[Gutenberg 50968] • The Origin of the Red Cross: "Un souvenir de Solferino"

[Gutenberg 50968] • The Origin of the Red Cross: "Un souvenir de Solferino"
Authors
Dunant, Henry
Publisher
Winston
Tags
battle of , history , red cross and red crescent , classics , biography , 1859 , war , italy , solferino
ISBN
2940001555865
Date
1862-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.20 MB
Lang
en
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The horrors witnessed by Dunant after the battle of Solferino on June 24 1859 and his humanitarian appeal are the origins of the Red Cross movment.