The Old Front Line The Centenary of the Western Front in Pictures 1st Edition by Stephen Bull ISBN 1612003311 9781612003313

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ISBN 10: 1612003311 
ISBN 13: 9781612003313
Author: Stephen Bull

Now that the last veterans are gone, the First World War is now a completely historical subject—governed by archaeology and genealogy, battlefield tourism and military history. The anguish and privations are a bit further away, but there is still huge interest in the awful conditions and carnage endured by a generation of youth who sacrificed their lives for their country.

“The Old Front Line” is a phrase first coined by the poet John Masefield when he looked back on the battle of the Somme from a distance of just one year, in 1917, and speculated how the Western Front might look in the future. Stephen Bull’s copiously illustrated work—part travel guide, part popular history—a century on, answers his speculations. The main source material is new and contemporary photographs, as well as some from the intervening century. Taken together these provide a series of exciting vistas and informative details that tell the story of the battles and landscapes. Aerial photography, old and new ground shots—and in a few cases even images taken underground—provide an authoritative summary of the war on the Western Front.

The Old Front Line The Centenary of the Western Front in Pictures 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: 1914 – The Race to the Sea

• Mobilisation and Initial Battles (Mons, Marne)
• The End of Mobile Warfare
• The Formation of the Trenches
• Early Life on the Front Line

Chapter 2: 1915 – The Stalemate Deepens

• Early Attempts to Break the Deadlock
• The First Uses of Gas (Ypres)
• The Development of Trench Warfare Tactics and Equipment
• Daily Life and Hardship in the Trenches

Chapter 3: 1916 – The Attrition of Somme and Verdun

• The Battle of Verdun: German Offensive and French Resistance
• The Battle of the Somme: British Offensive and Huge Casualties
• Technological Developments (Tanks, Aircraft)
• The Scale of Industrialized Warfare

Chapter 4: 1917 – Mud, Misery, and American Entry

• The Nivelle Offensive and French Mutinies
• Passchendaele (Third Ypres): The Mud and Devastation
• The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line
• The Arrival of American Troops

Chapter 5: 1918 – The Final Push

• The German Spring Offensive (Kaiserschlacht)
• The Allied Counter-Offensives (Hundred Days Offensive)
• The Breakthrough and Collapse of German Resistance
• The Armistice and Aftermath

Chapter 6: Life in the Trenches

• Daily Routines and Rations
• Sanitation and Disease
• Communication and Morale
• The Experience of Front-Line Soldiers

Chapter 7: Weapons, Technology, and Tactics

• Artillery and Machine Guns
• Rifles and Bayonets
• Gas Warfare and Protection
• Tanks and Aircraft in Combat
• Evolving Offensive and Defensive Tactics

Chapter 8: The Home Front and the Soldiers’ Return

• Support from Behind the Lines
• Women’s Role in the War Effort
• The Physical and Psychological Scars of War
• Commemoration and Remembrance

Chapter 9: The Landscape After the War: Scars and Remembrance

• The Devastation of the Battlefield
• The Recovery and Rebuilding of the Landscape
• Cemeteries and Memorials
• The Legacy of the Western Front Today

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