Killing Time: Archaeology and the First World War
- ISBN-10
- 0752476181
- ISBN-13
- 9780752476186
- Series
- Killing Time
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-11-08
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Author
- Nicholas J Saunders
Description
The passage of time has all but extinguished any living memory of the Great War of 1914-1918 but the experiences of those who fought in the trenches of the Somme and Flanders have since become epic history and the stuff of legend. Today, hardly a month passes without some dramatic and sometimes tragic discovery being made along the old killing fields of the Western Front. Graves of British soldiers buried during battle - still lying in rows seemingly arm in arm or found crouching at the entrance to a dugout; whole 'underground cities' of trenches, dugouts and shelters have been preserved in the mud; field hospitals carved out of the chalk country of the Somme marked with graffiti; unexploded bombs and gas canisters - all of tehse are the poignant and sometimes deadly legacies fo a war we can never forget. Killing Time digs beneath the surface of war to uncover the living reality left behind. Archaeologist and anthropologist Nicholas J Saunders brings together a wealth of discoveries in family photographs, diaries, souvenirs and in the trenches to offer fresh insights into the human dimension of warfare in the contemporary past.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Killing Time: An 18-Year Odyssey from Death Row to Freedom
By John Hollway, Ronald M. GauthierKilling Time is about the eighteen-year quest for Thompson’s freedom from a wrongful murder conviction.
-
Killing Time: The Autobiography of Paul Feyerabend
By Paul FeyerabendKilling Time is the story of Paul Feyerabend's life. Trained in physics and astronomy, Feyerabend was best known as a philosopher of science. His fame was in powerful, plain-spoken critiques of "big" science and "big" philosophy.
-
Killing Time: A Novel
By Linda HowardTwenty years after a time capsule is buried under the front lawn of a small-town courthouse, the capsule is dug up and its contents stolen, an event that coincides with the murders of the contributors to the time capsule.
-
Killing Time
By Della Van HiseSecond History: a Romulan time-tampering project that has transported the Enterprise and the galaxy into an alternate dimension of reality.
-
Killing Time
By Della Van Hise, HiseSecond History: a Romulan time-tampering project that has transported the Enterprise and the galaxy into an alternate dimension of reality.
-
Killing Time
By Caleb CarrWith this novel, Carr has boldly established a new genre-future history-combining the best elements of mystery and thrillers with unique historical insight. Breathtakingly suspenseful,Killing Time unfolds as the work of a master novelist.
-
Just Killing Time
By Julianne HolmesWhen her grandfather is found dead after a break-in at his clock shop, expert clockmaker Ruth Clagan must turn back the hands of time to catch a killer before someone else winds up dead.
-
The Killing Time: The U-boat War, 1914-18
By Edwyn GrayThe Killing Time: The U-boat War, 1914-18
-
My War: Kiling Time in Iraq
By Colby BuzzellThe result is an extraordinary narrative, rich with unforgettable scenes: the Iraqi woman crying uncontrollably during a raid on her home; the soldier too afraid to fight; the troops chain-smoking in a guard tower and counting tracer rounds ...
-
Killing Time
By Cindy GerardFirst of the One-Eyed Jack series from bestselling author Cindy Gerard, Killing Time is packed with action, romance, and the search for the truth "in this addition to her unique and successful brand of special-ops romantic suspense" (Kirkus ...