Illustrated with contemporary photos, this is a
fascinating study of life at the front line in the Great
War. The book, published in association with the UK
Channel 4 TV documentary, also looks at mobilisation and
training of the Armies, the Home Front, and various other
aspects of the conflict.
Life and war on the Western Front in WWI as seen through
the eyes of contemporary illustrators with a commentary by
John Laffin. Includes features on dugouts, artillery
actions, tanks, grenades, trenches and trench life, raids,
patrols, snipers, gas attacks, mining, and mud.
G in slightly
snagged d/w - 176pp,
20 col and 200 b/w ills, larger format
A study of the endless struggle between camouflage and
photo-reconnaissance in WWII. Some locations were never
discovered, others gave themselves away to the trained
photo-reconnaisance interpreters - including the first V2
missile sites. The book looks at defensive measures for
troops, aircraft, ships, towns and factories, and their
recognition - or not, as the case may be.
Fine in dw - Large
format, 192pp,
320 + ills, index,
A wartime autobiography of one of the leading figures of
the French Intellectual Resistance in WWII, originally
published in France under the title "La Bataille Du
Silence". Vercors is a pseudonym for Jean Bruller, a
prestigious French author. This account is his first-hand
story of the French people during the Nazi occupation.
Appalled by the collaboration activities of so many of
France's writers and artists during the German occupation,
he joined the Resistance, and wrote and published "Silence
of the Sea" under the noses of the Germans.
G in dw - may have
prev. owner's bookplate/inscription. Some foxing to
page edges - 286pp
