Shots From The Front. The British Soldier 1914-1918

Stock Code:
BAE4911
Price:
$35.00

Description

Shots From The Front. The British Soldier 1914-1918 by Richard Holmes. 'A handsomely illustrated photographic account, by the bestselling author of 'Tommy' (2003), of the human experience of war as directly witnessed by British soldiers in the First World War. Richard Holmes, one of Britain's best-known military historians (and President of the British Commission of Military History), has selected over 200 photographs taken for the most part by officers and men rather than by official photographers -- mostly unfamiliar ones located in archive collections, regimental museums and private sources. There will also be specially taken photographs by Mike Sheil, one of the best battlefield photographers working today. The book will deal with the whole of the British Army's experience of the First World War -- Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and so on -- and not just on the Western Front. The photographs will be grouped thematically as extended picture essays; topics include the pre-war army and mobilisation of 1914; the contribution made by nurses; medical treatment and the wounded; infantrymen and their weapons; the campaign in Mesopotamia, etc!' The book has a previous owner's name and inscription on the inside front cover but overall a very tight and bright copy.

Details

  • Author:
    Holmes, Richard
  • Book Condition:
    Very Good
  • Publisher:
    Harper Press, London
  • Edition:
    First
  • Jacket Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    T1
  • ISBN:
    9780007275489
  • Size:
    4to
  • Pages:
    240
  • Publish Date:
    2008
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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