ISBN10: 3902526203, ISBN13: 9783902526205, [publisher: Wien, Verlag Militaria] Hardcover Gebundene Ausgabe, Ganzleineneinband mit farbig illustrierten Original-Schutzumschlag, Großformat, 528 Seiten, mit vielen Abbildungen, englischsprachige Ausgabe / English edition - verlagsfrisch verschweißt ! Neuzustand - 2008. (TN) ISBN: 3902526203 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3000
[Ilsede, Germany] [Publication Year: 2008]
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ISBN10: 3902526203, ISBN13: 9783902526205, [publisher: Verlag Militaria] Hardcover First Edition Vienne 2007. 1 Volume/1. -- Tome 1 -- Hardback & Dust Jacket ( 29,5 x 26 cm ). ------- 528 pages, . 1000 photographs and illustrations, fully coloured ********************** "" With more than 500 original artefacts this illustrated book shows for the first time the appearance of the French army at the outbreak of the First World War, i.e. at the time of mobilization in August 1914. Approx. 1,000 photographs on 528 pages give the reader a vivid picture of the different headgear, uniforms and items of clothing and equipment including cavalry equipment (saddlery). The originals illustrated in the book derive from the Musée de l'Armée in Paris and Salon-de-Provence (L'Empérie) and are supplemented by major public and private collections. The majority of the artefacts are shown to the public for the first time. All of this presents a well structured and authentic picture of the French army at the beginning of the war and during the initial fighting in the Battle of the Marne. With more than 300 carefully selected black and white and ten contemporary, original colour photographs ('autochromes') the reader is given a realistic impression of the appearance of the French army in the 'Belle Epoque'. The book shows the reader the colourfulness of the French army at the beginning of the war in Europe, supplemented by the traditions of Af ...