The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Ordinary Soldiers
The Lost Tommies
ISBN
9780008103316
Purchase Price
£40.00 (new)
Date Purchased
August 5, 2016
Publisher
William Collins (2016, London)
Notes
This book is the product of the work of Louis and Antoinette Thullier, of the small town of Vignacourt in Picardy, although it was Ross Coulthart who was responsible for the book being compiled and published. The Thulliers had taken photographs of many, many British soldiers; Vignacourt was an accessible place for "R&R" for the troops coming out of the line. The trail which led to the publication of this book started in 1989; after some investigation, the original glass plates (the Thulliers eschewed the use of film, which was available at that time) were re-discoveredand, and as they say, one thing led to the other. The huge majority of the images are of other ranks. Some subjects, notably the few officers who appear in the book, are identified, but in the main these images are of presently unidentified soldiers, although the publication of the book may well lead to identifications. This has to be an unusual book, it is a massive and very heavy tome. We cannot think of any publication which illustrates the soldiery which was fighting this war in anything approaching the way in which this magnificent book presents it to us.
9780008103316
Purchase Price
£40.00 (new)
Date Purchased
August 5, 2016
Publisher
William Collins (2016, London)
Notes
This book is the product of the work of Louis and Antoinette Thullier, of the small town of Vignacourt in Picardy, although it was Ross Coulthart who was responsible for the book being compiled and published. The Thulliers had taken photographs of many, many British soldiers; Vignacourt was an accessible place for "R&R" for the troops coming out of the line. The trail which led to the publication of this book started in 1989; after some investigation, the original glass plates (the Thulliers eschewed the use of film, which was available at that time) were re-discoveredand, and as they say, one thing led to the other. The huge majority of the images are of other ranks. Some subjects, notably the few officers who appear in the book, are identified, but in the main these images are of presently unidentified soldiers, although the publication of the book may well lead to identifications. This has to be an unusual book, it is a massive and very heavy tome. We cannot think of any publication which illustrates the soldiery which was fighting this war in anything approaching the way in which this magnificent book presents it to us.