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They Went with Songs to Battle. Songs as Lieux de Mémoire of the Great War
(Georgina Boyes) THE LOW COUNTRIES - 2014, № 22, PP. 30-37
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People sing everywhere, even in the trenches. 'Tipperary' and 'Mademoiselle from Armentières' accompanied soldiers through horror. Listeners today say that the songs offer them a brief, near-direct experience of the soldiers’ war.
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