The War on Land

London, Henry Frowde Hodder & Stoughton, Not Dated. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo, 9.00 x 7.00 inches approx. Original paper covered boards, showing a battle scene to the front board, red cloth spine in good condition, black lettering and a single vignette of a soldier with arms folded on the spine, back boards red with a white vignette showing men firing a field gun, some wear consistent with age and use, rubbed to extreme edges, corners slightly bumped, written in pencil to the front paste down is a prize dedication 'First Prize Awarded to L Jones for Perfect attendance, ' after the front endpaper is a 'This Book Belongs to Page' illustrated in black with pink tinges, the ownership is filled-in Leslie Jones, The frontispiece is a coloured portrait of Field-Marshall Sir John French, opposite is the title page with a clear illustration of men going over the top of the trenches into battle. Not paginated, Contents includes The Origins of War, The British Army, The British Army, The Stand at Liege, The Battle of Mons, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, Our Infantry, Guns and Gunners, The War in the Air. This is a book intended for children to explain the First World War which came at a time when Britain had seen a long period of peace. There is great praise for Britain's forces and a strong suggestion that Germany's war like attitudes had led to the conflict. An historical book that shows how children were taught about the war around the time of the Great War itself. Fascinating illustrations, including full- page plates, maps, diagrams, black and white illustrations and four colour plates. .