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This lavishly illustrated history of World War I contains more than 100 rare photographs of British, Russian and German troops.
There's also more than 250 official and private photographs (many sourced from the extensive archives at the Imperial War Museum, London), plus 40 specially-commissioned maps, some 40 original posters, newspaper pages, documents, illustrations and photographs of memorabilia.
The book tells the story as it really happened, with 'mini-chronologies' to highlight the progress of key battles, and has over 80 illuminating quotes from influential players and individual soldiers which provide unique political and private perspectives.
Bolton Evening News
28 July 2001
Histories of the First World War can often prove turgid but the recently issued Hutchinson World War I, an illustrated history by Lloyd Clark, is easy to read and features splendid photos.
Produced by Hutchinson (£25) in association with the Royal British Legion the hardback volume, though featuring detailed maps of various battles, is for the layman, not the anorak.
Among the illustrations is a photo of the Lincolnshire Regiment rifle training in September 1914 and photos from not only the side of Britain and her allies but from the German allied side.
What proves particularly pleasing is the way the volume homes in on the social aspects of the war both at home and abroad. Before the war society was much more structured than afterwards with the war itself acting as a catalyst for social change.
Then there are the technical changes, the move from flag signals to telephones, the use of poisonous gases, the introduction of tanks and the use of aeroplanes on the battlefields.
Scunthorpe Telegraph Special Publication
3 July 2001
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