The Great War Illustrated - 1917: Archive and Colour Photographs of WWI

by William Langford, Jack Holroyd

Fourth in a series of five titles which will cover each year of the war graphically. Countless thousands of pictures were taken by photographers on all sides during the First World War. These pictures appeared in the magazines, journals and newspapers of the time. Some illustrations went on to become part of post-war archives and have appeared, and continue to appear, in present-day publications and TV documentary programmes many did not. The Great War Illustrated series, beginning with the year 1914, will include in its pages many rarely seen images with individual numbers allocated, and subsequently they will be lodged with the Taylor Library Archive for use by editors and authors.The Great War Illustrated 1917 covers the battles at Arras, Passchendaele and Cambrai, the use of aviation and the role of the tanks. Some images will be familiar, and many will be seen for the first time by a new generation interested in the months that changed the world for ever.

Genres: History

1011 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2017

Reviews

[Betsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another interesting but sometimes gruesome look at fighting in the Great War. After the hellacious battles of 1916, hopes were high for 1917, but much went wrong. Ironically with the renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare, Germany sealed its fate unless it could defeat Britain and France before the U.S. arrived with almost unlimited manpower.

A large section of the book is dedicated to airpower and to those who risked everything in flimsy machines which didn't even exist until 1903. Germany made heros of their flyers because things were not going well at home. Of course, things were really not going well in Russia which eventually pulled out of the war courtesy of the Bolsheviks.

In one of the sideshows of the war, Britain liberated Jerusalem late in 1917 giving the British renewed hope for 1918. Considering the failure of the Nivelle Offensive and the covered-up turmoil in the French Army, France's hopes for 1918 seemed to rely on the millions of Doughboys who would eventually enter the fray.

[Boyd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Information

Fourth book in a series of books illustrating The First World War. This volume has a lot of accompanying information in addition to the photography.

Third Battle of Ypres; Fighter Aces, American entry into the war and the Russian Revolution are covered.