Readings on Commonwealth War Graves Commission
I am looking for readings on the subject of war cemeteries to assign to my 2nd-year undergraduates, and I wonder if anyone can recommend articles or chapter-length treatments surveying the history and principles of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or the American Battle Monuments Commission? I am particularly interested in finding something that explores the difference in character between cemeteries of the two organizations.
best regards,
Dr. Jody Perrun
History Department
University of Winnipeg
3 Replies
Post ReplyJody,
There is a recent book on memory and the Normandy Campaign that has chapters on Commonwealth, American, and German cemeteries in Normandy.
Geoffrey Bird, Sean Claxton, and Keir Reeves, Managing and Interpreting D-Day's Sites of Memory: Guardians of Remembrance (Taylor and Francis, 2016).
Cheers,
Mike Bechthold
A fairly recent book 'Empires of the Dead' by David Crane ISBN 978-0-00-745665-9 covers the creation of the CWGC (IWGC) after the First World War.
Thanks for the replies! Much appreciated.
Jody