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Martyred Village: Commemorating the 1944 Massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane
Sarah Farmer
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Paperback. This work looks at the massacre at the village of Oradour in 1944, and how the French State has preserved the entire ruins of the village, which is now a tourist destination. Through interviews and research, the history of a shattering event and its memorial afterlife are investigated. Num Pages: 317 pages, 25 black-and-white photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Among German crimes of the Second World War, the Nazi massacre of 642 men, women, and children at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is one of the most notorious. On that Saturday afternoon, four days after the Allied landings in Normandy, SS troops encircled the town in the rolling farm country of the Limousin. Soldiers marched the men to nearby barns, lined them up, and shot them. They then locked the women and children in the church, shot them, and set the building and the rest of the town on fire. Residents who had been away for the day returned ... Read more
Among German crimes of the Second World War, the Nazi massacre of 642 men, women, and children at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is one of the most notorious. On that Saturday afternoon, four days after the Allied landings in Normandy, SS troops encircled the town in the rolling farm country of the Limousin. Soldiers marched the men to nearby barns, lined them up, and shot them. They then locked the women and children in the church, shot them, and set the building and the rest of the town on fire. Residents who had been away for the day returned ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
317
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520224834
SKU
V9780520224834
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About Sarah Farmer
Sarah Farmer is Associate Professor of History, University of Iowa, and author of Oradour: Arret sur memoire, published in France in 1994.
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