italian and other Austro-Hungarian positions, killing hundreds. According to some reports, both sides ...
Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others satirize war.Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers, innocent civilians, and humanity as a whole.
The United States campaigns in World War I began after American entry in the war in early April 1917. The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) served on the Western Front, under General John J. Pershing, and engaged in 13 official military campaigns between 1917 and 1918, for which campaign streamers were designated.