An English Governess in the Great War The Secret Brussels Diary of Mary Thorp |
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| Author:
| De Schaepdrijver, Sophie
Proctor, Tammy M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-027670-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.86AUD $94.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.