War Memorials in Britain

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War memorials are a feature of Britain's landscape, and part of the fabric of its history as a nation. The Imperial War Museum's National Inventory has sixty thousand war memorials spanning two millennia. This work presents examples that are intended as a tribute to the victims of war and as tangible reminders of significant events.

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Jim Corke read law at Birmingham University before reporting for National Services. Twenty years and a regular commission later he was 'demobbed' at the Royal School of Military Engineering, Chatham, to begin a second career in teaching. He is a regional volunteer for the Friends of War Memorials and the Imperial War Museum, London.