The memorial to the missing of the Somme /

Edwin Lutyens' Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval in Northern France, visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists, is arguably the finest structure erected by any British architect in the twentieth century. It is the principal, tangible expression of the defining event in Br...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stamp, Gavin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Profile, 2007, 2006.
Colección:Wonders of the world (London, England)
Temas:
1914-1918
War memorials > France > Thiepval.
World War, 1914-1918 > Monuments > France > Thiepval.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > France > Thiepval.
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.
Monuments aux morts > France > Thiepval.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Monuments > France > Thiepval.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > France > Thiepval.
Bataille de la Somme, France, 1916.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Military campaigns
Monuments
War memorials
France
France > Thiepval
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Map; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Battle of the Somme; CHAPTER 2 War Memorials; CHAPTER 3 The Architect; CHAPTER 4 The War Graves Commission; CHAPTER 5 Memorials to the Missing; CHAPTER 6 Thiepval; CHAPTER 7 The Design; CHAPTER 8 Legacy; Making a visit?; List of illustrations; Further reading

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