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Under Siege - Portraits of Civilian Life in France During World War I (Paperback)
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Under Siege - Portraits of Civilian Life in France During World War I (Paperback)
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Studies on the First World War are plentiful but most tend to focus
on the combatants. This volume offers a new and highly original
perspective that shows the reader the civilian side of this
protracted and destructive war through a succession of "snapshots":
130 excerpts from leading American and Canadian newspapers provide
a collective portrait of life behind the battle lines, what is
often called the "second" front. Written principally by Paris-based
journalists, and intended for popular reading audiences, these
articles depict ordinary people in a way that still touches the
reader of today. They record eye-witness testimony of Paris under
aerial bombardment, the gutted cathedrals at Reims and Arras, the
cemeteries around Compiegne, the subterranean living quarters at
Cambrai, and the heart-breaking orphanages at Chambly. Introduced
and concluded by the editor, the volume also offers biographical
notes on some of the leadingjournalist contributors, maps to
familiarize readers with the geography of northern France, and
detailed subject and geographical indices. The volume ends with a
select bibliography of works on the subject of French civilian life
during the Great War.
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