Tag Archives: de gaulle
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“A Greater and Better Humanity”: Memory and trails of De Gaulle
Leave a commentMarch 12, 2021 by Andrew W M Smith
Like most cities, New York is awash with memorials which speak of civic, national and international memories of past conflicts. …
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Message in a Bottle
Leave a commentApril 2, 2020 by Andrew W M Smith
I wrote a blog about my experience of trying to ‘do history’ under lockdown (with a little help from a …
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Resistance by Moonlight
Leave a commentApril 6, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith
There’s always a slightly awkward moment when you talk to a room full of history enthusiasts about your favourite item …
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Macron’s Appeal: Resistance and Myths
Leave a commentSeptember 25, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
In March 1942, the trade-unionist Christian Pineau secretly flew to London from Nazi Occupied France, seeking to connect his resistance …
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Myths, Battle & Rail: Two Stories About Waterloo Station
1June 16, 2015 by Andrew W M Smith
UPDATE: Here’s a video of me talking to The Independent about Waterloo and its contemporary importance On the 200th anniversary of …
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Tale of Two Cities: Memory, Identity, Maps
1April 9, 2015 by Andrew W M Smith
Memory is a rich and powerful intoxicant. It can be as seductively misleading as it can be corrective. By invoking …
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