Modern research methods
- archaeological historical forensic
- have transformed our view of the past. This is especially true of the history of the Great War. In this the first comprehensive survey of this exciting new field Andrew Robertshaw & David Kenyon introduce the reader to the techniques that are employed & record in vivid detail many of the remarkable projects that have been undertaken. They show how archaeology can be used to reveal the position of trenches dugouts & other battlefield features & to rediscover what life on the Western Front was really like. & they show how individual soldiers are themselves part of the story for forensic investigation of the war dead is now so highly developed that individuals can be identified & their fate discovered.