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Flanders House and Mr. Geert De Proost, General Representative of the Government of Flanders, Belgium to the U.S. would like to request the pleasure of your and your guest’s company at a book launch of Americans in Occupied Belgium, 1914-1918 Accounts of the War from Journalists, Tourists, Troops and Medical Staff by Ed and Libby Klekowski
The book launch will be followed by a Q&A with the authors and a networking reception
Belgium in the First World War–the first country invaded, the longest occupied, and when the war finally ended, the first forgotten. In 1914, Belgium was home to a large American colony which included representatives of American companies, artists, writers and diplomats with the American Legation. After the invasion, American journalists and adventurers flocked there to follow the action. This book tells the story of the German invasion, occupation and retreat from the perspective of Americans who were there.
Thursday, October 2, at 6:30 PM (doors at 6 PM) Flanders House The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue, 44th Floor New York, NY 10018
Please confirm your and your guest’s attendance by providing us your full names by September 25 by RSVPing to 2014-18@flandershouse.org (first come, first served) |
The WFA East Coast Branch (USA) Presents the Spring 2017 Symposium in World War I History !
Join us for an exciting day of World War I history at the Maryland War Memorial Building – Saturday June 17, 2017
Presentations topics include American Journalists in WW1, the Belgian Armored Expeditionary Corps on the Eastern Front, Johns Hopkins Nurses in France, French Battlefields of the Chemin des Dames, and British Commonwealth WW1 War Graves in the United States !
The symposium will also include refreshments, door prizes, displays of WW1 memorabilia, and a Branch sponsored WW1 book sale featuring new as well as used/rare books.
For full details, see the flyer/registration form:
