Military author to review role of 'American Doughboys in World War I' March 6

Doughboys became the most enduring nickname for the troops of soldiers who cross the Atlantic to join the Allied armies fighting on the Western Front in World War I.

The St. Charles Public Library and the St. Charles History Museum will present "American Doughboys in World War I" from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, in the library's Carnegie Community Room, 1 S. Sixth Ave.

Military author Robert Mueller reviews America's participation in "the war to end all wars" as he takes you on a trip across the battlefields of Northern France to describe the events, people, and places of America's contribution to the defeat of the German Kaiser. Famous engagements such as Belleau Wood, Cantigny, St-Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne are reviewed with images of what the battlefields look like today. The evening ends by relating the enormous changes that the conflict brought to warfare, society, and populations around the world.

Mueller performed his military service in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during the Vietnam era.

He has received four national book awards including a Bronze Medal from the Military Writers Society of America. He holds advanced degrees in physics from the University of Illinois and in business administration from Lake Forest College.

Registration is recommended for this program. Sign up at the reference desk, by calling (630) 584-0076, ext. 1, or online at www.scpld.org.

To learn more about the St. Charles History Museum, visit www.stcmuseum.org or follow them on Facebook or Twitter.