"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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- English
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One Jealous Nations – Spoiling for a Fight
- Chapter Two Patriotism – The Bugle Calls, Salute the Flag!
- Chapter Three The Almighty’s Decision – Which Side to Favour?
- Chapter Four Coming to Blows – August 1914
- Chapter Five Into the Fray – British at Mons
- Chapter Six Counter Punch – First Battle of the Marne
- Chapter Seven First Battle of the Aisne – First Battle of Ypres
- Chapter Eight Exchanging Broadsides – Fighting at Sea
- Chapter Nine Trench Warfare – Christmas and Not Over Yet
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