The Great War: A Photographic Narrative (Imperial War Museums)
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385350708 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 504 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is the head of Collections of Imperial War Museums' photography archive and has coauthored Cecil Beaton: Theatre of War (September 2012), also with Mark Holborn. MARK HOLBORN has edited a number of books on photography, and has worked with Annie Leibovitz, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Hiro, Susan Sontag, and Issey Miyake, among many others. HILARY ROBERTS studied at University Col
The photographs span the many battlefronts throughout the world: from the British Isles to the south Atlantic, across Europe and the Ottoman Empire, Sudan and East Africa, Jerusalem and Damascus. Here are soldiers from across the globe, vast battleships, dirigibles overhead, the streets of London, the first battle of Ypres, German submarines at sea, the beaches of Gallipoli, the battle of Jutland, the battle of the Somme trenches, and much, much more.. On the occasion of the centenary of World War I in August 2014--an unprecedented, spectacular pictorial history of the first global war in 380 black-and-white photographs, many never seen before, from Imperial War Museums in London.This monumental, dramatic photographic narrative captures the war from the early arms race that developed around the massing of prewar battleship fleets to the final moments of the conflict with the sinking of the German flee
From Booklist *Starred Review* WWI was “great” only in the depth of its destruction and the extent of its crippling effect. Chapter arrangement is by year, with introductions to each chapter, though brief, setting the military and political contexts of the photos to come. The early idea that it was the war to end all wars died quickly when it became obvious, as the 1920s turned into the 1930s, that another big blowout was gathering momentum and would, like the previous one, come to involve regions beyond Europe. This large-size volume, as heavy in actual weight as it is in importance, brings graphic, intimate images of the war, which was indeed worldwide and horrific, face-to-face with viewers for whom WWI is ancient history. A major
"Great book for any Historian!" according to Jere60Great book for any Historian! This book arrived 2 days ago - I'm a college History professor and I can tell you it is a wonderful book. The first thing is the quality of the book(Picture quality along with page quality) It is really first rate and one of the best I have seen on the war. This would make a great Christmas gift for any History lover!!. . This book arrived 2 days ago - I'm a college History professor and I can tell you it is a wonderful book. The first thing is the quality of the book(Picture quality along with page quality) It is really first rate and one of the best I have seen on the war. This would make a great Christmas gift for any History lover!!. happynurse said Excellent - very moving as well. I found this book this week at my public library here in the States and started to look through it as soon as I arrived home. It is truly rivetingI agree with both the previous reviewers. I also appreciated the inclusion of pictures of soldiers from the colonies (Senegal, India, Tanganyika, Nigeria, etc.). Not an easy book to look at, but then, it wasn't meant to be. A fitting start to this Centenary Year.. R. M. Peterson said An exemplary photographic commemoration of the centennial of the Great War. The Imperial War Museums house what is probably the world's largest collection of photographs of World War I. This handsome book, worthy of any library or coffee table, contains a superb collection of almost four hundred of those photographs.The majority of the photographs are from the Western Front. Most of those depict British and Empire forces, but French and German forces are also well represented. In addition, there are a few photographs from the Eastern Front, quite a few from the war on the seas, a handful from more far-flung regions (the Middle East and Africa), and a number from the home fronts (mostly Britain). W