Details about fallen soldiers make headlines nearly every day. However, thousands of unidentified young men who served in conflicts in the last century received a different type of recognition. The Unknown Soldier shows how many “unknowns” from around the world have been honoured—in memorials, tombs and monuments—by their countries.The book offers fascinating information about unknown soldiers from many countries, including Canada, the United States, Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Greece, Italy, Japan, Iraq, Australia, and New Zealand. Additional sections reveal how an American and a Canadian unknown have now been identified using DNA evidence and explain the symbolism seen on tombs. With incredible archival photos, as well as poems, coins, medals, and postcards, this informative historical book has appeal for readers of all ages.
A companion book to the author’s earlier titles, In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae, and Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion.
Scholastic Canada, 40 pages, illus with nearly 200 photos, etc.
ISBN 978-0-439-93558-6 (also available in French)
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New books I'm working on include a biography of John McCrae.