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In the fields of flanders, because of the munitions, and one presumes because of death, those grounds then were disturbed, and those poppies began to grow. And so, the poppies then grew in amongst what is the killing fields. And so, then the poem in flanders field, was written. It began popularity in 1919 after the war in britain and then soon in the United States. Poppies began being sold as remembrance to raise funds for wounded veterans. When you come into the National World war i museum and memorial, as you mentioned, theres a bridge that takes you into the main galleries under which this ...

In the main reading room. It lends a certain something to the seriousness of what they are doing. That is the way it should be, but scholars are really know the score walk right past the Jefferson Building and go into you may not like the way it looks, but the Madison Building is where it is at. That is where the manuscripts collection is, and there are 60 million items. This is from the website. 60 million items over 11,000 separate collections, truly the greatest manuscript treasure of American History and culture. To talk to us about that collection is Jeff Flannery, an old friend of the so...

To authors and historians to speak about what was then called the great war. We learn about the creation of the memorial to honor those who serveded and about artifacts in the museums collection. This is about two and a half hours. 100 years ago on april 6, 1917, president Woodrow Wilson signeded a declaration of war against germany, entering the United States into world war i. More than 4 million american men and women would eventually serve in uniform and more than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tide of the years long global war bringing it ...

And involve you in conversations with top world war i historians as we learn about the history of the u. S. Role in the war and its impact. As we open the program, we are joined by the president and ceo of the National World war i museum and memorial matthew nayler. Matt nayler, you have resources in telling the story of world war i, why is it important for people in 2017 to know this story . I dont know you can think of the last 100 years particularly in the United States without understanding the impact of world war i. And thats true of countries across the globe. Im an australian and an ame...

Museum for the history of world war i. It is a global museum. We talk about all of the belligerents that were involved in world war i. It is not just about the United States during the war, but everything from the summer of 1914 to the peace treaty of june 1919. Our collection is the most comprehensive collection of world war i materials in the world. It is not the largest, but it is comprehensive in that we do deal with all nations that were involved in the war. Were not just centric to the country that were located in. In the museum when youre going through the exhibitions you see about 10 o...