# Dunant’s Dream: War, Switzerland and the History of the Red Cross

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/dunants-dream-war-switzerland-and-the-history-of-the-red-cross/
- Published: 1999-06-20T17:37:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

In 1859, Swiss businessman Henri Dunant began a crusade to provide better medical
treatment for wounded soldiers, which led to the creation of the most important 
human rights organisation in history, currently maintaining 137 societies worldwide.

Caroline Moorehead, a columnist on human rights for The Independent, is the first
writer to be granted wide access to the Red Cross’s closed archives in Geneva.