Jonathan Vance onderzoekt hoe oorlogservaringen en de nasleep daarvan collectief geheugen en betekenis vormgeven. Zijn werk onderzoekt de manieren waarop culturele gebeurtenissen en technologieën de nationale verbeelding en identiteit beïnvloeden. Door middel van nauwgezet onderzoek probeert hij menselijke ervaringen in cruciale historische momenten te begrijpen en weer te geven. Zijn geschriften belichten de complexe relatie tussen het verleden en het heden, en hoe samenlevingen hun triomfen en tragedies herdenken.
This book recreates one corner of rural Canada, the southern Ontario township of East Flamborough, during the First World War. Drawing from rich narrative sources, this work uses the local to understand the national, revealing what rural people were like a century ago - how they saw the world, what they valued, and how they lived their lives.
The narrative follows two exceptional young Canadians, Ken Macalister and Frank Pickersgill, who transition from academia to becoming soldiers during World War II. After volunteering for the British Special Operations Executive, they undergo rigorous training before parachuting into France. Their mission takes a dark turn as they face betrayal from double agents within the Resistance, leading to their capture, torture, and a harrowing transport to Germany. This true story highlights courage, intelligence, and the complexities of wartime espionage.
Key work built on interviews with dozens of former prisoners and relatives of the 50 prisoners of The Great Escape who were shot. Updated for the 75th anniversary of the mass breakout