History That Doesn't Suck

135: Belleau Wood – A Cut Deeper with Captain Mac Caldwell

Jun 5, 2023

01:09:12

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Battle of Bella Wood

3min

The History of the United States Marine Corps

3min

The History of the Leatherneck Business

2min

The Role of the Marines in the Civil War

2min

The History of the Marine Corps

2min

Why the Marine Corps Exists

2min

The History of the Marine Corps in the AEF

2min

The Battle of Bella Wood

3min

10.

The Ugly Battle of Bella Wood

2min

11.

The Battle of Bellowood

3min

12.

The 4th Marine Brigade in France

2min

13.

The Battle of Bellawood

2min

14.

The Battle of Bellowood

4min

15.

The Importance of Artillery in the War of Independence

2min

16.

George Hamilton and the Battle of Bella Wood

3min

17.

The Gruesome Image of George Hamilton

3min

18.

Floyd Gibbons' Letter to the United States

3min

19.

The Marines Learned to Use Cover and Movement

2min

20.

The Importance of Mental Toughness in the Marine Corps

5min

21.

The History of the French Forage

2min

22.

The Old Breed of Marines

4min

23.

The Marines Learned Lessons From the Battle of Bella Wood

3min

24.

The Marine Corps Story

3min

25.

The Story of World War I

2min

The impact of the 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood on the US Marine Corps is hard to overstate. Though in existence since 1775, the Corps was reborn in those woods. Not only did it give rise to new lore, but a whole generation of future leaders.

Given its significance, Greg sits down with Captain Mac Caldwell of the US Marine Corps to go several cuts deeper on Belleau Wood and its legacy right into the twenty-first century.

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