Bibliograph

The British at first and second Ypres, rare photographs from wartime archives, Bob Carruthers

Type

Label

The British at first and second Ypres, rare photographs from wartime archives, Bob Carruthers

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The British at first and second Ypres

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Bob Carruthers

Series statement

Images of war

Sub title

rare photographs from wartime archives

Summary

This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Ypres from 1914-15. Rare photographs illustrating the optimistic men of the BEF in the act of mobilization and transport to France are contrasted with photographs from the battlefield during the opening phases of the campaign, which culminated in the four-year struggle for the Ypres salient. The photographs are accompanied by a fascinating text, featuring Bruce Bairnsfather's personal description of the conditions endured by the men in the rudimentary trenches on the Ypres salient during 1914-15 as the early phase of the battle for Ypres raged around them. This book incorporates a wide range of photographic images encompassing the actions of the cavalry, infantry and artillery. Also featured are images, which depict the myriad activity behind the lines, dealing with German prisoners of war, the endless supply columns of the commissariat and the extraordinary efforts to provide proper medical care for the wounded

Target audience

adult

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