Lost Battalion of the Argonne
How did 500 trapped soldiers defy death?
4.7 (22)
48 mins
Explore the grueling six-day siege of the 77th Division during World War I in the dense Argonne Forest. Discover how over five hundred American soldiers held their ground against relentless enemy attacks, starvation, and accidental friendly artillery fire. Learn about the heroic homing pigeon Cher Ami, who braved gunfire to deliver the crucial location message that saved surviving troops.
Ep 1:
The Forest, The Trap, The Name
Behind a legendary name lies a messier truth: a mixed American force marches into an unseen gap in the German line and vanishes into the Argonne's deadly terrain.
Ep 2:
Five Days Trapped in the Argonne
Surrounded, starving, and shelled by their own artillery, Whittlesey's men endure five brutal days of siege, a heroic pigeon, and a refused surrender before the final stand.
Ep 3:
History Repeats: A Second Lost Battalion
The siege's human cost haunts its survivors long after, and twenty-six years later, Texan soldiers in the Vosges Mountains find themselves eerily reliving the same nightmare.
Ep 4:
Go For Broke: The Rescue and Its Cost
Japanese American soldiers, fighting for a nation that imprisoned their families, pay a staggering price to save the trapped Texans—forcing a reckoning over sacrifice, honor, and injustice.
Discussions (5)
Kyle
Level 4 · 6 days agoHistory said hold my pigeon
Franklin
Level 4 · 6 days agoSurrounded. No food. Still fought.
Craig
Level 6 · 6 days ago550 men go in, 194 walk out, and the guy who survived it all just quietly steps off a boat three years later. History really said 'and the credits roll here.'
