During which war did Marc Bloch serve in the French Army?
Second World War
First World War
Franco-Prussian War
Napoleonic Wars
Answer
Marc Bloch served in the French Army during the First World War. He fought in the Battle of the Somme, where he was wounded and captured by the Germans. He spent the rest of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp. Bloch's experiences in the war had a profound impact on his thinking, and he later wrote extensively about the impact of war on society.
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