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At 11:00 am on November 11, 1918 in Compiègne, France, the Allies and Germany signed an armistice signaling the end of World War I (though the war's end wasn't formalized until the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919). This November marks the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, which coincides with Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations. Looking for ways to commemorate this milestone anniversary? Earlier this year, Publishers Weekly released "The End and the Aftermath," an article of recently published and forthcoming books on the legacy of the Great War. Consider spotlighting some of these titles for discussion and display -- I'm particularly excited to read W. Scott Poole's Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror. Until next time, |
 "In Flanders Fields the poppies blow..." |
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"NF nonfiction AND RL 1" for adult nonfiction results: DE "World War I" DE "Armistice Day" DE "Remembrance Day (Canada)" |
"When I was a boy, and when Dwayne Hoover was a boy, all the people of all the nations which fought in the First World War were silent during the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of Armistice Day, which was the eleventh day of the eleventh month. It was during that minute in nineteen hundred and eighteen, that millions upon millions of human beings stopped butchering one another." Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions |
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