| Description |
1 online resource : maps |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-173) and indexes. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Terms Of Use |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
| Contents |
Under Siege; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. 1914; Chapter 2. 1915; Chapter 3. 1916; Chapter 4. 1917; Chapter 5. 1918; EPILOGUE; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; APPENDIX; INDEX |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- France.
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France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945.
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France -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France. |
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Manners and customs -- Press coverage. |
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Press coverage. |
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France. |
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World War (1914-1918) |
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German Occupation of France (France : 1914-1918) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Author |
Young, Robert J., 1942- http://viaf.org/viaf/108902097
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Under siege. New York : Berghahn Books, 2000 (DLC) 99030593 (OCoLC)41320138 |
| ISBN |
9781782388296 (e-book) |
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178238829X |
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9781571811325 |
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9781571811332 (pbk.) |
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157181132X |
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1571811338 (pbk.) |
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