{"product_id":"empires-of-the-dead-how-one-mans-vision-led-to-the-creation-of-wwis-war-graves-9780007456680","title":"Empires of the Dead: How One Man's Vision Led to the Creation of Wwi's War Graves","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe extraordinary and forgotten story of the building of the World War One cemeteries, due to the efforts of one remarkable man, Fabian Ware.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the First World War, Britain and her Empire faced the enormous question of how to bury the dead. Critically-acclaimed author David Crane describes how the horror of the slaughter motivated an ambulance commander named Fabian Ware to establish the Commonwealth war cemeteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind these famous monuments - the Cenotaph, Tyne Cot, Menin Gate, Etaples amongst them - lies a deeply moving story; 'Empires of the Dead' chronicles a generation coming to terms with grief on a colossal scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007456680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"David Crane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132774711477,"sku":"9780007456680","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0fcfa51c-7977-4bed-9a0f-dacc9fd3f1e5.jpg?v=1695133933","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/empires-of-the-dead-how-one-mans-vision-led-to-the-creation-of-wwis-war-graves-9780007456680","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}