War in Pictures - Complete Collection

 

A six-volume set covering WWII from 1939-1945 and published in 1946. The general format is a few pages of introductory text giving the historical and political background to events, with the remainder of the book being devoted to b&w photos (generally one or two to the page) with explanatory captions. The work comprises one volume for each year of the war, providing a remarkable and continuous visual record of the global conflict. The photographs cover every theatre (including those in which Britain played a minor or no role); the artists (providing illustrations where no photographs were practicable) include many leading names of the period, among them Burgess, Cundall, Mason and Thurstan.

 

This is one of the three great published photographic records of WWII (the others being Hammerton's Second Great War and Hutchinson's Pictorial History).

 

6 Hardcover books with d/w's, 1st Year 319pp. 2nd Year 319pp. 3rd Year 255pp. 4th Year 255pp. 5th Year 255pp. 6th Year 255pp.

Extremely worn d/w's but boards, binding and contents Vg condition. Previous owner's stamp on flyleaf of each book.

 

Near Fine/Good only

Book Code:  SH3445