Empires of the Dead: How One Man's Vision Led to the Creation of WW1's War Graves Book

HardCover. Pub Date :2011-08-01 Pages: 304 Language: English Publisher: William Collins Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction; the extraordinary and forgotten story behind the building of the First World War cemeteries. due to the efforts of one remarkable and visionary man. Fabian Ware.Before WWI. little provision was made for the burial of the war dead Soldiers were often unceremoniously dumped in a mass grave;. officers shipped home for burial.The great cemeteries of WWI came about as a result of the efforts of one inspired visionary. In 1914. Fabian Ware joined the Red Cross. working on the frontline in France. Horrified by the hasty burials. he recorded the identity and position of the graves. His work was officially recognised. with a Graves Registration Commission being set up. As reports of their work became public. the Commission was flooded with ...Read More