Digging the Trenches

Robertshaw, Andrew

ISBN 10: 1844156710 / ISBN 13: 9781844156719

Published by Pen & Sword Military, 2008

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Digging the Trenches
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844156710
• ISBN 13: 9781844156719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 840 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Modern research methods - archaeological, historical, forensic - have transformed our view of the past. This is especially true of the history of the Great War. In this, the first comprehensive survey of this exciting new field, Andrew Robertshaw and David Kenyon introduce the reader to the techniques that are employed and record, in vivid detail, many of the remarkable projects that have been undertaken. They show how archaeology can be used to reveal the position of trenches, dugouts and other battlefield features and to rediscover what life on the Western Front was really like. And they show how individual soldiers are themselves part of the story, for forensic investigation of the war dead is now so highly developed that individuals can be identified and their fate discovered.

About the Author

David Kenyon is an archaeologist who has worked all over the UK as well as in Europe and the Near East. He has a lifelong interest in military history and in the Great War in particular, and he is one of the most experienced Great War archaeologists in the UK. He was the lead archaeologist on the TV project Finding the Fallen, and he has contributed to many other Great War programs. Andrew Robertshaw is an author and a historian.