Isbn: 9781848844391 - pill boxes on the western front: guide to the design, construction and use of concrete pillboxes, 1914-18: a guide to the design, construction and use of concrete pill boxes 1914-1918 (5 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Fine.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. When the First World War froze into a static line of trenches stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss border, the most obvious means of protection against the murderous machine-gun fire which both sides inflicted upon each other was some form of shell-proof shelter which from which fire could be returned in safety, hence the development of the pill box. The idea was certainly not new but the technology required to build them under the prevailing circumstances presented problems hitherto undreamed of. In this remarkably absorbing study of what at first seems a somewhat arcane study of what at first seems a somewhat arcane subject, Peter Oldham, himself a concrete technologist, examines the problems of the design and construction of the pill boxes of the Western Front. He describes how the innumerable difficulties involved in what might to the untrained eye seem to be a fairly simple structure, were gradually overcome. Containing as it does, a gazetteer of the remaining pill boxes and bunkers still to be found in Flanders and Picardy, this book will prove an invaluable guide to the members of many clubs and societies which annually make pilgrimages to the battlefields of the First World War and certainly add a new dimension and interest to their visits to the Western Front. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 208 pages. 9.13x6.06x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Used Like New.

Softcover. Zustand: As New. 2014. An excellent copy, clean and unmarked throughout, seemingly barely read with page edges crisp, no notable creases or signs of wear, and only very minor external signs of prior handling and shelving. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 140 x 220 mm. 208. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; Modern; ISBN: 1848844395. ISBN/EAN: 9781848844391. Inventory No: 42917.…