Reel America
The Lost Battalion
2018-09-29T22:00:28-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTY2XC8yMDE4MDkyOTIyMTcxNjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A historian and a film scholar provided commentary for a 1919 silent film about a World War I battle in France during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The “Lost Battalion” was an Army unit of about 550 men on the Western Front who ran out of water, food, and ammunition after they were surrounded by German forces for seven days in October, 1918. The soldiers were from New York’s 77th Division, and more than half the film is set in the New York area. Actual Army veterans of the battle are featured, as are fictionalized scenes about recruitment, training, and relationships with loved ones at home.
A historian and a film scholar provided commentary for a 1919 silent film about a World War I battle in France during the Meuse-Argonne offe…
read more
A historian and a film scholar provided commentary for a 1919 silent film about a World War I battle in France during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The “Lost Battalion” was an Army unit of about 550 men on the Western Front who ran out of water, food, and ammunition after they were surrounded by German forces for seven days in October, 1918. The soldiers were from New York’s 77th Division, and more than half the film is set in the New York area. Actual Army veterans of the battle are featured, as are fictionalized scenes about recruitment, training, and relationships with loved ones at home. close
A historian and a film scholar provided commentary for a 1919 silent film about a World War I battle in France during the Meuse-Argonne offe… read more
A historian and a film scholar provided commentary for a 1919 silent film about a World War I battle in France during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The “Lost Battalion” was an Army unit of about 550 men on the Western Front who ran out of water, food, and ammunition after they were surrounded by German forces for seven days in October, 1918. The soldiers were from New York’s 77th Division, and more than half the film is set in the New York area. Actual Army veterans of the battle are featured, as are fictionalized scenes about recruitment, training, and relationships with loved ones at home. close
People in this video
-
Edward G. Lengel Author and Historian -
-
Anjuli Singh Film Historian
Hosting Organization
Series
Purchase a Download
The Lost Battalion
-
MP3 audio - Standard
- Price:
- $0.99
Related Video
-
Divide and Conquer
The third of seven films in the Why We Fight series details military aggression by Germany after the September 1, 1939, …
-
Uncle Sam Watching the Mexican Border
Historian Julie Prieto provides commentary for a silent 1916 U.S. Army film documenting the Mexican expedition of 1916-1…
-
Chateau-Thierry Sector U.S. Army Silent Film
Historian Mitchell Yockelson and French World War I battlefield guide Guillaume Moizan provided commentary for silent U.…
-
Graves Registration Service U.S. Army Silent Film
Historian Mitchell Yockelson and French World War I battlefield guide Guillaume Moizan provided commentary for several s…
User Created Clips from This Video
-
- 1 hour
- 489 views
-
- 46 seconds
- 26 views
-
- 27 seconds
- 20 views
-
- 24 seconds
- 13 views