A fascinating and moving exploration of the lost soldiers of the Great War, and those who went looking for them. Drawing on a range of sources, RS-W recounts the struggles of various figures looking for their loved ones – Kipling searching for his son’s grave, E.M. Forster talking to wounded servicemen in Alexandria, and to the many who tried, often in vain, to trace their relatives in distant lands.
The Searchers: The Quest for the Lost of the First World War
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978152661315830/09/2021
Categories: 02. Books for Christmas 2021: History, Books for Christmas 2021, History
Tag: WW1
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