First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The first objective, critical history of the creation of the Red Cross, Champions of Charity provides a startling new image of the world's largest charitable organization.

This interdisciplinary book is the first systematic study of the relationship between nationalism and war and, as such, makes an original contribution to theories of nationalism and state formation.

This was true in every combatant nation, and it is a transformation well portrayed by the fascinating selection of art in this book.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.