Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rick Atkinson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 302,Width 233
Category/GenreGenealogy, heraldry, names and honours
ISBN/Barcode 9781426204562
ClassificationsDewey:973.099
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher National Geographic Society
Imprint National Geographic Society
Publication Date 19 May 2009
Publication Country United States

Description

Arlington National Cemetery spreads across the rolling hills west of the Potomac, a serene and reverent sanctuary for the presidents, soldiers, and heroes-famous and unsung alike-who lie in eternal rest among its green lawns and quiet glades, a roster dating back to America's birth and including many of the foremost names in our history.

Author Biography

Rick Atkinson was a staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post for twenty years. He is the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy, which includes An Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light, as well as The British Are Coming, The Long Gray Line, In the Company of Soldiers, and Crusade. His many awards include Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and history. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

"In photographs and text so beautiful, so respectful and so honest that they repeatedly bring tears to the reader's eyes, Where Valor Rests captures the meaning and importance of the nation's most storied graveyard."-- Dallas Morning News