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The Long Silence - The Tragedy of Occupied France in World War I (Paperback)
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The Long Silence - The Tragedy of Occupied France in World War I (Paperback)
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The horrors of the Western Front are widely known, but what was
life like on 'the other side of the trenches' in World War I? Helen
McPhail here shows how the rich agricultural and industrial areas
of northern France were invaded by the Germans, then occupied and
exploited by them, between the summer of 1914 and the Armistice in
November 1918. Factories were stripped, household furniture and
fittings requisitioned, food supplies taken, the population
mistreated and malnourished and even taken to forced labour camps -
the people lived in terror. Starvation loomed and contact with the
outside world vanished. Based on original sources, including
diaries, letters and journals, this fascinating account describes
how - in the struggle to survive - French civilians responded in
ways familiar in World War II: escape networks, espionage,
producing clandestine newspapers and attempting to help British
soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. It provides a unique viewpoint
on a forgotten aspect of World War I.
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