I’ve posted my Bertram Gordon interview on war tourism in France here: https://youtu.be/OWVToogP4J8
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Category: France
WWII warfare history book – “War Tourism” (Cornell University Press, 2018) – Bertram Gordon interview
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Dr. Bertram Gordon is a retired Professor of History. His specialty is modern France, especially the French Right and WWII. We spoke about his latest book on war tourism in France both during WWII and afterwards.
0:56 – Bert talks about how he got into studying and writing on this subject.
3:47 – Bert talks about how the book is laid out.
6:45 – Bert talks about German cemetaries in France.
9:08 – Bert talks about wild spots in France Germans liked to visit.
10:19 – Bert talks about tourism and security.
12:19 – Bert talks about Germans visiting WWI sites in France. He discusses
the railroad car where the WWI Armistice was signed.
16:30 – Bert talks about how French businesses handled German patronage.
20:02 – French people coulnd’t go to the coast for vacation.
25:21 – Bert talks about French museums under the Germans.
28:26 – Bert talks about what resources he used for this book.
38:17 – Bert talks about French fascination with the Occupation period.
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Links of interest
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?gcoi=80140103137450
www.linkedin.com/in/bert-gordon-51ab09
Bertram Gordon Email: bmgordon (*at) mills.edu
Guests: Bertram Gordon
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, WWI, WWII, Junger, Verdun, Armistice, Paris, tourism, Russian Front, Normandy
Medieval knight art and history book – “A Knight for the Ages” (J. Paul Getty Museum, 2018) – Elizabeth Morrison interview
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Dr. Elizabeth Morrison holds a PhD in Medieval art and is senior curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum of Los Angeles. We spoke about her recent book on a manuscript extolling the life of famous medieval Knight Jacques de Lalaing.
1:01 – Elizabeth talks about how she got into studying medieval art and knights.
2:42 – Elizabeth talks about the book and the manuscript that the book is about. The knight that the manuscript is about represents a transition from medieval to Renaissance warfare.
6:45 – Elizabeth talks about chivalric biographies.
15:57 – Elizabeth talks about the historical background and historical accuracy of the manuscript.
19:56 – Elizabeth talks about the resources used for the research for the book.
34:35 – Elizabeth talks about how the Getty realized that the manuscript had a different creation date than what had been originally believed.
37:33 – Elizabeth talks about the Getty’s conservationist scientists and technologies.
47:00 – Elizabeth’s works can be found at the Getty bookstore online.
Links of interest
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Guests: Elizabeth Morrison
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict,war, interview, non-fiction book, Burgundy, art history, library history,medieval art, French knights, knights, 15th century, artillery,renaissance, Simon Bening, Jacques de Lalaing, Ghent wars, France, French history, Burgundian court