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🗓️ 4 April 2022
⏱️ 16 minutes
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A short review of Maarten Otte’s new book, “The Meuse-Argonne 1918: The Right Bank to the Armistice.”
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https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Meuse-Heights-to-the-Armistice-Paperback/p/19110
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0:23.6 | The Hey, folks, welcome to theles of the First World War podcast. So, in preparation for the next podcast episode, I've been reading Martin Ott's latest work of battlefield history and tourism, the Mursargonne 1918, the right bank to the armistice. |
1:12.6 | For anyone interested in the Merz-Argon campaign on the Meuse Heights, |
1:17.8 | on that that took place on the right bank of the River Meuse, |
1:22.4 | Martin's newest book will be an invaluable addition to your collection. |
1:29.8 | Full disclosure, I was given an advanced copy of the book by the publisher, Pen and Sword, |
1:36.3 | in agreement for writing a review of the book. |
1:41.7 | If you have ever done a deep dive into the Mursargon campaign of the First World War |
1:47.1 | and have ever traveled to the region, the name Martin Ott will inevitably come up. |
1:54.2 | Martin and his wife, Didi, run 1418 Meuse Argonne, a small bed and breakfast and local museum located at 5 Rue de Largan |
2:05.6 | in Montfacon-Dargonne. |
2:08.6 | Martin is a deeply knowledgeable historian of the World War I fighting in the Meuse region from end to end, |
2:15.6 | and he regularly takes his hotel guests on day trips out to various points of the battlefield. |
2:21.3 | In between working on his museum displays and tour guiding, he has written thoroughly researched battlefield guides that provide a wealth of information for the reader. |
2:31.3 | I have yet to walk the battlefields with Martin as my guide. |
2:38.7 | I did, however, have the pleasure of meeting him and walking with him and several others |
2:43.4 | from the small pocket at La Mort, through the Argonne Forest to the Lost Battalion Pocket |
2:49.1 | in Charlevo Reveven back in November of 2021. |
2:53.7 | Martin is a cool dude, folks. |
2:57.0 | I look forward to having him come on the podcast here soon. |
3:02.6 | The right bank to the armistice is the fifth of Martin Ott's works |
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