Why were soldiers in World War I called Doughboys? If you really want to know, Arn Kind can tell you. Come to the library on Thursday, March 9 at 6 p.m. where Arn will present Minnesota in the Great War.
The First World War, which for America lasted only 19 months, involved more than 100,000 soldiers from Minnesota. They served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Medical Corps. Of that number, more than 1,400 were killed in battle or fatally wounded. Another 2,000 died of disease, many from the flu epidemic which broke out during the war.
On Thursday, March 9, at 6 p.m. Arn Kind will present Minnesota in the Great War, a free program offered for ages 8-adult at the Grand Marais Public Library.
Participants will learn about the causes of the war; why and how America got involved; strategies used to win the war; the uniform, weapons, equipment, and the life of the typical Minnesota soldier or “Doughboy”; the role women played in the war; the new technologies that were introduced during the war. Technologies like the airplane, the submarine, the tank, and the introduction of lethal gas on the battlefield made the Great War the first “industrial war.”
For more information contact the library at (218) 387-1140.
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