LEADER 02909nam 2200481 450 001 9910827649103321 005 20230207220432.0 010 $a1-57181-132-X 010 $a1-57181-133-8 010 $a1-78238-829-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782388296 035 $a(CKB)3710000000649641 035 $a(EBL)4510747 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4510747 035 $a(DE-B1597)636652 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782388296 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000649641 100 $a19990426d2000 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aUnder siege $eportraits of civilian life in France during World War I /$fedited by Robert J. Young 210 1$aNew York :$cBerghahn Books,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 168-173) and indexes. 327 $aUnder 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 330 $aStudies 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 Compiègne, 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. 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$zFrance$xPress coverage 607 $aFrance$xHistory$yGerman occupation, 1914-1918$xPress coverage 607 $aFrance$xSocial life and customs$y20th century$xPress coverage 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xPress coverage. 676 $a940.53/44 702 $aYoung$b Robert J.$f1942- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827649103321 996 $aUnder siege$93981281 997 $aUNINA