The Illustrated London News, Saturday January 5, 1918 - The Great Halifax Explosion / Victorious British Advance in Palestine
The Illustrated London News, Saturday January 5, 1918 - The Great Halifax Explosion / Victorious British Advance in Palestine
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1918
- Place of printing
- London
- Author
- Chesterton, G.K.
- Publishers
- The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd.
- Size
- Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Keyword
- Christmas pudding, G.K. Chesterton, French tanks, Chinese Labourers, North Sea raiders, Halifax explosion, December 7 1917, Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss, French Air Raid, Lorraine, Hindenburg Line, Cambrai, Ulster and Yorkshire, Bourlon Wood, Bapaume-Cambrai Road, Italian infantry, Northern Front, Palestine, Jaffa, food shortage, Harlene Hair-Drill History Magazine Back Issues Military
- Binding description
- S Stapled
- State of preservation
- Good
- Languages
- English
- First edition
- True
Description
Features: Title page illustration of British despatch-rider delivering Christmas pudding by bicycle in deep snow; G.K. Chesterton makes the case that the English are ignorant; One-page aerial photo of French tanks attacking a German trench-line; Excellent photo of hundreds of "China's Army of Labourers for the Western Front - A Big Muster on Parade"; Two pages of illustrations show the difficulties faced by British patrols in nocturnal search of German North Sea raiders; Three pages provide ten photos of the aftermath of the terrible Halifax explosion on December 7th, 1917; One-page portrait of Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss; Two photos show the difficulty of transportation after recent French snow; One-page aerial photo of French bombs raining down upon a German munition factory in Lorraine; Two-page illustration of the breaking of the Hindenburg Line near Cambrai with Ulster and Yorkshire troops advancing on Bourlon Wood and crossing the Bapaume-Cambrai Road; Two-page illustration of British troops moving forward to the River-front Line; Two-page illustration of brilliant infantry work by the Italian Army on the Northern Front; Eight photos on two pages illustrate the British victorious advance in Palestine - hoisting the flag at Jaffa, and other scenes;Two half-page photos show the restoration of a water well in Palestine which was blown up by the Turks; Article on the impending shortage of food; and more. 36 pages, including seven pages of charming vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. In particular, the back cover ad for "Harlene Hair-Drill" will fascinate anyone interested in early women's hair treatments. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine