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- An Officer's Manual of the Western Front 1914-1918
An Officer's Manual of the Western Front 1914-1918
- Follows the hugely successful The Seaman's Pocket-Book and The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book.
- Armistice Anniversary publication in cloth 1/4-binding.
Though undeniably bloody the war was in fact a ferment of new ideas and new weapons. Gas, flame throwers, super-heavy artillery, concrete bunkers, tanks, aircraft and other innovations were all introduced, whilst older notions such as barbed wire, machine guns and armour took on a new lease of life. Interestingly all these developments of war – including social and survival aspects of the soldier’s life - were all documented in huge detail in contemporary publications, and manuals. This compendium of extracts & illustrations covers the trench experience, giving not only a popular nostalgic view of the ‘war to end wars’ – but a rounded picture of how it was, and how it was supposed to be.
Published: 20/09/2008
Length: 144pages
Illustration note: 40 drawings maps & diagrams
ISBN: 9781844860722
Dimensions: 120 x 180mm
