The Great War Illustrated 1917

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Fourth in a series of five titles which will cover each year of the war graphically. Countless thousands of pictures were taken by photographers on all sides during the First World War. These pictures appeared in the magazines, journals and newspapers of the time. Some illustrations went on to become part of postwar archives and have appeared, and continue to appear, in present-day publications and TV documentary programs, many did not. The Great War Illustrated series, beginning with the year 1914, will include in its pages many rarely seen images with individual numbers allocated, and subsequently they will be lodged with the Taylor Library Archive for use by editors and authors.The Great War Illustrated 1917 covers the battles at Arras, Passchendaele and Cambrai, the use of aviation and the role of the tanks. Some images will be familiar, and many will be seen for the first time by a new generation interested in the months that changed the world for ever. Foreword by Nigel Cave......Page 7 Introduction......Page 9 Chapter One The German Retreat – Der Betrieb ‘Alberich’......Page 10 Chapter Two Arras – Vimy Ridge......Page 42 Chapter Three Bloody April – The Red Baron – Air War, Fighters......Page 178 Chapter Four The Nivelle Failure – French Army Revolt......Page 254 Chapter Five Unrestricted Submarine Warfare......Page 318 Chapter Six America Joins the Fray – Russia Leaves......Page 392 Chapter Seven Capture of The Wytschaete–Messines Ridge......Page 450 Chapter Eight Third Battle of Ypres – Passchendaele......Page 474 Chapter Nine The Battle of Cambrai......Page 494 Chapter Ten Highlight of 1917 – the Capture of Jerusalem......Page 502 Index......Page 508