'Kleihuid' by Herien Wensink: The Delirium of the Great War
In her debut novel 'Kleihuid' (Clay Skin) Herien Wensink provokes with pressing questions, seen in the light of the First World War.
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9 Results'You Know Where Your Grave Is, Don't You?'
Hundreds of thousands of people have visited the scars left by WWI in recent years, but war tourism is not a new phenomenon.
Black Liberators: African-American Soldiers in the Netherlands
A travelling exhibition pays tribute to the forgotten black soldiers who helped to liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War.
Former Anne Frank House Can Be Visited via Google Street View
The images of the house are part of a new online exhibition that includes the only known video of the World War II diarist.
Holocaust Past Meets Modern Amsterdam in Steve McQueen Documentary ‘Occupied City'
The '12 Years a Slave' director shows us what the Second World War sounded like in the Dutch capital.
How Missing Soldiers Regain Their Identity
An exhibition at the In Flanders Fields Museum shows how missing soldiers of the First World War have got their identity back thanks to archaeological and historical research.
Liberation of Belgium: More than ‘Cigarettes for Dad’ and ‘Chocolates for Mummy’
At the beginning of September 1944, 75 years ago, the first allied forces entered Belgium to liberate the country from the German occupier.
The Great War Revisited
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Great War, numerous events have been held. This anthology brings together some of the finest essays we have published.
The Treaty of Versailles: Harbinger of Peace and Source of Frustration
One hundred years ago, the treaty that would finally end World War I was signed in Versailles. A frustrating experience for war-battered Belgium.
