Connelly, Mark
Ypres: Great Battles (Great Battles)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198713371
- author:
- Connelly, Mark
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 22.4 x 14.7 x 2 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- History, Military History, World War I
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Ypres Great Battles by Mark Connelly and Stefan Goebel is a new volume in the Great Battles series that offers an innovative overview of the development of Ypres as a critical site of Great War memory. The authors explore how different groups have struggled to impose their own narratives on the city, examining the ways in which Britain, Belgium, France, and Germany have understood and interpreted Ypres. The book delves into the city's growth as a tourist destination, highlighting the sometimes tricky relationship between local people and battlefield visitors. Through extensive archival research across several countries, Connelly and Goebel shed new light on the complex history of Ypres, revealing how the city has been transformed from a sleepy Belgian town to a place of international significance. This book is the result of meticulous research and provides a valuable insight into one of the most critical sites of Great War memory.
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