ASIA IN FLANDERS FIELDS Indians and Chinese on the Western Front, 1914 1920

The First World War brought peoples from five continents to support the British and French Allies on the Western Front.

About the author

Dr Dominiek D endooven is an historian of the First World War and brings a unique European and Asian perspective to the study of the lived experiences of Indian and Chinese who served with the Allies and played vital combat and support roles in the European Great Power conflict. He is Curator and Researcher for the Flanders Fields Museum and is Associate Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Antwerp and University of Louvain. His PhD - basis of the book - is from University of Kent. He is an established author in English and French with over ten publications including works for English-speaking readers.

Summary

Dominiek Dendooven's fascinating study reveals how the First World War turned west Flanders and north-eastern France into a global crossroads.

Product details

• Authors: Dominiek Dendooven, Dendooven Dominiek
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.12.2021
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945)
• EAN: 9781526763334
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-6333-4
• Pages: 256
• Dimensions (packing): 16.4 x 24.1 x 3 cm
• Weight (packing): 596 g