US EditionThe historian Jean-Jacques Becker, a specialist in the First World War, is dead
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The historian, specialist in the First World War, founder and former director of the Historial de Péronne, died this Monday at the age of 95.
A figure of contemporary history, he devoted most of his research to the study of the First World War, before starting work on the left in France. He died at the age of 95.
A pioneer in the renewal of the historiography of the Great War, he has given in his works an exhaustive vision of this founding event of the 20th century. A keen connoisseur of contemporary French politics, he died on 10 July at the age of 95.
The historian Jean-Jacques Becker brought an innovative approach to the First World War, taking into account human experiences and no longer solely diplomatic and military adventures. He died on Monday, July 10, 2023 at the age of 95.
Jean-Jacques Becker died on Monday at the age of 95.
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