The story of Ypres, the series of devastating battles at the heart of Britain and her Empire's experience of the First World War: how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today.

Zusatztext A deeply researched, absorbing and thoroughly readable book. Informationen zum Autor Mark Connelly is currently Principal Investigator of 'Gateways to the First World War', an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary. He is also convenor of the Masters Programme in First World War Studies at the University of Kent.Stefan Goebel specializes in the comparative cultural history of the Great War and in the urban history of modern conflict. He is director of the Centre for the History of War, Media, and Society at the University of Kent. Klappentext The story of Ypres, the series of devastating battles at the heart of Britain and her Empire's experience of the First World War: how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. Zusammenfassung The story of Ypres, the series of devastating battles at the heart of Britain and her Empire's experience of the First World War: how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Ypres in HistoryPrologue: The Salient Facts1: Ypres before Ypres, 1900-19132: Ypres during Ypres, 1914-19183: The New Battle for Ypres, 1919-19274: The New Battles for Langemarck, 1928-19445: Ieper in Peace, 1944-2014Conclusion: Wipers at the CentenaryNotesBibliographyIndex

A deeply researched, absorbing and thoroughly readable book.

Autorentext
Mark Connelly is currently Principal Investigator of 'Gateways to the First World War', an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded centre for public engagement with the Great War centenary. He is also convenor of the Masters Programme in First World War Studies at the University of Kent. Stefan Goebel specializes in the comparative cultural history of the Great War and in the urban history of modern conflict. He is director of the Centre for the History of War, Media, and Society at the University of Kent.

Inhalt

• Introduction: Ypres in History

• Prologue: The Salient Facts

• 1: Ypres before Ypres, 1900-1913

• 2: Ypres during Ypres, 1914-1918

• 3: The New Battle for Ypres, 1919-1927

• 4: The New Battles for Langemarck, 1928-1944

• 5: Ieper in Peace, 1944-2014

• Conclusion: Wipers at the Centenary

• Notes

• Bibliography

• Index