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
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.