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Trenches of Hell | Demons of Deception | Phantom Train of Doom
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Indiana Jones finds deception on the front lines and in the bedroom dominating this sophisticated thought-provoking film. Indy addresses the moral ambiguities of leadership when confronted with win-at-any-cost military officials who have callous disregard for the lives of the men they command. The gut-wrenching horror of trench warfare, vividly depicted in harrowing battle scenes, is contrasted when Indy goes on leave in Paris and engages in a torrid affair with infamous spy Mata Hari. She shows him that love, like war, can also be fraught with deception, disillusionment and heartbreak.
Key Topics: | Battle of Verdun and spy-work of Mata Hari |
Historic People: | Henri Philippe Petain—French general and later Premiere of France |
Included Documentaries: | -Marshal Petain’s Fall From Grace -Flirting With Danger: The Fantasy of Mata Hari -Into the Furnace: The Battle of Verdun -Reading the Enemy’s Mind: Espionage in World War I |
Indy Connections: | Click here to see current event articles that relate to the events, topics, and people seen in this Young Indy chapter. |
National Social Studies Strands: | Culture; Power, Authority and Governance; Time, Continuity and Change; Science, Technology and Society; Individuals, Groups and Institutions, Global Connections |
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DescriptorThe German assault on the French town of Verdun was one of the toughest and bloodiest battles of WWI. France's leaders, desperate to split the powerful German army, devised a new battle plan that would evolve into the more deadly Battle of the Somme. BooksMartin, William. Verdun 1916: "They Shall Not Pass." Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2001. Mason, David. Verdun. Gloucestershire:The Windrush Press, 2000. Ousby, Ian. The Road to Verdun: World War I's Most Momentous Battle and the Folly of Nationalism. New York:Doubleday, 2002. Websites |
DescriptorDutch-born exotic dancer executed by the French for being a double-agent. Known for her close "connections" to high ranking officials on both sides of the war, it seemed possible that she was passing along important information. Mystery and conspiracy theories surround the story of Mata Hari to this day. BooksDarrow, Margaret H. French Women and the First World War. New York: Berg, 2000. Grayzel, Susan R. Women and the First World War. New York: Pearson Education Limited, 2002. Websites |
DescriptorPetain was a French general, commander, and hero of World War I. Serving in many capacities between wars, Petain's "fall from grace" began when he signed an armistice with Nazi Germany and gave up roughly three-fifths of France's territory in 1940. After the war Petain was sentenced to death for being a traitor, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by Charles de Gaulle. BooksBruce, Robert B. Petain: Verdun to Vichy. Potomac Books, 2005. Atkin, Nicholas. Profiles in Power: Petain. New York: Longman, 1998. Websites | |
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Trenches of Hell | Demons of Deception | Phantom Train of Doom
Young Indy Home