In response to a special request from the Doughboy Foundation, Dr. Finkelstein wrote an article for their newsletter and website in support of the campaign to award the Hello Girls of World War I the Congressional Gold Medal. … Continue readingAmerica’s Forgotten Veterans: The Hello Girls of World War I Are Still Being Left Behind
By special request from the Doughboy Foundation, I wrote an article for their newsletter and website in support of the ongoing campaign to award the Hello Girls of World War I the Congressional Gold Medal. … Continue readingAmerica’s Forgotten Veterans: The Hello Girls of World War I Are Still Being Left Behind
The Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress has invited me to do a virtual book talk on Tuesday November 12 at 12 noon ET as part of their “Made at the Library” series. … Continue readingVirtual Event Announcement! Library of Congress “Made at the Library” Book Talk, Nov. 12, 2024
On May 27, 2024, in conjunction with Memorial Day, the new documentary series “The Great War” premiered on the History Channel. … Continue readingMy History Channel Debut: “The Great War”
Released in May 2024 in conjunction with Memorial Day, the History Channel’s documentary series The Great War features Allison S. Finkelstein among its expert historians. … Continue reading“The Great War” on the History Channel
On February 18, 2024, the “Battles of the First World War” podcast devoted an entire episode to a discussion of Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945. … Continue readingBattles of the First World War Podcast
On February 18, 2024, the “Battles of the First World War” podcast devoted an entire episode to a discussion of Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945. … Continue readingForgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials Featured on the “Battles of the First World War” Podcast
The Doughboy Foundation recently highlighted the paperback edition of Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945. … Continue readingDoughboy Foundation Highlights Paperback Edition of Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials
In October, I was honored to participate in an international conference in France, held at both the Caverne du Dragon Museum in the Chemin des Dames and in Chateau-Thierry. … Continue readingPilgrimages to the Western Front of the First World War: A Symposium in France
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, better known as the VA, included a piece by Dr. Finkelstein in the online exhibit, “History of VA in 100 Objects.” … Continue reading“Object 68: Miller Cottage”
