Author: Katharine Lee Jenner
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Languages : en
Pages : 308
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In the Alsatian mountains, by Katharine Lee
Author: Katharine Lee Jenner
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Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Languages : en
Pages : 308
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A Soldier Unafraid - Letters From The Trenches On The Alsatian Front
Author: Captain André Cornet-Auquier
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 178289179X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Nearly 1.7 million French soldiers died in the First World War fighting for their homeland against the invading German Armies; it is difficult to comprehend that hecatomb. It is indeed difficult to comprehend that many lost lives, perhaps the only way to do so is in representative figures such as the Unknown Soldier or by the many memoirs and diaries that have been left behind. One such diary is that of Captain André Cornet-Auquier, a passionate but moral man, well-known for his leadership skills in and bravery on the battlefield. The conditions in which he served on the Alsace front were always tough, being often within forty-five yards of the enemy’s front lines, his faith in his cause and God sustained him even in the most trying situations. Despite being in the front line fighting for so long his luck ran out in February 1916, mortally wounded by a shell splinter. A symbol of French stoicism and courage he died beloved by his men, one of his sergeants said “It is not a spectacle often witnessed, — that of soldiers, accustomed to face death, weeping like children as they stood round his bier.”
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 178289179X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Nearly 1.7 million French soldiers died in the First World War fighting for their homeland against the invading German Armies; it is difficult to comprehend that hecatomb. It is indeed difficult to comprehend that many lost lives, perhaps the only way to do so is in representative figures such as the Unknown Soldier or by the many memoirs and diaries that have been left behind. One such diary is that of Captain André Cornet-Auquier, a passionate but moral man, well-known for his leadership skills in and bravery on the battlefield. The conditions in which he served on the Alsace front were always tough, being often within forty-five yards of the enemy’s front lines, his faith in his cause and God sustained him even in the most trying situations. Despite being in the front line fighting for so long his luck ran out in February 1916, mortally wounded by a shell splinter. A symbol of French stoicism and courage he died beloved by his men, one of his sergeants said “It is not a spectacle often witnessed, — that of soldiers, accustomed to face death, weeping like children as they stood round his bier.”
The Return of Alsace to France, 1918-1939
Author: Alison Carrol
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198803915
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
In 1918, the end of the First World War triggered the return of Alsace and Lorraine to France after almost fifty years of annexation into the German Empire. Enthusiastic crowds in Paris and Alsace celebrated the return of the 'lost provinces, ' but return proved far more difficult than expected. Over the following two decades, politicians, administrators, industrialists, cultural elites, and others grappled with the question of how to make the region French again. Differences of opinion emerged, and reintegration rapidly descended into a multi-faceted struggle as voices at the Parisian centre, the Alsatian periphery, and outside France's borders offered their views on how to introduce French institutions and systems into its lost borderland. Throughout these discussions, the border itself shaped the process of reintegration, by generating contact and tensions between populations on the two sides of the boundary line, and by shaping expectations of what it meant to be French and Alsatian. Borderland is the first comprehensive account of the return of Alsace to France which treats the border as a driver of change. It draws upon national, regional, and local archives to follow the difficult process of Alsace's reintegration into French society, culture, political and economic systems, and legislative and administrative institutions. It connects the microhistory of the region with the "macro" levels of national policy, international relations, and transnational networks, and with the cross-border flows of ideas, goods, people, and cultural products that shaped daily life in Alsace as its population grappled with the meaning of return to France. In revealing the multiple voices who contributed to the region's reintegration, it underlines the ways in which regional populations and cross-border interactions have forged modern nations.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198803915
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
In 1918, the end of the First World War triggered the return of Alsace and Lorraine to France after almost fifty years of annexation into the German Empire. Enthusiastic crowds in Paris and Alsace celebrated the return of the 'lost provinces, ' but return proved far more difficult than expected. Over the following two decades, politicians, administrators, industrialists, cultural elites, and others grappled with the question of how to make the region French again. Differences of opinion emerged, and reintegration rapidly descended into a multi-faceted struggle as voices at the Parisian centre, the Alsatian periphery, and outside France's borders offered their views on how to introduce French institutions and systems into its lost borderland. Throughout these discussions, the border itself shaped the process of reintegration, by generating contact and tensions between populations on the two sides of the boundary line, and by shaping expectations of what it meant to be French and Alsatian. Borderland is the first comprehensive account of the return of Alsace to France which treats the border as a driver of change. It draws upon national, regional, and local archives to follow the difficult process of Alsace's reintegration into French society, culture, political and economic systems, and legislative and administrative institutions. It connects the microhistory of the region with the "macro" levels of national policy, international relations, and transnational networks, and with the cross-border flows of ideas, goods, people, and cultural products that shaped daily life in Alsace as its population grappled with the meaning of return to France. In revealing the multiple voices who contributed to the region's reintegration, it underlines the ways in which regional populations and cross-border interactions have forged modern nations.
Thoughts, verses, and songs, by Claribel
Author: Charlotte Alington Barnard
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Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Good Old-time Songs
Author: Wehman Bros
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Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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A Manual of Alsace-Lorraine
Author: Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division
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Category : Alsace (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Category : Alsace (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Thoughts, Verses and Songs
Author: Claribel
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
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Songs and Ballads
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Category : Songs (Medium voice), Unaccompanied
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Category : Songs (Medium voice), Unaccompanied
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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