Horses of the Great War: The Story in Art
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1473848261 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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A noted documentary and sports television producer, he was Director of Programmes at Yorkshire Television. . A scholar of The Queen's College, Oxford, he is married, with three daughters, and lives in the Yorkshire racing town of Malton. About the Author John Fairley has written numerous books on equestrian art including The Art of the Horse, Racing in Art and Great Racehorses in Art. Born in Liverpool, within sight of the Grand National course, he served as an RNVR officer aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Albion. He was joint author of The Monocled Mutineer, which became a celebrated BBC television series
"Not only soldiers endured the suffering of the Great War. Fine writing and a sometimes touching selection of art." according to lyndonbrecht. This is an odd, short book but in its way a fine one. I have long been interested in animals caught up in the human activity of war, but there's not a lot available other than cavalry charges and messenger pigeons. Fairley does say a lot about cavalry (such as the first German killed by a British soldier in the Great War was by saber thrust. There is a lot of
A scholar of The Queen's College, Oxford, he is married, with three daughters, and lives in the Yorkshire racing town of Malton. He was joint author of The Monocled Mutineer, which became a celebrated BBC television series. Born in Liverpool, within sight of the Grand National course, he served as an RNVR officer aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Albion. A noted documentary and sports tel
All this is reflected in the paintings of distinguished artists such as Sir John Lavery, Sir Alfred Munnings and Stanley Spencer who painted at the front.The book will appeal beyond those fascinated by the war itself to all those of both sexes and all ages who relate to horses.. While the vets kept the suffering horses alive and well, in the end, vast numbers were slaughtered or sold. These works supported by informed commentary tell how the horses were rounded up from all over the world in their hundreds of thousands; how the cavalry halted the German advance in 1914 and again in 1918; how Australian and Indian swept through the deserts of Palestine and Arabia, overwhelming the Turks and performing incredible feats of endurance.The Western Front in France and Belgium relied on horses for supply of everything from shel