Nicholas Saunders: 7 books
by Nicholas Saunders
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talismanic jewelry, embroidery, objects carved from stone, bone and wood – all of these things are trench art, the misleading name given to the dazzling...
Killing Time
Archaeology and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Great War stands at the furthest edge of living memory. There are a handful of men alive who fought in the trenches of the Somme and Flanders. Within their own lifetimes, their memories have become epic history. Hardly a month passes without some dramatic...
The Poppy
A History of Conflict, Loss, Remembrance, and Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
In the aftermath of the horrific trench warfare of the First World War, the poppy - sprouting across the killing fields of France and Belgium, then immortalized in John McCrae’s moving poem - became a worldwide icon. Yet the poppy has a longer history: as the tell-tale sign of human cultivation of...
Your Easy Budget Planner
This Ultimate Guide Will Teach You Superb Saving Money Ideas, Effective Tips On How To Save Money, Easy Ways To Save Money, How To Do Online Budgeting And A Whole Lot More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
It's easy to get intimidated with the idea of making, and sticking to, a household budget. But the truth is that it really isn't that hard, sure there are many online budget planner programs that can be very involved with a lot of bells and whistles, but many people don't need all that and...
Alexander's Tomb
The Two-Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conquerer
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2007
Alexander the Great is a towering figure in world history, but despite our long-held fascination with him, his burial site is unknown. The search for Alexander's tomb began soon after his untimely death in 323 B.C. and continues even today. The epic pursuit of the tomb spans continents and centuries,...
by Paul Adams, Natasha Affolder, Andrea C. Akelaitis
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2019
Canadian environmental law is a dynamic and exciting area that is playing an increasingly important role in furthering sustainable development policy. Environmental law has distinctive relevant principles, operating procedures, implications, and importance in comparison with other areas of law, and...
Matters of Conflict
Material Culture, Memory and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Matters of Conflict looks at the definitive invention of the twentieth century - industrialised war - and its vast and varied material legacy. From trench art and postcards through avant-garde art, museum collections and prosthetic limbs to battlefield landscapes, the book examines the First World...