Conner, Thomas H.,  1950- <br/><br/>
War and remembrance :  the story of the American Battle Monuments Commission / 
Thomas H. Connor ; foreword by James Scott Wheeler. 
 - Lexington :  University Press of Kentucky,  (c)2018. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 334 pages) :  illustrations, maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : the agency and its mission --  Remembrance begins, 1919-1923 : from the end of the Great War to the creation of the American Battle Monuments Commission --  The new commission goes to work, 1923-1938 : organizing and implementing the nation's overseas commemorative program --  Building the American memorials in Europe, 1925-1933 --  The completion of the ABMC's original mission and looking toward an uncertain future, 1937-1938 --  The American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II, 1939-1945 --  Reopening the European office and new leadership for a renewed mission, 1944-1948 --  Building the World War II memorials, 1945-1960 --  Conclusion : the ABMC story goes on, 1960-present. 
<br/><br/> No soldier could ask for a sweeter resting place than on the field of glory where he fell. The land he died to save vies with the one which gave him birth in paying tribute to his memory, and the kindly hands which so often come to spread flowers upon his earthly coverlet express in their gentle task a personal affection." -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813176338 9780813176321 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>American Battle Monuments Commission--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>War memorials--Conservation and restoration--Europe.<br/>National cemeteries, American--Europe.<br/>Soldiers' monuments.<br/>War memorials.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UB393  / .W373 2018 NA9325