Title: Empires of the dead
Description: Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction; the extraordinary and forgotten story behind the building of the First World War cemeteries, due to the efforts of one remarkable and visionary man, Fabian Ware.
Subjects: Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of, World War, 1914-1918, Monuments, History, Great britain, church history, 20th century, Cemeteries, Great britain, history, 20th century, Military and warfare, Great Britain. Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Great Britain
Places: Great Britain
People: Fabian Ware
Time periods: 20th century