War and Remembrance : The Story of the American Battle Monuments Commission

Thomas H Conner

ISBN 10: 081317631X / ISBN 13: 9780813176314

Edité par University Press Of Kentucky Okt 2018, 2018

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Neuware - 'No soldier could ask for a sweeter resting place than on the field of glory where he fell. The land he died to save vies with the one which gave him birth in paying tribute to his memory, and the kindly hands which so often come to spread flowers upon his earthly coverlet express in their gentle task a personal affection.'-General John J. Pershing.

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• Titre: War and Remembrance : The Story of the American Battle Monuments Commission
• Éditeur: University Press Of Kentucky Okt 2018
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 081317631X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780813176314
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 25 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 25 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 721 grammes

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Synopsis

"No soldier could ask for a sweeter resting place than on the field of glory where he fell. The land he died to save vies with the one which gave him birth in paying tribute to his memory, and the kindly hands which so often come to spread flowers upon his earthly coverlet express in their gentle task a personal affection."-General John J. Pershing

To remember and honor the memory of the American soldiers who fought and died in foreign wars during the past hundred years, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established. Since the agency was founded in 1923, its sole purpose has been to commemorate the soldiers' service and the causes for which their lives were given. The twenty-five overseas cemeteries honoring 139,000 combat dead and the memorials honoring the 60,314 fallen soldiers with no known graves are among the most beautiful and meticulously maintained shrines in the world.

In the first comprehensive study of the ABMC, Thomas H. Conner traces how the agency came to be created by Congress in the aftermath of World War I, how the cemeteries and monuments the agency built were designed and their locations chosen, and how the commemorative sites have become important "outposts of remembrance" on foreign soil. War and Remembrance powerfully demonstrates that these monuments-living sites that embody the role Americans played in the defense of freedom far from their own shores-assist in understanding the interconnections of memory and history and serve as an inspiration to later generations.

À propos des auteurs

Thomas H. Conner is the William P. Harris Professor of Military History at Hillsdale College. For forty years, he has made nearly annual visits to our country's overseas war memorials, often with groups of touring students.

Col. James Scott Wheeler, USA (Ret.), is a retired professor of history at the United States Military Academy. He is the author of several books, including The Big Red One: America's Legendary 1st Infantry Division from World War I to Desert Storm and The Irish and British War, 1637-1654: Triumph, Tragedy, and Failure.