“A Calamity of Errors:” A Discussion on the US 5th Marine Regiment on Blanc Mont, October 1918

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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🗓️ 6 March 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Returning guest and University of Oklahoma PhD candidate James P. Gregory tackles the subject of the US 5th Marine Regiment on Blanc Mont on October 4th, 1918, a day that would see the highest casualties ever taken by the Marines until World War Two a generation later. James argues that events and leadership led to “a calamity of errors” with deadly results for the Marines on the ground.

James’ article can be found here:

https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/MarineCorpsHistory_vol7no2_Winter2021_web.pdf?fbclid=IwAR14uKs6rllEZRBZuZ29HpJFUn-39FBOPRAlUcdWG0QPc4gpFFHgse2z0pI

LTCs Owen and Swift’s “A Hideous Price” can be found here:

https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/A%20Hideous%20Price_WEB.pdf

https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/hideous-price-4th-brigade-blanc-mont-2-10-october-1918

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0:00.0	All right, so that should be us.
0:03.9	All right, folks.
0:04.6	So welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast.
0:08.2	And with me again, I think, this is the third time you've been on the podcast.
0:12.3	Yeah.
0:13.2	This is, once again, James Gregory, here today to talk about the Marines on Blankmont Ridge.
0:22.6	Welcome, James. Thank you.
0:23.6	I'd be back for the third time.
0:25.6	Yeah, so I think you've got the record.
0:27.6	It's either you or Rob or you guys are tied right now.
0:30.6	So who's been on the podcast here the most to, you know, the world is counting with dating wealth.
0:41.1	But I'm glad that you're, I'm glad that you're here, man.
0:43.1	So James.
0:48.0	James Gregory is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Oklahoma.
0:53.2	He has written and edited several books on the Marine Corps and World War I.
1:10.4	Some of these books are the story of one Marine, the World War I letters and photos of Private Thomas L. Stewart, a poet at war, the story of a World War one Marine, and Selagher, the memoirs of Captain James McBrayer Sellers.
1:15.9	And he also has another book in the works, very exciting about Alvin York.
1:18.8	So once again, James, welcome.
1:22.5	And if I can go ahead and lead off with a question for you,
1:30.4	you, sir, write a good deal about United States Marine Corps related figures in World War I.
1:34.4	Got to be honest, I'm not sure if I've asked this before.
1:40.5	But do you have any personal connections to the United States Marine Corps, World War I,
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