Description: Henry Montherlant published his war memoir, Dirge of the Dead of Verdun in 1924. Chant funebre has been called a glorification of the heroism of the Great War. The book is an impassioned remembrance of fallen comrades and a youthful testament of French patriotism. Of importance also is its account of establishment of the Douaumont Ossuary for which Montherlant served as General Secretary from 1920 to 1924. The ossuary contains skeletal remains of approximately 130,000 unidentified French and German soldiers killed in the Battle of Verdun. This book is the first translation in English of Chant Funebre. The phrase suggests song, chant, or threnody. The translation chosen for the phrase is Dirge.
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8 1/2" x 5 1/2: 127 pages
Book Title: Dirge for the Dead of Verdun
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Needle Press
Original Language: French
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: 1st English Translation
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Memoir
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Illustrator: Dennis Patrick McCabe
Author: Henry Montherlant
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, War & Combat
Topic: Memoir, World War I, France
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
