Digging the Trenches (1 reviews)
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Found in: Reference
Hardback
208 pages
ISBN: 9781844156719
Published: 20 March 2008
The Archaeology of the Western Front
by David Keyon, Andrew RobertshawImprint: Pen & Sword Military
Found in: Reference
Hardback
208 pages
ISBN: 9781844156719
Published: 20 March 2008
Modern research methods - archaeological, historical, forensic - have transformed our view of the past. This is especially true of the history of the Great War. In this, the first comprehensive survey of this exciting new field, Andrew Robertshaw and David Kenyon introduce the reader to the techniques that are employed and record, in vivid detail, many of the remarkable projects that have been undertaken. They show how archaeology can be used to reveal the position of trenches, dugouts and other battlefield features and to rediscover what life on the Western Front was really like. And they show how individual soldiers are themselves part of the story, for forensic investigation of the war dead is now so highly developed that individuals can be identified and their fate discovered.
A comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of the trenches by two ofits leading members. The authors weave together historical background and
archaeological techniques. What a splendid book this is, combining clear
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