Internationally recognized military historian and author Andy Robertshaw is coming to North Bay.
His presentation will take place in the auditorium at West Ferris high school and will be free, and open to the public Saturday October 17th at 7 p.m.
The topic of the presentation will be “Digging the Trenches: the Archaeology of the Western Front”
The presentation is based on archaeological projects over a 20 year period that took place along the Western Front In France and Belgium. From Ypres in the district of Flanders in the north to Amiens in the Somme, Robertshaw and his team have staged over 30 projects and in so doing have revealed the reality of trench warfare and the men that served in them.
Part of the talk is based on the recovery and identification of several sets of human remains and the nuts and bolts of the Great War and the fate of 'The Fallen'.
Robertshaw's publications include three books on military history for young people including ’A Soldier’s Life’.
His books for adults include ‘Somme I July 1916: Tragedy and Triumph’, ‘Digging the Trenches: The Archaeology of the Western Front’ was published in the spring of 2008 and is currently in a third edition. This was followed by ‘Ghosts on the Somme’ and ‘The Platoon’ an account of the experience of Private Joseph Johns Steward who was a soldier in the London Regiment from 1916 to 1919. His most recent book is ’24 Hour Trench’ a study of trench life and routine.
The History Department at West Ferris Intermediate and Secondary School, in partnership with the Nipissing branch of the Canadian International Council and the History Department at Nipissing University is hosting the presentation.
