1914 the First World War in Photographs: Over by Christmas Contributor(s): Christopher, John (Author), McCutcheon, Campbell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445621819 ISBN-13: 9781445621814 Publisher: Amberley Publishing
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Military - Strategy |
Dewey: 940.42 |
LCCN: 2014498522 |
Series: First World War in Photographs |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" L (0.95 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
Features: Illustrated, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: 1914: the first year of the 'war to end all wars', documented through old photographs. In 1914, after more than a decade of sabre-rattling, arms races and localised wars, mainland Europe erupted into the greatest war man had ever seen. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand saw the beginning of a conflict that was, according to some, going to be over by Christmas but which, in reality, lasted over five years. With battles on all fronts, from Russia to the Falklands, West Africa to China and the Middle East, at sea, on land and by the fledgling air forces of the world, 1914's war culminated in the famous football match on the Western Front on Christmas Day, but also saw the invasion of neutral Belgium, the Battle of the Marne and the sinking of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. The photographs tell the story of the world at war in a graphic and telling way. The First World War changed the art of war forever, and not in a nice way. John Christopher and Campbell McCutcheon document the horrors of war in the photographs of those times. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCutcheon, Campbell: - Campbell McCutcheon has had a life-long interest in the Olympic-class vessels and naval shipping. He has written extensively on the subject along with some Military History and Bradshaw's Railway titles for Amberley. He lives in Gloucestershire, but he was born within sight and sound of the water and has been interested in ships from a young age.Christopher, John: - John Christopher has written and edited a number of books on Engineering, Military History and Railway and Road Transport, specializing in the life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and being the series editor for Amberley's Bradshaw's Guides series. He has also appeared in Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys television series. In between writing books, he is a balloon pilot and Land Rover fan. He lives in Gloucestershire. |
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