num_pages: 780
description: In 1859, Swiss businessman Henri Dunant began a crusade to provide better medical treatment for wounded soldiers, which led to the creation of the most important human rights organization in history, currently maintaining 137 societies worldwide.
language: English
title: Dunant's Dream: War, Switzerland and the History of the Red Cross
titlecomplete: Dunant's Dream: War, Switzerland and the History of the Red Cross
genres: Nonfiction, History, European History
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub