The Friends of the Cambridge Historical Society and the Cambridge Le Quesnoy Friendship Association are teaming up to present a pre-Bastille Day event with author Nathalie Philippe.
Originally from Paris, Nathalie Philippe has been living in New Zealand for 30 years and is a historian and lecturer in French at the University of Waikato.
On July 13 in Cambridge, she will share stories from her new book Death Among Good Men – First World War Reflections from New Zealand Major General Lindsay Inglis.
Lindsay Merritt Inglis was a young man who found a talent for soldiering with the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force, commanding a Machine Gun company and rising to the rank of Major.
From Egypt to the Somme, Messines and Le Quesnoy, he was driven to harness the tactical use of machine guns, the killing weapon of the First World War.
A keen observer and prolific writer, Inglis’ large collection of papers include letters he wrote throughout the war to his future wife May Todd.
Inglis’ commentary and observations provide insights into the nature of leadership and command, in addition to revealing the human side of the conflict.
Dr Philippe will also tell of her involvement in the new, soon to be opened New Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata in Le Quesnoy, France.
