Project Gutenberg 2016-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 98 Dunant, Henry 1828 1910 Dunant, Henri Dunant, J. Henry (Jean Henry) Dunant, Jean Henry Wright, Anna B. Heylin 1865 1916 Wright, Mrs. David H. 11022407 The Origin of the Red Cross: "Un souvenir de Solferino" Produced by Bryan Ness, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Origin of the Red Cross: 'Un souvenir de Solferino'" by Henri Dunant is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. It presents a poignant examination of the brutal realities of war, specifically following the battle of Solferino, and highlights the dire need for humanitarian efforts to care for those wounded in conflict. The book details Dunant's experiences as he witnessed the suffering of soldiers and the public's subsequent response, leading to the establishment of the Red Cross movement. The opening of the book recounts the lead-up to the battle of Solferino, setting the stage for the ensuing chaos and carnage. Dunant describes the military preparations and the eventual collision of the Austrians and Franco-Sardinian armies. As the battle unfolds, vivid imagery captures the horror of war, with descriptions of the suffering of wounded soldiers and the lack of adequate medical attention. The narrative shifts from the battlefield to the immediate aftermath, where Dunant reflects on the overwhelming need for organized medical aid and voluntary nursing, ultimately sparking his vision for a more systematic humanitarian response during conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Red Cross and Red Crescent Solferino, Battle of, Solferino, Italy, 1859 UH Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 151882 151880 2024-09-21T10:16:10.185791 2023-09-22T07:30:27.951282 text/html text/html 150437 2016-01-19T11:11:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 317662 2016-01-19T11:11:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 335619 2024-09-21T10:16:13.089726 application/epub+zip 336358 2024-09-21T10:16:10.736772 application/epub+zip 125125 2024-09-21T10:16:10.445910 application/epub+zip 385677 2024-09-21T10:16:14.969844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371541 2024-09-21T10:16:12.805776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160808 2022-09-23T07:41:27.564312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136334 136113 2024-09-21T10:16:09.910769 2023-09-22T07:30:27.642272 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 136426 2016-01-19T11:11:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51876 2016-01-19T11:11:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18887 2024-09-21T10:16:15.099736 application/rdf+xml 10914 2024-09-21T10:16:10.533760 image/jpeg 1722 2024-09-21T10:16:10.492756 image/jpeg 318520 2024-09-21T10:16:10.208775 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog