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WAR, MEMORY, MYTH AND HISTORY MEMORY SITES Journal Cas Novak HIS220 – Winter 2018 Table of Contents GREECE.....................................................................................................................................8 Battle of Thermopylae.............................................................................................................8 Site......................................................................................................................................8 Date....................................................................................................................................8 Location..............................................................................................................................8 Combatants........................................................................................................................8 Purpose..............................................................................................................................8 As A Site of History.............................................................................................................9 Interesting Facts About the Site.......................................................................................10 As A Site of Memory.........................................................................................................10 As A Site of Contested Memory........................................................................................15 Your Concluding Analysis and Commentary....................................................................16 Appendix A – Simonides Inscription Translations.............................................................17 References.......................................................................................................................19 Photographic References.................................................................................................20 FRANCE....................................................................................................................................23 Dunkirk Memorial..................................................................................................................23 Site....................................................................................................................................23 Date..................................................................................................................................23 Location............................................................................................................................23 Purpose............................................................................................................................23 HIS 220 Cas Novak Winter Term – 2018 2 of 132 As A Site of History...........................................................................................................24 Interesting Facts About the Site.......................................................................................26 As A Site of Memory.........................................................................................................26 As A Site of Contested Memory........................................................................................30 Your Concluding Analysis and Commentary....................................................................31 References.......................................................................................................................33 Photographic References.................................................................................................34 L'ossuaire de Douaumont, Verdun.......................................................................................37 Site....................................................................................................................................37 Date..................................................................................................................................37 Location............................................................................................................................37 Combatants......................................................................................................................37 Purpose............................................................................................................................37 As A Site of History...........................................................................................................38 Interesting Facts About the Site.......................................................................................38 As A Site of Memory.........................................................................................................39 As A Site of Contested Memory........................................................................................46 Your Concluding Analysis and Commentary....................................................................47 References.......................................................................................................................49 Photograph References....................................................................................................51 HUNGARY................................................................................................................................55 Shoes on the Danube Bank (Budapest, Hungary)...............................................................55 HIS 220 Cas Novak Winter Term – 2018 3 of 132 Site....................................................................................................................................55 Date..................................................................................................................................55 Location............................................................................................................................55 Purpose............................................................................................................................55 As A Site of History...........................................................................................................55 Interesting Facts About the Site.......................................................................................56 As A Site of Memory.........................................................................................................56 As A Site of Contested Memory........................................................................................60 Your Concluding Analysis and Commentary....................................................................60 References.......................................................................................................................61 Photographic References.................................................................................................62 Shoes on the Danube – PowerPoint Presentation...............................................................65 References.......................................................................................................................73 IRELAND...................................................................................................................................75 Garden of Remembrance (Dublin).......................................................................................75 Site....................................................................................................................................75 Date..................................................................................................................................75 Location............................................................................................................................75 Purpose............................................................................................................................75 As A Site of History...........................................................................................................76 Interesting Facts About the Site.......................................................................................76 As A Site of Memory.........................................................................................................77 HIS 220 Cas Novak Winter Term – 2018 4 of 132 As A Site of Contested Memory........................................................................................83 Your Concluding Analysis and Commentary....................................................................86 References.......................................................................................................................88 Photographic References.................................................................................................89 News Article References..................................................................................................91 NAMIBIA....................................................................................................................................94 Heroes' Acre (Windhoek), Namibia.......................................................................................94 Site....................................................................................................................................94