{"id":8117146779942,"title":"A Nomad in No Man's Land: Reflections from the Somme Battlefield","handle":"a-nomad-in-no-mans-land-reflections-from-the-somme-battlefield","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#357734\" style=\"color: #357734;\"\u003eAuthor \u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #357734;\"\u003eJohn\u003c\/span\u003e Strider Nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #357734;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9798985255386\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #357734;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 97\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"AGaramondPro-Regular\" style=\"font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eO\u003c\/span\u003en the first day of the Battle of the Somme on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJuly 1st, 1916, British military forces suffered the worst day of casualties in British history. There were more than 57,000 casualties—including more than 19,000 soldiers killed—most of them in the first hour. French and German losses were not as high but were equally horrific.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"AGaramondPro-Regular\" style=\"font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile driving across France, author John Strider Nation saw a sign—\u003ci class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLigne du Front\u003c\/i\u003e—“Front Line.” Uncertain and curious, he stopped to find out to what it was referring. \u003c\/span\u003eHis one-day detour to the Somme turned into a month-long sojourn. In this book, Nation shares his explorations and reflections\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"AGaramondPro-Regular\" style=\"font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWandering the trenches, talking with guides and visitors, watching “the gleaners” collect unburied and long-buried ammunition, and visiting the cemeteries and final resting places of soldiers named and unnamed, Nation considers the tragedy that was believed to be the “war to end all wars.” It is a powerful reflection about one battle and what it means to be human in a world of war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Strider Nation\u003c\/span\u003e is the author of several books, including Baron Buffalo and Tommy of the Darkest Hour. 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There were more than 57,000 casualties—including more than 19,000 soldiers killed—most of them in the first hour. French and German losses were not as high but were equally horrific.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"AGaramondPro-Regular\" style=\"font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile driving across France, author John Strider Nation saw a sign—\u003ci class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLigne du Front\u003c\/i\u003e—“Front Line.” Uncertain and curious, he stopped to find out to what it was referring. \u003c\/span\u003eHis one-day detour to the Somme turned into a month-long sojourn. In this book, Nation shares his explorations and reflections\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"AGaramondPro-Regular\" style=\"font-family: AGaramondPro-Regular;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWandering the trenches, talking with guides and visitors, watching “the gleaners” collect unburied and long-buried ammunition, and visiting the cemeteries and final resting places of soldiers named and unnamed, Nation considers the tragedy that was believed to be the “war to end all wars.” It is a powerful reflection about one battle and what it means to be human in a world of war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Strider Nation\u003c\/span\u003e is the author of several books, including Baron Buffalo and Tommy of the Darkest Hour. He holds a degree in anthropology and English from the University of Oklahoma and is an amateur war historian, sailor, and pilot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e"}