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

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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 tas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Conner, Thomas H., 1950- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wheeler, James Scott (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
American Battle Monuments Commission.
American Battle Monuments Commission > History.
War memorials.
Soldiers' monuments.
National cemeteries, American.
War memorials > Conservation and restoration.
HISTORY > Military > United States.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
war memorials.
soldiers' monuments.
Monuments aux morts.
Monuments commemoratifs militaires.
Cimetieres militaires americains > Europe.
Monuments aux morts > Conservation et restauration > Europe.
National cemeteries, American > Europe.
War memorials > Conservation and restoration > Europe.
Europe.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the agency and its mission
  • Remembrance begins, 1919-1923 : from the end of the Great War to the creation of the American Battle Monuments Commission
  • The new commission goes to work, 1923-1938 : organizing and implementing the nation's overseas commemorative program
  • Building the American memorials in Europe, 1925-1933
  • The completion of the ABMC's original mission and looking toward an uncertain future, 1937-1938
  • The American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II, 1939-1945
  • Reopening the European office and new leadership for a renewed mission, 1944-1948
  • Building the World War II memorials, 1945-1960
  • Conclusion : the ABMC story goes on, 1960-present.

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