The Great War Illustrated 1914: Archive and Colour Photographs of WWI

1370 Pages·2013·294.69 MB·English

by  William Langford

Dedicated to the One True Sovereign who was disregarded by the
nations when, in 1914, they elected to fight among themselves on
behalf of their own sovereignties
First published in Great Britain in 2013 by
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Copyright © William Langford 2013
ISBN 9781781593462
eISBN 9781473831711
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Contents
Introduction
Chapter One Jealous Nations – Spoiling for a Fight
Chapter Two Patriotism – The Bugle Calls, Salute the Flag!
Chapter Three The Almighty’s Decision – Which Side to Favour?
Chapter Four Coming to Blows – August 1914
Chapter Five Into the Fray – British at Mons
Chapter Six Counter Punch – First Battle of the Marne
Chapter Seven First Battle of the Aisne – First Battle of Ypres
Chapter Eight Exchanging Broadsides – Fighting at Sea
Chapter Nine Trench Warfare – Christmas and Not Over Yet
The Great War Illustrated in Colour
August to December 1914
Co01 German infantry being transported to the newly formed trench lines
stretching across France and Belgium from the Channel to the borders of
Switzerland. Coloured by Jon Wilkinson
Co02 Nikolay II, Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov, Emperor and Autocrat of
All the Russias.