In 1917 a remarkable organisation came into being. Its brief was vastly ambitious: to commemorate the 1,100,00 men of the British Empire who lost their lives in the First World War. The Imperial War Graves Commission was the creation of one man, Sir Fabian Ware, whose energy and determination brought together some of the greatest designers and architects of the early twentieth century. This book looks at the history of the war graves for British and Commonwealth servicemen and women, and examines how modern remembrance has been shaped by the work of Ware and his contemporaries after the First World War.

An illustrated history of the Imperial War Graves Commission and its founder, Sir Fabian Ware, and the influence of this organisation on the war cemeteries of British and Commonwealth cemeteries of World War I and World War II.

About the Author
Julie Summers is an author and historian with an MA inarchitecture from the Courtauld Institute of Art. She has written several books on the Second World War and is the author of Remembered, a history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


Book Information
ISBN 9780747807896
Author Julie Summers
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Shire Publications
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 170g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 149mm * 3mm