Over There - WWI Recruiting and Training Footage in Color - Authentic World War 1

Over There | US army WW1 footage in Color The footage is from the documentary TV series “Apocalypse: World War 1“, which we highly recommend. Hand to hand combat training. Trench digging. Gas masks. “Over There“ is a 1917 hit song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with United States military and public during both world wars. It was a patriotic song designed to galvanize American young men to enlist in the army and fight the “Hun“. The song is best remembered for a line in its chorus, “The Yanks are coming.“