Tag: First World War
A student brings a shell to school, the bomb squad is called urgently
Practical work, participating in the course, going beyond what is asked, it’s good. But sometimes it’s too much. This Thursday, April 18, 2024, reports France 3 regionstwo schools had to…
Käthe Kollwitz Graphics and Bronzes in Frankfurt – Culture
Some people are so loved and so hated that they almost threaten to disappear behind all the distorted images that others paint of them. Käthe Kollwitz is such a person.…
Valiant the pigeon, Patron the dog, Warrior the horse… War heroes are also animals
Messengers, deminers or moral support… Animals also took part in human wars. And if, over time, many of them have been forgotten, the City of Paris is inaugurating a monument…
Ernst Tollers "A youth in Germany": From the life of a utopian
If the protest movements today are too petty for you, you should read Ernst Toller. The new edition of “A Youth in Germany” is now being published. source site
ARD series: Agent against her will
The most expensive Swiss series of all time: “Davos 1917” tells of the consequences of the collapse of civilization and the breakup of Europe. source site
War memorials as UNESCO heritage: Here the Americans, there the British
… and Germans and French sometimes together: military cemeteries from the First World War are now world cultural heritage sites. A journey along the former Western Front brings insights for…
The Golden Nugget attributed to the novel “We will go through storms”
As during the conquest of the West, the Nugget is the most popular award in children’s literature. And among the approximately 20,000 titles published each year, only a handful of…
Why does the trench coat come back into French wardrobes every year?
Under the first drops of autumn, the trench coat is revealed! This season, a simple stroll through the streets is enough to spot the classic camel coat. Whether it adopts…
A participant in a historical reenactment mistaken for a Russian agent
Funny mishap for a 22-year-old man, arrested in Saint-Maximin, in Gard. The gendarmes were warned by the participants of a pedestrian race, of the presence of a man dressed in…
“Verdun 14-18”, “Toy soldiers”… Video games, a reminder of the First World War?
“Thousands of History students are interested in it through war video games. » This observation is delivered by a history professor. Nicolas Patin is a specialist in world wars and…