World War I Memorials in Belgium

World War I Memorials in Belgium
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230663883

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Anglo-Belgian Memorial (Brussels), Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Congress Column, Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial, George Lawrence Price, Hill 62 Memorial, Hooglede German war cemetery, IJzertoren, Island of Ireland Peace Park, List of Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I memorials to the missing in Belgium and France, Menen German war cemetery, Menin Gate, Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Nieuport Memorial, Passchendaele Memorial, Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Saint George's Memorial Church, Ypres, Saint Julien Memorial, St Symphorien Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery, The Liverpool Scottish memorial stone, Tyne Cot, Vladslo German war cemetery. Excerpt: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) aims to commemorate the UK and Commonwealth dead of the World Wars, either by maintaining a war grave in a cemetery, or where there is no known grave, by listing the dead on a memorial to the missing. This is a listing of those memorials maintained solely or jointly by the CWGC that commemorate by name the British and Commonwealth dead from the Western Front during World War I whose bodies were not recovered, or whose remains could not be identified. In addition to those listed here, there are numerous CWGC memorials to the missing from other battlefields around the world during the war, which are not listed here, most notably the memorials at Gallipoli, and the memorials to those lost at sea and in the air. There are also memorials to the missing from other combatant nations on the Western Front, especially those of Germany and France, but only the CWGC-maintained memorials are listed here. Although listing the names of dead soldiers on memorials had started with the Boer Wars, this practice was only systematically adopted...

Revival After the Great War

Revival After the Great War
Author: Luc Verpoest
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9462702500

The challenges of post-war recovery from social and political reform to architectural design In the months and years immediately following the First World War, the many (European) countries that had formed its battleground were confronted with daunting challenges. These challenges varied according to the countries' earlier role and degree of involvement in the war but were without exception enormous. The contributors to this book analyse how this was not only a matter of rebuilding ravaged cities and destroyed infrastructure, but also of repairing people’s damaged bodies and upended daily lives, and rethinking and reforming societal, economic and political structures. These processes took place against the backdrop of mass mourning and remembrance, political violence and economic crisis. At the same time, the post-war tabula rasa offered many opportunities for innovation in various areas of society, from social and political reform to architectural design. The wide scope of post-war recovery and revival is reflected in the different sections of this book: rebuild, remember, repair, and reform. It offers insights into post-war revival in Western European countries such as Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, as well as into how their efforts were perceived outside of Europe, for instance in Argentina and the United States.

Ypres

Ypres
Author: Mark Connelly
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198713371

The story of Ypres, the series of devastating battles at the heart of Britain and her Empire's experience of the First World War: how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today.

World War I Memorial

World War I Memorial
Author: Robins
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 161590784X

Detailed Descriptions About The World War I Memorial Explore Basic History About This War.

American Armies and Battlefields in Europe

American Armies and Battlefields in Europe
Author:
Publisher: Department of the Army
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2018-08-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780160945830

This volume was first published by the American Battle Monuments Commission in 1938 and was republished by CMH in 1992 to commemorate the American Expeditionary Forces' seventy-fifth birthday. American Armies and Battlefields in Europe, a facsimile edition to commemorate the seventy-fifth birthday of the American Expeditionary Forces, is a unique, illustrated volume that captures the AEF's lessons of battle during World War I. Based on the series of battlefield tours conducted for staff officers at General John J. Pershing's headquarters, the operational chapters describe the military situation, giving detailed accounts of actual fighting supported by maps and sketches, and a summary of events and service of combat divisions. Topical chapters on the Services of Supply, the U.S. Navy, military cemeteries and memorials, and other interesting and useful facts conclude the narrative. For scholars and students of the Great War, as well as veterans and their descendants wishing to find battle sites of long ago, this guidebook remains the most authoritative and easily usable source for visitors to the AEF's battlefields. The American Battle Monuments Commission, a small independent agency established by Congress in 1923 at the request of General John J. Pershing, is the guardian of America's overseas commemorative cemeteries and memorials. Its mission is to honor the service, achievements, and sacrifice of the United States armed forces. Related products: Check out our World War I resources collection here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/world-war-i Other products produced by the U.S. Army, Center of Military History can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/center-military-history-cmh