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Shots from the Front: The British Soldier 1914-18 | 
| Author: Richard Holmes
Publisher: HarperPress
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 522
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 000727548X
EAN: 9780007275489
ASIN: 000727548X
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Latest and best of his WW1 series November 10, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Richard Holmes is well known as a military historian who can not only make the details of military campaigns intelligible, but can recognise the human stories beneath. There is little in terms of campaign detail. There is not that much that is especially original, either. But these are trivial matters compared with the book's place as in my opinion one of the best annotated photo albums about WW1. Enormous knowledge is worn lightly; the choice of photos is without exception excellent, with most them having appeared rarely if at all before. The greatest strength is that Holmes teaches us (without seeming to do so) how to read photos of WW1 and probably all conflicts, drawing us into the detail of the picture with warmth and humanity. Highly recommended even at full price.
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