Killing Time: Archaeology and the First World War by Nicholas J Saunders (PDF)

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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.

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⭐A well written and informative book about archaeology and the First World War.Anyone who has an interest in “finding the fallen” will appreciate this book.The book is well illustrated and contains many photos of archaeological digs along the Western Front.

⭐a intreasting book

⭐This was an excellent book, full of information and very readable. Unfortunately, I had the kindle book so there were no illustrations and most annoyingly – no access to the reference section at the end!

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