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The Great War Illustrated - 1914: Archive and Colour Photographs of WWI Kindle Edition

by William Langford (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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“An excellent history . . . Over 1,000 black-and-white photos, and 100 color photos, tell the story of [WWI’s] first year in intimate and immediate detail.” —San Francisco Book Review

This is the first volume in a series of five books covering each year of the First World War graphically. Countless thousands of pictures were taken by photographers on all sides during the war. These pictures appeared in the magazines, journals, and newspapers of the time. Some illustrations went on to become part of postwar archives and have appeared, and continue to appear, in present-day publications and TV documentary programs. The Great War Illustrated 1914 includes many rarely seen images with individual numbers allocated; subsequently they will be lodged with the Taylor Library Archive for use by editors and authors.

The 1914 volume covers the outbreak of hostilities, the early battles, the war at sea, and the forming of the great trench line stretching from the coast to the Swiss border, and ends with the Christmas truce. Some images will be familiar—and many will be seen for the first time by a new generation interested in the months that changed the world forever.
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    Pen & Sword Military
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    December 9, 2013
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William Langford has been employed in printing and publishing for fifty years. His works include five fictional titles, two books on aviation topics, five further titles on the First World War and one covering the actions of the SS Totenkopf Division in the invasion of France in May 1940.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00MJK2ZJS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (December 9, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 9, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 333451 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1367 pages
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    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

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T. Carradine
5.0 out of 5 stars Good views of troops and weapons.
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2021
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Most pictures were from behind the lines. There’s no real battle scenes but good pictures of weapons. It was worth buying.
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J. LaMarre
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
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This was the first of 5 WW1 photographic history 'tomes'
that I got. Very good. Good show!
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Charles C. Worrill
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the price.
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018
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I started out by just buying the 1914 book to see if these were worth the money before I invested in the whole collection. I was actually surprised that it was better than I expected. I now plan to buy the remaining volumes too.
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A voracious reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Another terrific publication by Pen and Sword
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2015
I'm a fan of Pen and Sword's books, and this one doesn't disappoint. It's filled to the brim with a huge and terrific selection of photos, in both color and black & white. This is the first of five books about WWI (year-by-year) and it promises to be a great series.
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Arnold Frank
4.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Version
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2022
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I like looking at the faces of the soldiers now over 100 years old. Also the equipment and condition of the battlefield of 1914.

I think the paper book version may be worth a try. For me it seems the pictures are not too clear and I needed to enlarge them frequently. I’d be curious how the paper book form differs.

I read/viewed the book cover to cover, but I can suggest also using the book as a reference to get a sense of the areas, or action when one studies certain parts of the 1914 campaign.
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Eric Shapiro
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Coffee Table Book
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2018
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Great Coffe Table Book packed with photos and photo-captions.
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Ken Milner
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent content
Reviewed in Australia on May 4, 2019
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Excellent quality & content, good value
Used book to appreciate the experience and conditions suffered by the people involved
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Aussie Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars The book is a great companion to support the enormous amount of books being ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2014
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They say "a picture a worth a thousand words" and this book certainly delivers on that score. The book is a great companion to support the enormous amount of books being released to mark the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the Great War; and additional volumes will be produced to mark each additional year of the war.
Possibly not for the casual reader and certainly does not attempt to provide much in the way of an overview of the War's progression. What it does very well is to put a human face to the conflict and will add much to any text heavy history of the conflict.
Recommended.
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Mr.M.J.Boyers
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent start
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2014
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This the first book of a series that, I hope, will be a great visual record of the Great War. This Volume is an excellent start including many that I have not seen before.
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C. E. Manning
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2016
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This is a Christmas present but it looks good and I know the recipient will be impressed
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