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7 mar 2019 · This book gave a good historical background of the Alsace Lorraine region, which changed hands over the years between France and Germany. My family came over from Alsace before Germany was officially a country.
15 wrz 2021 · Before the wars and the back-and-forth ownership between France and Germany, Alsace-Lorraine was Alsace and Lorraine, two distinct territories with different customs, resources and characteristics. Most documented histories of Alsace-Lorraine reach back, but not to the very beginning.
The region of Alsace, located between the hereditary enemies of France and Germany, served as a trophy of war four times between 1870–1945. With each shift, French and German officials sought to win the allegiance of the local populace.
21 gru 2012 · This fascinating book, originally published in 1919 as the First World War drew to a close tackles the question of Alsace-Lorraine, one of the chief causes of the war and the most important...
The first major English-language work on Alsace-Lorraine and imperial Germany in over fifty years, Reluctant Union revises many of the commonly held notions about the German annexation and...
1 sty 2015 · A good overview of the history of Alsace and Lorraine, two provinces that were much in the news when this book was published (1914). Alsace and Lorrain are two very different provinces populated by very different peoples.
7 cze 2018 · The Return of Alsace to France examines this story. Drawing upon national, regional, and local archives, it follows the difficult process of Alsace’s reintegration into French society, culture, political and economic systems, and legislative and administrative institutions.
