The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

by Laura Wittman

At the end of the First World War, countries across Europe participated in an unprecedented ritual in which a single, anonymous body was buried to symbolize the overwhelming trauma of the battlefields. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier explores the creation and reception of this symbolic national burial as an emblem for modern mourning. Bringing together literature, newspaper accounts, wartime correspondence, and popular culture, The Tomb of the Unknown...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442643390
• ISBN13: 9781442643390
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher