American military monuments and cemeteries can be found in dozens of countries around the world. Nowhere is this more true than in France, which, thanks to the two World Wars, has almost as many American monuments than all other countries (outside of the United States) combined. The American Battle Monuments Commission alone maintains over two dozen cemeteries in monuments in … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2019
AMERICAN MILITARY MONUMENTS IN MEXICO AND CUBA (Remembering the Mexican-American and Spanish-American Wars)
Often forgotten in the shadow of the American Civil War, the United States fought a number of major conflicts in the 19th century against various world powers that both established its dominance in the Western Hemisphere and contributed to its status as a world power. Among these are the nearly forgotten Mexican-American and Spanish-American Wars, which between them saw … [Read more...]