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Introduction: post-conflict exhumations and the movement of the war dead

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This short article introduces the special issue, ‘Bodies on the Move: Post-Conflict Exhumations and the Movement of the War Dead’. It explores how the remains of soldiers who died in the two world wars were sometimes subject to multiple exhumations before they arrived in permanent military cemeteries. The special issue uses the case study of the British experience to consider how the shifting of bodies also reconfigured the memory and commemoration of conflict.

Source: War & Society

DOI: 10.1080/07292473.2026.2698192

Authors: Tim Grady, Layla Renshaw

Institutions: University of Chester, Kingston University London, Kingston University

Language: English

Topic: World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7167323478

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