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The Archaeology of the Royal Flying Corps: Trench Art, Souvenirs and Lucky Masco
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- ISBN-13
- 9781399097260
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- ISBN
- 9781399097260
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Archaeology of the Royal Flying Corps : Trench Art, Souvenirs and Lucky Mascots
- Item Length
- 9.1in
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books The Limited
- Genre
- History, Social Science
- Topic
- Archaeology, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Military / World War I, Military / Aviation
- Item Width
- 6.1in
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Archaeology provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the aviators of the First World War. Their descriptions of the sensation of flying in the open cockpits of the primitive warplanes of the day, and the artifacts that have survived from these first years of aerial combat, give us a powerful sense of what their wartime service was like and chart the beginning of our modern understanding of aviation. But the subject hasn't been explored in any depth before, which is why Melanie Winterton's pioneering book is so timely. Hers is the first study of the trench art, souvenirs and lucky mascots associated with the Royal Flying Corps which, in an original way, tell us so much about the experience of flying on the Western Front a century ago.Extensive quotations from the memoirs of these early airmen are combined with an analysis of the artifacts themselves. They convey something of the fear and anxiety the airmen had to grapple with on a daily basis and bring out the full significance of the poignant souvenirs they left behind. Pieces of crashed airplane - wooden propellers, strips of linen, fragments of metal - were recycled and circulated during the war and afterwards became the focus of attention in the domestic home. As Melanie Winterton demonstrates, these items connected the living with the deceased, which is why they are so strongly evocative even today.
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1399097261
ISBN-13
9781399097260
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10057274265
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Book Title
Archaeology of the Royal Flying Corps : Trench Art, Souvenirs and Lucky Mascots
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Military / World War I, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2022
Genre
History, Social Science
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Item Length
9.1in
Item Width
6.1in
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The book is beautifully illustrated 23 black and white photos and 22 full color plates showing a variety of artifacts belonging to veterans and their families. Students of World War One, combat aviation, and conflict archaeology will find much to consider in this well written volume.
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