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Author:

Stichelbaut, Birger, author.

Title:

The Great War seen from the air in Flanders Fields, 1914-1918 / Birger Stichelbaut, Piet Chielens.

Publisher:

Mercatorfonds in cooperation with In Flanders Fields MuseumYpres, Imperial War Museums, United Kingdom, and The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History, Brussels,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

350 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 x 31 cm

Subject:

World War, 1914-1918--Europe, Western--Pictorial works.
World War, 1914-1918--Belgium--Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Europe, Western--Pictorial works.
War--History--Europe, Western--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
Land degradation--Europe, Western--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
World War, 1914-1918--Photography.
Aerial photography--Europe, Western--History--20th century.

Other Authors:

Chielens, Piet, 1956-
In Flanders Fields Museum.
Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)
Mus©♭e royal de l'Arm©♭e et d'histoire militaire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-348) and index.

Contents:

ch. V Reconstruction And The Last Witness. A Town In Its Death Throes -- Aerial Photography And The War: A Brief History -- Multi-Layered Landscapes -- THE GREAT WAR SEEN FROM THE AIR -- Overview With Details Of 129 Case Studies -- How To Use This Book? -- ch. I The First Months Of The War -- ch. II The Second Battle Of Ypres And Trench Warfare -- ch. III The British Breakthrough Attempts Of 1917 -- ch. IV 1918 Spring Offensive And Liberation Offensive -- ch. V Reconstruction And The Last Witness.

Summary:

This volume features hundreds of photographic case studies, illustrating in unprecedented detail the physical extent of World War I and the shocking environmental damage it left in its wake.

ISBN:

9789462300262 (Cloth)
9462300267 (Cloth)
030019658X (cloth)
9780300196580 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)881720092

LCCN:

2013955407

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)