Doughboy Meets World: The American Soldier and the Europeans 1917-1918 - Richard S. Faulkner

World War I marked the first-time vast numbers of Americans came into close contact with peoples and cultures in foreign lands. By the time of the Armistice, over two million Doughboys were serving in France and Britain and several thousand of these soldiers went on to serve in the Army of Occupation in the German Rhineland. This lecture will examine the Doughboys' interactions with, and opinions of, the European soldiers and civilians that they encountered while serving in the American Expeditionary Forces. It will also explore how these interactions shaped the Doughboys' perceptions of being Americans. Richard S. Faulkner, General William H. Stofft Chair of Military History of the United States Army Command and General Staff College For more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit http://theworldwar.org