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The Mobilization of Intellect : French Scholars and Writers during the Great War
The Mobilization of Intellect French Scholars and Writers during the Great War Author:Martha Hanna France went to war in 1914 not only in the trenches but also in the mind. When President Poincaré called upon the intellectual elite to contribute to the war effort with "their pens and their words," the union sacrée of scholars and writers--including Henri Bergson, Pierre Duhem, Ernest Lavisse, and Emile Durkheim--united Fr... more »ench intellect against German Kultur. This is the first study of the power of French pens and words during and after the Great War.« less