Travel Tips: “To Understand and to Feel the War”

The attached .pdf file is a presentation by Dr. Paola Filippucci given to the Flanders Heritage Society entitled “To Understand and to Feel the War:  Memory and Tourism on the Western Front 1919-2011.”  It shows many of the sites that can be visited in the Meuse-Argonne with quotes from various individuals at various points in time.  Dr. Filippucci is the external Director of Studies in Social Anthropology at Emmanuael College, Cambridge University. Her research is focused on the First World War and on France.

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(Warning:  The .pdf file is 6 megabites.)

Dr. Filipucci requests that anyone interested in using a slide, photo or quote contact her in advance.  Her email address is [email protected].