War and Remembrance

A beautifully rendered and meticulously researched history of the American Battle Monuments Commission. For those interested in the history of the memorialization of America's fallen, this is the perfect book—a significant contribution to the history of memory and what happens to the dead after the guns fall silent.

~Peter Mansoor, Colonel, US Army (Ret.), and CNN military analyst

The author has taken on a project that no one else has attempted, and has done so on the basis of extremely extensive research in relevant archives, publications, and personal papers deposited in widely separated locations. This well-written book will be of interest for readers in many decades to come.

~Gerhard L. Weinberg, author of A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II

Professor Thomas Conner has written a much needed and fascinating study of the history and practice of the American Battle Monuments Commission. It is the first scholarly and widely accessible account of a singular effort to honor the American dead who have fallen overseas. Conner's scholarship is impeccable. His gratitude both to the dead and those who have honored them is moving. And his prose is engaging. We are fortunate that our first book on the ABMC has been entrusted to such an distinguished and learned scholar.

~Victor Davis Hanson, author of The Second World Wars

Thomas H. Conner has written a riveting and probably definitive history of the federal institution responsible for the conception, building and ongoing maintenance of these awe-inspiring cemeteries and monuments. This is an absorbing and thoroughly researched history, in itself a worthy monument to the ABMC.

~Army Magazine

Conner employs superb writing and meticulous research to form a narrative that is as enjoyable as it is instructive. In highlighting the service of a nearly unknown government commission, Conner rightly reveals to his fellow Americans that the duty to remember our fallen fellow citizens is never complete. In a time such as ours, which seems bent on erasing everything from history that it finds distasteful, the work of recalling an honorable past is more vital than ever.

~American Spectator

Conner's book offers an unparalleled account of the American Battle Monuments Commission. This is an incredible contribution to the history of the American Battle Monuments Commission, as no finding aid or guidebook of names to its records exists.

~Real Clear Defense