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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, Mata Hari, and espionage. |
Historic People: | Henri Philippe Petain—French general and later Premiere of France |
Exclusive Previews of the 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. Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksMartin, 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. Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksDarrow, 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. Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksBruce, Robert B. Petain: Verdun to Vichy. Potomac Books, 2005. Atkin, Nicholas. Profiles in Power: Petain. New York: Longman, 1998. Websites |
DescriptorEspionage is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information without the originating party's permission or knowledge. At the beginning of World War I, espionage was a crude and often misunderstood resource. As the war progressed espionage grew to become a decisive and crafty part of warfare helping lead to the armistice in November, 1918 (i.e. Britain's deciphering of the Zimmermann Telegram). By the onset of the Cold War, espionage had come into its own and paved the way for the classic image of fictional, but sometimes very real, spies like James Bond. Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksMorton, James. Spies of the First World War: Under Cover for King and Kaiser. The National Archives, 2010. Owen, David. Hidden Secrets: The Complete History of Espionage and the Technology Used to Support It. Firefly Books, 2002. Bungert, Heike et al. Secret Intelligence in the Twentieth Century. Routledge, 2003. Websites |
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