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In 1999 a collection of small wooden boxes was discovered in a flea market in Tangier. Inside these boxes were 500 glass stereoscopic negatives and handwritten notes from a French officer, who took over 250 photographs between 1916 and 1918. It is a vision of one officer's war, analytic and distant,yet with an exceptional aesthetic sense. The quality of the imagery and composition taken within a theatre of war a century ago is exceptional - even more so when considering the lack of portability and creativity that is present with today's digital offering.Across the battlefields in this opus he takes us into one of the biggest fights of the war: the 1917 Nivelle Offensive, the 1918 German Spring Offensive and the definitive allied counter-attack. We visit familiar locations at Ypres and Arras, the Somme and the Marne illustrating castles and trenches, officers and soldiers, British, German and French.

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Captain Givord was interested in aviation and modern weapons and so we see many images of aeroplanes, artillery, motor vehicles and tanks. In fact the diversity of his subjects is so wide this book should have a huge appeal across whole strata of our military world. So it works for photography buffs, historians, Great War aficionados and the gamut of hardware enthusiasts. This book is a complete package. Honestly, this is one of the nicest and I would say finest archive photography books I have seen. Full stop. If you have even a remote interest in photography or the Great War then you have to get a copy. --War History Online This is a fantastic collection, and Uniform Press should be commended for the quality of the publication. --WWI Geek The collection gives us an insight into everything from uniforms and technology, to the way the landscape was destroyed and an insight into battlefield conditions. The photos are simply stunning and they reproduced very well in this handsome edition. If you never tire of looking at Great War images then this is the book for you and if you want a one volume glimpse into out ancestors wartime past then The Tangier Archive is ideal. --WWI Centenary

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