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Battles of the First World War Podcast

Jun 21, 2021

Having established a perimeter on a steep hillside in the Charlevaux Ravine, a force of some 700 men under US MAJ Charles Whittlesey digs in to await reinforcements and further orders. 

 

Soon realizing they are surrounded, Whittlesey puts out an order: No falling back. The position is to be held at all costs. The...