Forensic Science as Right and Ritual in the Recovery of World War I Soldiers from the Mass Graves at Fromelles
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20 mai 2022
- doi: 10.4000/books.pupo.22742
- isbn: 9782840163282
- eisbn: 9782840164340
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Layla Renshaw, « Forensic Science as Right and Ritual in the Recovery of World War I Soldiers from the Mass Graves at Fromelles », Presses universitaires de Paris Ouest, ID : 10.4000/books.pupo.22742
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The Battle of Fromelles The Battle of Fromelles in Northern France was fought on the 19th and 20th July 1916 as a diversionary attack in the early days of the Battle of the Somme. It was launched against a German stronghold by soldiers from the Australian Imperial Force who were fighting alongside British troops. The first major battle fought by Australian troops on the Western Front, it proved to be a particularly bloody and futile action. In addition to German and British losses, there were 5...