Hurd, ElizabethOtto, JonStrachan, KierstenThompson, RitaHurd, ElizabethCole, EmilySmith, RobertMiles, SarahCapps, SarahCollins, AdrianaDixon, ArthurRodríguez, MoniqueRomines, RichardOtis, FranklinClark, Matthew2016-11-152021-04-142016-11-152021-04-144/1/16https://hdl.handle.net/11244.46/1214Runner-up for the Griswold Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Historical ScholarshipThis paper weaves an enlightening narrative about a people caught in the middle of a geopolitical nightmare. Drawing on the stories and writings of soldiers on and off the battlefield, Hurd illustrates just how difficult it was for Alsatians forced into the support of a foreign cause. Her poignant writing reflects on the tale of a region historically controlled by outside forces. -Jon Otto