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1917Cover portrait of Lieutenant-General John J. Pershing, commanding the United States Army in Europe. The victory of Craonne (conclusion). War-time changes in British trade and industry - a record of remarkable achievement. Centerfold photos of American military scenes. America's marvellous mobilisation. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1917Cover portrait of General Gouraud, "The Lion of the Argonne" - he conducted the successful French attack on the Moronvilliers system. The Great Battles of Rheims (conclusion). The victory of Craonne and the battle along the ladies' walk. Centerfold scenes from France. Loose covers held together by tape. Above-average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
1914Cover photo of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, now at the front. The First Battles in East Prussia. The Agony of Belgium - how her cities and towns were laid desolate; Horrors of war in the village of Cortenbergh, Brabant. Centerfold depicts the sacking of Louvain, while the Hotel de Ville is spared. Photos and Illustrations of: Officers of Scottish descent fighting for the Tsar; German outpost scenes; Pole fights Pole on the Russian frontier; Germany experiences terrors in East Prussia; Russian prisoners; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1917Front cover portrait of Temp. Surgeon-General Humphry Davy Rolleston, Consultant physician to the Royal Navy and Senior Physician of St. George's Hospital, London. British agriculture on a war footing (conclusion). Life of the "Lower Deck" - How it was affected by War Service. Covers secured by tape. Book
1917Features: Cover portrait of General Sir H.G. Chauvel, K.C.M.G., C.B. - Commanding the Australian Force on the Egyptian Front. Includes final portion of the chapter entitled "Safeguarding the Suez Canal" which includes a full-page black and white map plus many interesting black and white photos. Centerfold displays 8 sketches of military leaders. Includes first portion of chapter CXCVI - "British Agriculture on a War Footing". Many photos. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound reference copy. Book
1917Cover portrait of Mr. Justice James Watson Gerard, late U.S. Ambassador in Berlin. The Crown and the Conflict (conclusion). Centerfold photos of the King's visit to the Grand Fleet in June, 1917. Life in Austria-Hungary during the first three years of the war. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1914Cover photo of Rear-Admiral Sir David Beatty. How the Germans swept on Brussels. The First Battles in East Prussia. Photos and illustrations include: The German Imperial Guards in Brussels; Germans defending Brussels; Albert, the hero king of the Belgians; Wheeling invalids in wheelbarrows; Carrier Pigeons' Scenes from the First naval battle off Heligoland; Full-page photo of the sinking of the German Cruiser Mainz off Heligoland; Krupp guns used in the German navy; and more. Moderate wear. Single piece of tape inside back cover may be securing covers to textblock, otherwise a sound copy. Book
1917Cover portrait of M. Take Jonescu, the eminent Rumanian statesman and Vice-President of the Rumanian Council. Rumania and the Balkans from the fall of Bukarest (Bucharest) to the dethronement of Constantine. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. Book
1917Cover portrait of General Sir Henry Sinclair Horne, Commanding First Army. National psychology and social changes (continued). The Epic Battles of Bullecourt. Full-page portrait of Lieutenant-General Sir A.W. Currie, commanding Canadian Forces in France, June, 1917. Unmarked. Average wear. Covers still attached. Book
1917Cover portrait of Rear-Admiral Laurence Eliot Power, appointed in May 1917 to be Director of Dockyards and Repairs. The work of the Navy Engineers - a splendid record. Centerfold photos of torpedoes and smokescreens. The Victories on the Oppy Line and the Sensee Fortress System. Moderate wear. Covers still attached. Unmarked. Book
1917Front cover portrait of General Porro, Italian Chief of Staff and Representative at the Allied War Conference in Paris. The intervention of the U.S.A. (continued from previous number). The Great Battle of Carso. Centerfold photos of Austrian and Italian positions. Covers loose but present. Tape marks where covers were previously secured. Unmarked. Book
1917Front cover photo portrait of U.S. President Woodrow Wison - who, addressing Congress in April 1917, declared that 'right is more precious than peace!" The intervention of the USA. Centerfold portraits of 8 U.S. V.I.P.s. Back cover missing. Front cover present but loose. Tape marks from where covers were previously secured. Book
1917Front cover photo portrait of Captain James Blaikie - taken prisoner after his ship, the S.S. Caledonia, was sunk by submarine on december 4th 1916. The struggle of land-power against sea-power. Submarine photos. Full-page photo of British small naval dirigible used for submarine hunting. Photos of survivors of the Ivernia, torpedoed January 1st, 1917. Photos of piracy on the high seas - the sinking of the Nantes by the Mowe. Covers secured by tape. Many tears to back cover along fold. Book
1917Cover portrait of The late Major-General E.C. Ingouville-Williams. This issue devoted to the Roll of Honour 1916. Centerfold illustrations of trench scenes. Front cover secured by tape. Book
1914Front cover photo of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, Commanding Second British Army Corps. How Serbia made ready to meet her giant antagonist. Shabatz - the first decisive battle of the war. Photos and illustrations include: Air-raid on the Dusseldorf Zeppelin Shed; Aeroplane with machine gun; Iron Cross Zeppelin crew and a zeppelin stable; Centerfold montage of some of the British officers recognised by Sir John French in his despatches of September 17th and October 8th, 1914; Surrendering Austrian soldiers; Serbia's leading commanders; The Serbian military; a boy Serb in the battle-line; Reservists at Nish, Serbia's temporary capital; and more. Well-worn but binding remains intact. Unmarked. Book
1917Front cover photo of M. Eleutherios Venizelos - ex-Prime Minister of Greece and Head of the National Provisional Government. The Balkans and the Greek Imbroglio (conclusion). Full page photo showing Kaymakchalan after its capture from the Bulgarians, September 28th-29th, 1916. Marvels of the British Transport Service on the Western Front. Photo of Nissen huts, an invention which vastly reduced the hardships of the third winter campaign. Many photos of the many forms of transportation employed. Front cover secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
1917Cover photo portrait of Lieut.-General George Francis Milne - Commanding the British Salonika Army. Germany During the Year 1916 (conclusion). The Balkans - the Allied Offensive of 1916 - The Capture of Monastir, and the Greek Imbroglio. Full-page photo portrait of Lieutenant-General George Milne - commanding the British Salonika Army. Full-page photo portrait of M. Eleutherios Venizelos, head of the Greek Provisional Government established in 1916. Cover-fold fragile. Above-average wear. Book
1914"The Wonders of Aircraft in the War Copiously Illustrated". Front cover photos of General Pau, one of France's most famous Commanders. Centerfold devoted to the Officers and Men of the Royal Flying Corps. Photos and illustrations include: types of german aeroplanes; Diagrammatic representation of a Zeppelin dropping a bomb on the ill-fated city of Antwerp; Bullet-proof cage of the Zeppelin Bomb-thrower; German anti-aircraft gun; Dusseldorf Zeppelin shed; Zeppelin 5 is brought down by the Russian cavalry; The 'Astra Torres'; Parisians observe a German aeroplane, the Taube, overhead; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Front cover almost detached and bears 6" tear from left edge. Book
1917Features: Cover portrait of Captain W. Leefe Robinson, V.C. - Worcester Regiment and R.F.C. who destroyed a German Military Airship at Cuffley, September, 1916. This issue contains the concluding portion of "Belgium Under Two Flags". Many excellent black and white photos. Sensational 4-photo centerfold displays the remains of the Zeppelin brought down on the essex coast, 24 September, 1916. Latter portion contains the first portion of chapter CLVII - The Airship Raids of 1916 and how British Airmen Mastered the Super-Zeppelin. Again, numerous interesting photos included. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound reference copy. Book
1917Features: Cover portrait of Colonel Freyberg, V.C., D.S.O., the Hero of Beaumont-Hamel, Royal West Surrey Regiment and Royal Navy Division. Includes final portion of the chapter entitled "The Great British Battles of the Somme - V. - Check near Bapaume and Victory on the Ancre". Includes complete chapter CLV - "The Effect of the Somme Offensive on the German 'Will to Victory'". Many excellent photos, including one of captured German flame-throwers 'which the enemy, in defiance of civilised useage, introduced into warfare.' Graphic centerfold of a shell-shattered avenue of elms along the borders of the Yser Canal between Boesinghe and Lizerne. Also includes first portion of Chapter CLVI - Belgium Under Two Flags - The Homeland Under the German Heel and the Renaissance of the Army on the Yser. Many excellent black and white photos. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound reference copy. Book
1917Features: Cover portrait of General Robert Nivelle, Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the North and East in France. Includes final portion of the chapter entitled "The Thrust Towards Bapaume". Also includes first portion of Chapter CLIV - The Great British Battles of the Somme - V. - Check near Bapaume and Victory on the Ancre. Many excellent black and white photos. Several smaller black and white maps. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound reference copy. Book
1916Cover portrait of General Sir Henry S. Rawlinson - commanding the Fourth Army on the Somme. Feature: The Great British Battles of the Somme III - Battle of the Woods and the Bazentin Ridges. Photo of New Zealanders in trench. Centerfold photos of British Tank/Land Cruiser. Three photos of the German exodus from Guillemont and La Boisselle. Interesting photos of British shelters and some shattered German dug-outs. Photos of multitudes of prisoners from the Somme on their way to internment in Great Britain. Front cover secured by tape. Back cover missing. Above-average wear. Book
1916Cover portrait of General Mangin - Commander of the French troops that recaptured Fort Douaumont. The great Somme offensive - French attack and German counter-attack north of the river. Page 7 features 3 photos of gargantuan French rail-mounted guns. Photos of giant captured German periscope. Aerial photo of French troops in action arriving at Vermandovillers. Covers secured by tape. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Please note: photogravure is not included. Book
1916Pages 533-560. Cover portrait of General Fayolle, Prominent French Commander on the Somme. Abundantly illustrated with black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Content: How the Allies prepared for the great offensive on the Somme. The many excellent photos include a massive French rail-mounted gun, destroyed German trenches, and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated with age, otherwise a sound copy. Book
1914Cover photo of Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armies. Centerfold devoted to the contributions of New Zealand and Australia. Topics: How Germany Attached our Commerce, and 'Russia's Stupendous Task and her Stupendous Army." Photos and illustrations include: Interesting German Naval Units; With a British Cruiser in the North Sea; Austrian seige guns; Modern artillery practice; Cossacks; Russian Howitzer training; Russia rols west; The Tsar and his military chiefs (montage); Russian mobilisation; The 'Three Emperors' Corner'; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Front cover almost detached. Book