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🗓️ 30 October 2022
⏱️ 15 minutes
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A short review of Roger Steward’s book “Studentenfriedhof to Soldatenfriedhof: A History of Langemark German Cemetery and Self-Guided Tour.”
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Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59249678-studentenfriedhof-to-soldatenfriedhof
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0:00.0 | Hey folks, welcome to the Battles of the First World War podcast. |
0:08.5 | In my recap of the 2022 Mirz-Argon Battlefield Tour in month in France, |
0:14.2 | I mentioned that I had finally visited Ipra for the first time. |
0:19.5 | There, Roger Stewart of Iper Battlefield Tours took my friend |
0:24.1 | Ryan and me on a day-long introduction to the Iper Salient. Roger showed us the major points |
0:31.1 | of the old salient, as well as a few other spots, some on the map and others not. He was a fantastic guide. |
0:43.3 | Roger knows the Iper battlefields in and out. He's been guiding on the Iper Salian for well over a decade, |
0:49.3 | and he also served as the chairman of the Royal British Legion's Iper Branch between 2014 and 2016. |
0:58.0 | Roger laid wreaths at the Menon Gate during the last post ceremonies commemorating the Great War in 2014 and 2015. |
1:07.0 | To really see him shine is when he guides you through the German cemetery at Langermark. |
1:14.6 | He knows the cemetery so well that he has literally written the book on it. |
1:19.2 | And that book is the subject of this book review episode. |
1:39.5 | Reading about the First World War is an endlessly fascinating passion for me, and I do enjoy going down a World War one rabbit hole when the opportunity presents itself. |
1:48.7 | When something interests me, I've always enjoyed doing a deep dive and learning everything I can about that one thing that holds my attention. |
1:53.8 | Touring I saw Roger's book for sale in the cloth hall shop. |
1:56.8 | And then, of course, he told us about it during our day trip. |
2:03.0 | There was no way I could now leave Iper without a copy, so I picked one up at the Ariani Hotel. |
2:08.6 | Roger's book is titled, Studenten Friedhof to Soldaten Friedhof, a history of Langermark, |
2:15.9 | German Cemetery, and self-guided tour. |
2:19.4 | For those listeners not yet familiar with German, the title translates to |
2:24.3 | Students Cemetery to Soldiers Cemetery. Set in three parts, the book tells the story of the |
2:31.8 | cemetery's evolution since its beginnings, provides a self-guided tour, and has an appendix of useful information in the final section. |
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