National bestselling author?photographer behind Stay the Blazes Home and Four Seasons of Nova Scotia brings us a powerful photoessay collection memorializing the sacrifices made by Canadians in wartime.

Thirty years ago, author and photographer Len Wagg found himself in a Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Europe, a lush oasis of manicured lawns with row upon row of immaculateheadstones inscribed with the names of Canadian dead. It left a powerful impression.

Since then, he's visited more war cemeteries and noticed that sites are meticulously maintained and guest books are consistently filled with the names of far-flung relatives. Nearby road signs feature Canadian place names. In a Dutch cemetery, children place candles on every Canadian headstone every Christmas Eve.

On home soil, Canadians arealso working hard to keep alive the memories of their war dead?and the memories of how the families coped at home. The Canadian War Museum, the federal government's Casualty Identification Program, and individual Canadians continue to research and document these important histories.

What is behind these expressions of generational gratitude? Through personal research, illuminating essays, and more than one hundred powerful photos, At Home andBeyond: Honouring Canada's War Dead reminds us that our war dead may be gone but their sacrifices are far from forgotten.

At Home and Beyond

$34.95