Nicholas J Saunders: 3 books
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...
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,...
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...