Military history is now a best-selling publishing category, and in recent years there has been a spate of enormously successful books, both fiction and non-fiction, movies and television programmes devoted to it. Interest in the first of the twentieth century's great military conflicts has been strong, and the First World War's terrible futility has been brilliantly caught in books, movies and in television series, some of them recreating the horrors of the war in dreadful detail, and others, like Joan Littlewood's Oh What A Lovely War! and television's Blackadder Goes Forth., turning it into hugely effective black comedy Following the success of The Second World War in Photographs, the Imperial War Museum is collaborating on a book showcasting 400 of the best black-and-white images from its huge photographic archive, many never before published. Written by leading military historian Richard Holmes, the book presents the photographs in year-by-year chapters, covering all the great battles of the war and every theatre of operations, from the mud of Flanders to the beaches of Gallipoll. Dramatic, hard hitting, and intensely moving, this will be a unique visual testament to the many millions of men and women who lost their lives in the war, and a reminder to today's younger generations of both the heroism and horror of warfare.
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Author Richard Holmes has written numerous successful books on military history, including this book's best-selling companion. The Second World War in Photographs; War Walks and War Walks 2 tied in to his BBC Television series of the same name; The Western Front (BBC Books); Eyewitness Battle (Dorling Kindersley); Army Battlefield Guide to Belgium & France (The Stationery Office); The English Civil War (Wordsworth Editions);), Soldiers: An Illustrated History of Men in Battle (with John Keegan); and The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War (joint editor).
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I'm very surprised there are no reviews here yet; this is such a great book.
As a student with poor economy I only bought this one when I encountered both books in the Imperial War Museum in January. But as soon as I opened it I realised I had to have both.
I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH from this book. It's a very quick and easy way of learning a lot about this war; without having to read heavy writings about it.
This book doesn't just have good photographs; it also has very informative text that you learn a lot from. For instance, instead of saying "this is a picture of survivors from the Scharnhorst" it says "Only 36 of Scharnhorst's crew of over 2,000 survived. These survivors, dressed in kits supplied for rescued merchant seamen, were blindfolded for security as they landed. They were described as being (perhaps understandably) 'lacking in surliness and arrogance' and tanked their rescuers with 'three rousing cheers.'" (page 291)
It really is informative!
Another example: Instead of "mechanics re-arming a hurricane" it says: "Pilots relied on hard-working ground crew. Here the wing mounted machine-guns of a Hurricane Mk1 are re-armed: care is taken to avoid jam-inducing kinks in the belted ammunition." (page 100)
Best £20 I spent on a book for a very, very long time, and you get it for a lot less here!
DEFINITELY recommended!
As a student with poor economy I only bought this one when I encountered both books in the Imperial War Museum in January. But as soon as I opened it I realised I had to have both.
I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH from this book. It's a very quick and easy way of learning a lot about this war; without having to read heavy writings about it.
This book doesn't just have good photographs; it also has very informative text that you learn a lot from. For instance, instead of saying "this is a picture of survivors from the Scharnhorst" it says "Only 36 of Scharnhorst's crew of over 2,000 survived. These survivors, dressed in kits supplied for rescued merchant seamen, were blindfolded for security as they landed. They were described as being (perhaps understandably) 'lacking in surliness and arrogance' and tanked their rescuers with 'three rousing cheers.'" (page 291)
It really is informative!
Another example: Instead of "mechanics re-arming a hurricane" it says: "Pilots relied on hard-working ground crew. Here the wing mounted machine-guns of a Hurricane Mk1 are re-armed: care is taken to avoid jam-inducing kinks in the belted ammunition." (page 100)
Best £20 I spent on a book for a very, very long time, and you get it for a lot less here!
DEFINITELY recommended!
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17 Feb 2008
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War photography experienced its infancy in the Crimean War and came of age during the American Civil War. But it was during the Great War that the photographic revolution really took place. The small, hand held "Brownie" camera allowed photographers a whole new level of access to warfare. Warfare was brought to the home audience in a way that Gardner or Brady could have only dreamed.
The British have a special love for the study of the Great War. In turn, the Imperial War Museum has an immense collection of original photographs and documents. The images used in "The First World War in Photographs" come from the Imperial War Museum. While there are images from all fronts and nations, not surprisingly most of the images are of the British Army.
What makes this volume better than average is the photographic commentary provided by the noted historian, Richard Holmes. He knows his subject and Holmes does an outstanding job of explaining the material culture exhibited in the photographs. Finally, this is a well produced book and can be purchased at a good price in its paperback edition. Highly recommended.
The British have a special love for the study of the Great War. In turn, the Imperial War Museum has an immense collection of original photographs and documents. The images used in "The First World War in Photographs" come from the Imperial War Museum. While there are images from all fronts and nations, not surprisingly most of the images are of the British Army.
What makes this volume better than average is the photographic commentary provided by the noted historian, Richard Holmes. He knows his subject and Holmes does an outstanding job of explaining the material culture exhibited in the photographs. Finally, this is a well produced book and can be purchased at a good price in its paperback edition. Highly recommended.
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