An English Governess in the Great War
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An English Governess in the Great War by Tammy M Proctor
Mary Thorp, an English governess working for a Belgian-Russian family in German-occupied Brussels, kept a secret war diary from September 1916 to January 1919. This long-forgotten diary sheds light on an important aspect of the First World War: civilian life under military occupation in a transnational conflict.
Fascinating.. a real eye-opener about the situation of those who were unable to flee... required reading for anyone seriously interested in the history of the First World War. * Lucy London, Inspirational Women of WW1 *
We know about the terrible ordeals and compromises visited upon occupied Paris during World War II. Far less has been published about the privations and atrocities endured by Brussels ... during its four years of occupation by the German Army in World War I. Now, thanks to the discovery of a remarkable diary kept by an English governess who wrote, like a disciplined soldier in his trench at the front, of 'remaining at my post,' we know a good deal more ... [A] well-edited and affecting book. * Miranda Seymour, New York Times Book Review *
We know about the terrible ordeals and compromises visited upon occupied Paris during World War II. Far less has been published about the privations and atrocities endured by Brussels ... during its four years of occupation by the German Army in World War I. Now, thanks to the discovery of a remarkable diary kept by an English governess who wrote, like a disciplined soldier in his trench at the front, of 'remaining at my post,' we know a good deal more ... [A] well-edited and affecting book. * Miranda Seymour, New York Times Book Review *
Sophie De Schaepdrijver is Walter L. and Helen P. Ferree Professor of Modern European History at Penn State University. She has written on First World War Europe, with a focus on military occupations. Her latest books are Bastion: Occupied Bruges in the First World War and Gabrielle Petit: The Death and Life of a Female Spy in the First World War. She has co-written and presented a television documentary, Brave Little Belgium.
Tammy M. Proctor is Professor of History at Utah State University. She is the author of several books on the history of gender, youth, and war in modern Europe, including Civilians in a World at War, Scouting for Girls: A Century of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts, and Female Intelligence: Women and Espionage in the First World War.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780190276706 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190276703 |
| Title | An English Governess in the Great War |
| Author | Tammy M Proctor |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2017-06-29 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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