The War Illustrated - A Picture-Record of Events By Land, Sea and Air, 1st December [Dec.] 1917, No. 172, Vol. 7
by Hammerton, J.A.: Editor
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- Paperback
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About This Item
London: Amalgamated Press, Ltd., 1917. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 24 pages. Features: Cover illustration of the charge of the six hundred Midland Yeomanry in Palestine; The Voice of a Prophet - article by C.M.; Photo of Sir Stanley Maude and Captain Musgrave on horseback in Bagdad; The Fight for Jerusalem - Nearing the End of Turkey's Four Hundred Year's Rule - one-page article by Lovat Fraser; Two photos of the troops which triumphed over the Turks at RamadieLarge photo of many British veterans of Flanders happy to be assembled for leave; Photo of Canadian hospital in France X-raying bullet in French soldier's arm; Photo of German POW receiving medical care; Three photos on one page show Canadians loading a 15-inch gun; Photo of Queen Marie of Rumania with her daughters inspecting Rumanian troops; Six photos from the Macedonian front; The Footprints of the Hun - in the devastated region re-won by British Arms for France (article); Photo of Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Gray Cheape and illustrations of the brilliant charge he led to capture enemy guns in Palestine; Illustrations of British soldiers drawing water from wells at Beersheba where Abraham drank; How the Spy Sinks His Identity - training the memory for a dangerous employ - article by Tighe Hopkins; Photos of the King on tour at several locations; Illustration of a German "Leuchtschirm" or light umbrella; Photo of Princes Wan and Piak of the Siamese Royal Family, who have enlisted in the Swiss Army; Growth & Grit of the U.S. Army - the way a peaceful nation is responding to the Great Call (article); Sketches of great soldiers leading in camp and council - General Sir Henry S. Rawlinson, General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby, General Sir W.R. Birdwood, and Lt.-General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson; Illustrations of innovative Allied air machines - an Italian Caproni triplane, a French 'Spad', and Caproni bomb-carrying biplanes; Photos of eighteen brave men and women placed on the Roll of Honour; The Royal Munster Fusiliers - one-page article with photo of officers. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy..
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- Title
- The War Illustrated - A Picture-Record of Events By Land, Sea and Air, 1st December [Dec.] 1917, No. 172, Vol. 7
- Author
- Hammerton, J.A.: Editor
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Amalgamated Press, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- Midland Yeomanr - Palestine, Sir Stanley Maude, Captain Musgrave, Bagdad, Jerusalem, Lovat Fraser, Ramadie, Flanders, Canadian X-ray, German POW, Canadian artillery -15-inch gun, Queen Marie - Rumania, Rumanian troops, Macedonia, Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Gray
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- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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