The First World War in Focus: Rare and Unseen Photographs - Couverture souple

Wakefield, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1912423014 ISBN 13 : 9781912423019

Editeur : Imperial War Museum, 2018

Synopsis

As we near the end of extensive centennial commemorations of World War I, it nonetheless retains the power to surprise, even shock us. Thats perhaps nowhere more true than in the photographs of the war that have come down to us--countless of them preserved over the decades by Imperial War Museums. The First World War in Focus presents one hundred photographs from that unparalleled collection, many of them published here for the first time, revealing World War I with astonishing breadth and clarity. Mostly taken by military personnel using private cameras, the photographs presented here tell the story of the conflict on all fronts through aspects that often evaded the lenses of official photographers. We see well-known events such as the unofficial 1914 Christmas truce and the Battle of the Somme from new angles. Other photos show us the war being fought as far afield as Samoa and China, balancing very different images from the Home Front--which themselves were censored in their day as a risk to morale. Together, these images bring the experience of World War I closer to us than ever, reminding us that what unfolds in history as a sweeping narrative was experienced as a series of striking moments in individual lives.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The First World War in Focus examines rarely seen acts and aspects of the First World War through 100 carefully selected photographs from the unparalleled archive at IWM.
These incredible images, many of which have never been published, were mostly taken by military personnel using their private cameras, and tell the story of the conflict on all fronts that evaded the lens of the official photographers.
Well-known events during the war, such as the historic, unofficial Christmas truce of 1914 and the devastating Battle of the Somme in 1916, are presented from lesser known angles. Other photographs show the war being fought as far afield as Samoa and China, as well as images from the home front that failed to pass the Press Bureau censor at the time for fear of harming morale.
This book shows the true extent of the First World War by bringing unusual aspects of the conflict to light through these compelling photographs.

Biographie de l'auteur

Alan Wakefield is Head of the First World War and Early Twentieth Century team at IWM. He is the co-author of Under the Devil s Eye: Britain s Forgotten Army at Salonika 1915-1918 (2004) and the author of Christmas in the Trenches (2010).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Imperial War Museum
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1912423014
• ISBN 13: 9781912423019
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible