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It's All a Bit Heath Robinson: Re-Inventing the First World War - Softcover

Gosling In Association With Mary Evans Picture Library, Lucinda

 
9780750955942: It's All a Bit Heath Robinson: Re-Inventing the First World War
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0750955945 ISBN 13: 9780750955942
Verlag: The History Press, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Heath Robinson is one of the most famous British inventors of all time. This book pays tribute to his quirky take on World War I.

Heath Robinson remains one of Britain’s most famous inventors, inspiring the phrase "it’s all a bit Heath Robinson", describing any implausible and unnecessarily complex contraption. He is also well-known in the United States where the phrase means any temporary fix. He was born in London and his first talent was illustrating and cartoons. But it was his love of inventing that was to win him fame and during World War I he was to produce some of the quirkiest cartoons for some of the strangest weapons ever thought of. From his Kaiser's campaigning car to his idea for Cat-moo-flage to protect civilians from air raids, his cartoons are a fantastical take on the technology of World War I. Sadly, his inventions were rejected by the Inventions Board, but he was loved by the public and remains a legendary figure to this day. This is the first book to bring his World War I cartoons together. A beautiful gift book that will delight any World War I enthusiast.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Lucinda Gosling is the former manager of the magazine archive of the Illustrated London News and is currently historical specialist at Mary Evans Picture Library. She has contributed toHistory Today, Majesty, and Illustration magazine, and is the author of several previous books, includingBrushes & Bayonets and Debutantes and the London Season.

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Verlag
The History Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0750955945
ISBN 13 
9780750955942
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
144
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