Shots from the Front: The British Soldier 1914-18
by Richard Holmes
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Manufacturer: HarperPress
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780007275489
ISBN: 000727548X
Label: HarperPress
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
Publisher: HarperPress
Studio: HarperPress
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Summary: This should be compulsory reading at secondary school
Comment: I found this book very interesting (superb value, possibly underpriced!) and the photos and commentary text are very readable; my interest was maintained throughout. The shots used are unusual, and many are of the less dramatic side to war- the sitting about, rations, casualty evacuation and the logistical side. There are also some less pleasant subject matters shown.
Richard Holmes also makes those very engaging battlefield documentaries and he's got a way with words too. This should be compulsory reading at secondary school, everyone should be aware of some the potential realities of war, and WW1 in particular.
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Summary: Latest and best of his WW1 series
Comment: Richard Holmes is well known as a military historian who can not only make the details of military campaigns intelligible, but can recognise the human stories beneath. There is little in terms of campaign detail. There is not that much that is especially original, either. But these are trivial matters compared with the book's place as in my opinion one of the best annotated photo albums about WW1. Enormous knowledge is worn lightly; the choice of photos is without exception excellent, with most them having appeared rarely if at all before. The greatest strength is that Holmes teaches us (without seeming to do so) how to read photos of WW1 and probably all conflicts, drawing us into the detail of the picture with warmth and humanity. Highly recommended even at full price.
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