Géographies de la Première Guerre mondiale

  Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales 2016/1 (71e année). 336 pages. ISSN : 0395-2649 ISSN en ligne : 1953-8146 ISBN : 9782713225116 Compagnon Olivier, Purseigle Pierre, « Géographies de la mobilisation et territoires de la belligérance durant la Première Guerre mondiale » Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales 1/2016 (71e année) , p. 37-64 URL : www.cairn.info/revue-annales-2016-1-page-37.htm Prenant […]

Views from the Embassy: Diplomacy and World War I

Hangouts at State 15 April 2015 For many, the guns of August 1914 seem like a story from long ago. Sepia-toned images of dusty, musty relics, mustached gentlemen in pinstripe pants, and ladies in near floor-length skirts dominate images in popular culture. Yet, surprisingly, those who witnessed civilization unraveling at the seams were very ‘modern’ […]

Through the Fog of War

My introduction to Aftermath. Legacies and Memories of War in Europe, 1918–1945–1989 (Ashgate: 2014), co-edited with two of my favourite former colleagues at Birmingham, Nick Martin and Tim Haughton.