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11 Aug 2014 3:05 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
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| Tango01 | 11 Aug 2014 12:22 p.m. PST |
…of Devastation.
"For the first time in human history, warring sides could see each other from above and plan their attack. World War I, which began 100 years ago, introduced new technology that forever changed the nature of warfare. Machine guns, gas, and mortars made choreographed field maneuvers a thing of the past and gave rise to trench warfare. And for the first time, fighter planes and bombers turned the sky into a battlefield. Aircraft also brought aerial reconnaissance to war, which is documented in a new book, The Great War Seen From The Air. Armies on all sides started equipping small planes with cameras to gather intelligence on troop movement, trench layout, and other geographic features of strategic importance. "Aerial photography is often forgotten, yet it was perhaps one of the most deadly weapons of the war," says co-author Birger Stichelbaut…"
Full article here
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Armand |
 StoneMtnMinis  | 11 Aug 2014 1:36 p.m. PST |
Good find. I had my local library order a copy. |
| Lion in the Stars | 11 Aug 2014 6:20 p.m. PST |
Awesome find, Armand! I'm definitely going to pester both my local university library and my public library to getting a copy! I might even get a copy for myself… Maybe not at $90 USD, if I'm not going to game WW1… |
 javelin98 | 12 Aug 2014 11:11 a.m. PST |
Man, it looks like a nuke went off in Ypres. Hard to believe that was actually the result of millions of individual bullets and artillery shells. |
| monk2002uk | 12 Aug 2014 11:39 a.m. PST |
It's a great book. Beautiful photographs and lots of helpful text Robert |
| Tango01 | 12 Aug 2014 12:51 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it boys!. (smile) Amicalement
ARmand |
| kallman | 13 Aug 2014 5:11 p.m. PST |
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adds an infantry platoon to his WWI Brits.
