02060nam 2200409 450 991015618370332120230808200950.01-4738-8370-91-4738-8369-5(CKB)3710000000985365(MiAaPQ)EBC4771272(EXLCZ)99371000000098536520161230d2016 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe German army from mobilisation to First Ypres rare photographs from wartime archives /Otto SchwinkSouth Yorkshire :Pen & Sword Military,2016.1 online resource (175 pages) illustrations, portraitsImages of war special1-4738-3780-4 "In the autumn of 1917 Captain Otto Schwink, a General Staff Officer, by order of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army, produced a book entitled The Germans at Ypres 1914. Herr Schwink's text is reproduced accompanied by rare photographs illustrating the Imperial German Army as it was in the prewar era and in the field during the campaign, which culminated in the four year struggle for the Ypres salient. Photographs depict the troops, officers, supporting artillery, High Command and the events of the 1914 Christmas truce. This volume also features a chapter on Adolf Hitler's service during the Great War, which both began and ended in the Ypres salient, and includes a selection of rare photographs illustrating Hitler's experience in the ranks of the Bavarian Army in Flanders"--Publisher description.Images of war.World War, 1914-1918GermanyGermanyHistory, Military20th centuryWorld War, 1914-1918940.421Schwink Otto1246470MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910156183703321The German army from mobilisation to First Ypres2890137UNINA