A Memory of Solferino (French: Un souvenir de Solférino) is a book of the Swiss humanitarian Henry Dunant published in 1862. [1] It proved decisive in the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross. [2] [3]
Witnessing the suffering of thousands of wounded soldiers of the Battle of Solferino in 1859 led the Swiss Dunant to write the book A Memory of Solferino. [2] In the book, he describes the battle, the sufferings, the organisation of aid and asks:
The publication of the book led to the establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross ( International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement) and the Geneva Conventions. [3]
A Memory of Solferino (French: Un souvenir de Solférino) is a book of the Swiss humanitarian Henry Dunant published in 1862. [1] It proved decisive in the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross. [2] [3]
Witnessing the suffering of thousands of wounded soldiers of the Battle of Solferino in 1859 led the Swiss Dunant to write the book A Memory of Solferino. [2] In the book, he describes the battle, the sufferings, the organisation of aid and asks:
The publication of the book led to the establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross ( International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement) and the Geneva Conventions. [3]