The photographs included and analysed here were taken by the Royal Flying Corps to provide reconnaissance for the British Army on the Western Front and are drawn for the huge archive held by The Imperial War Museum. Few have had the courage to delve into the 'Box Collection'. Nicholas Watkis is one. The images have been chosen to reveal significant actions and have been carefully annotated to show the terrain and defences, pinpointing strongpoints, machine guns, mortars and gun batteries. The seven battles are Neuve ...
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The photographs included and analysed here were taken by the Royal Flying Corps to provide reconnaissance for the British Army on the Western Front and are drawn for the huge archive held by The Imperial War Museum. Few have had the courage to delve into the 'Box Collection'. Nicholas Watkis is one. The images have been chosen to reveal significant actions and have been carefully annotated to show the terrain and defences, pinpointing strongpoints, machine guns, mortars and gun batteries. The seven battles are Neuve Chapelle, Loos, La Boiselle, Flers, Vimy Ridge, Cambrai and Amiens. Not only does the real work of the RFC become clear - shooting down enemy aircraft was entirely ancillary to photo recon - the reader also, quite literally, sees for himself just what the Western Front looked like. He also understands how that appearance affected the plans of British High Command.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Reprint, 4to, 130pp, photo illustrations, line maps; illustrated laminated boards; previous owner's book plate to fr pastedown o/w VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ.
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Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.
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VG/VG. 075091338X. Light general wear, a nice copy with clean, bright interior pages and solid binding. Signed by the Author with inscription.; 4to 11"-13" tall; 130 pages; Signed by Author; Ww1.
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b&w photo Illus. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to; 2 Pounds. dj in mylar (unclipped); 130 clean, unmarked pages, fully illustrated throughout. A unique contemporary birds-eye view of the Western Front battlefields of WWI, originally taken by the RFC on reconnaissance duties for the British Army. The images have been interpreted, showing the battlefield positions on the day and pinpointing strongpoints, trenches, mortar positions, etc.
