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Hammerton, J.A.: Editor

The War Illustrated - A Picture-Record of Events By Land, Sea and Air, 1st April [Apr] 1916, No. 85, Vol. 4

Amalgamated Press, Ltd., 1916

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Year of publication
1916
Place of printing
London
Author
Hammerton, J.A.: Editor
Publishers
Amalgamated Press, Ltd.
Size
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
Sollum, Western Egypt, Suez Canal, camel corps, Major-General Peyton, Australian officers, Private G. Ingle, 4th Hussars, Lieut. Radclyffe, D.C.M., Salonika - allied base, General Mahon, Verdun, German POWs, artillery horse, General Petain, General Joffre, French Front, Tigris River, Portuguese Arms, German East Africa, General Smuts, bomb throwing - training, German Navy, observation balloons, H.M.S. Canning, decorated soldiers, '155' gun, British submarine sailors - POWs in Turkey Military Magazine, Back Issues
Binding description
S Single Issue Magazine
State of preservation
Fair
Languages
English
Binding
Softcover
First edition
Yes

Description

24 pages. Map of Sollum, Western Egypt showing the various centres of defence along the Suez Canal; Photo of camels arriving by rail to support Major-General Peyton's force; photo of British and Australian officers consulting in the desert of Western Egypt; One-page illustration of Private G. Ingle, 4th Hussars, rescuing his troop leader, Lieut. Radclyffe, for which he received the D.C.M.; Photos round about the Allied base at Salonika - including General Mahon; Photos of personalities and pawns in the Verdun contest - German prisoners, an artillery horse, General Petain (in fur coat), and General Joffre; Two interesting photos above and below ground near the French Front; Two-page illustration of a busy scene along the Tigris on the way to Kut; Five photos of Portugal in arms; The Great Push against German East Africa - two photos; In the wake of General Smuts' offensive - four photos; Three photos of humane interludes amongst the strife; Six photos of British training in the art of bomb throwing; Will the German Navy Come Out?; Four photos of a large captive observation balloon arising from the H.M.S. Canning; Photos of 21 brave British sons decorated for Valour; One-page photo of a French '155' (6 inch) gun; Four photos of British submarine sailors in a Turkish prison. Lacking outer wraps. Centre and last pages loose but present. Appears to have been disbound from a hardcover volume. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book