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Britain at War in Colour: Unique Images of Britain in the Second World War

Door Adrian Wood

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#324096-KB26
Titel
Britain at War in Colour: Unique Images of Britain in the Second World War
Auteur
Wood, Adrian
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
TWI/Carlton
Jaar van uitgave
2000
ISBN10
1842220896
ISBN13
9781842220894
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, richly illustrated with colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting

Color photography was still in its infancy in 1939. With the outbreak of war against Germany, the short supply of color film stock made color photographs even more rare. But some were taken and a few of them have survived. Most of these images have remained unseen for decades. But the producers of the ITV series Britain at War in Colour scoured the archives to unearth a remarkable collection of startling color images for this book. These photographs are presented with a brief outline of the events surrounding them and illuminate a unique selection of personal accounts of the war. Intimate letters and diaries of service men and women civilians and war-time leaders tell the story of the British experience of war. The personal memories tell the reality of war-time Britain: a time when Brita
... (Lees verder)in stood alone; a time of danger and hope. The powerful photographs show the reality of war-time Britain: a nation with a purpose; a people with a will to win. Britain at War in Colour is a unique account of Britain during the Second World War.
Pagina's
160
Conditie
Goed — Top corner slightly bumped.
Prijs
€ 9,00

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