Fiechtner michael (5 risultati)

8vo, 208pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. This copy feels unread. Recently rediscovered in hidden chambers in the north of France is an incredible secret of the Battle of the Somme and World War I. The signatures and graffiti of French, English and Australian soldiers tell a story of lives long lost but now found. The Silent Soldiers of Naours is the story of how French and Australian researchers rediscovered the incredible stories of what happened to these men. A large group of French archaeologists have been exploring more than 250 World War I sites since 2001. Having been involved in the Lost Diggers of Vignacourt project, an Australian group of researchers became involved with Gilles Prilaux and his team working in a small village near Vignacourt that was once behind the lines during WW1. Beneath a small village named Naours, over 3000 signatures are recorded on the walls of a network of ancient underground caves. Most of the signatures were left by 'Aussie' soldiers while on leave or training for combat in Vignacourt and surrounding areas. Michael and Donna Fiechtner have been involved in the investigation of these signatures and a French archaeological team headed by Gilles Prilaux has been matching the signatures with the names and biographies of past soldiers. After leaving their names etched in history many went off to WWI battlefields, never to return. Here is a military book with a heart . images of signatures and graffiti (drawings) matched to the names of Australian soldiers with full biographies and accompanying pictures and documentation. It is a unique story that offers something new to readers interested in the history of World War I.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. Book condition is fine. Hard cover. Book boards are clean & unmarked front and back of the book. Book block is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean & unmarked throughout the book. No dust jacket. Over-all an excellent and neat copy of the book. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the weight exceed 500grams. Actual weight of the book is 0.751kg. "The Silent Soldiers of Naours: Messages from Beneath the Somme" is a book and an ongoing historical project that uncovers nearly 3,000 World War I soldier signatures etched into the walls of an ancient subterranean city in Northern France. Written by Donna and Michael Fiechtner alongside French archaeologists Gilles Prilaux and Matthieu Beuvin, it reveals a deeply moving, literal "mark in time" left by troops—predominantly Australian "Diggers"—who visited the caves on recreational leave before heading to the horrors of the Western Front. The Underground City of Naours is a vast, 3-kilometre network of Roman-era limestone caves located 30 metres beneath Picardy, just north of Amiens. Historical Sanctuary: Originally carved out around the 3rd century, the 300-room complex sheltered up to 3,000 local villagers during medieval invasions and the Thirty Years' War. WWI Tourist Destination: Forgotten over time and rediscovered in the late 19th century, the caves sat right behind Allied lines near the crucial staging hub of Vignacourt. During the war, they became an official recreational day-trip destination for troops seeking a temporary respite from the fighting.…

1st edition laminated boards Very Nice Copy small quarto 208pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, bibliog., Recently rediscovered in hidden chambers in the north of France is an incredible secret of the Battle of the Somme and World War I. The signatures and graffiti of French, English and Australian soldiers tell a story of lives long lost but now found. A large group of French archaeologists have been exploring more than 250 World War I sites since 2001. Beneath a small village named Naours, over 3000 signatures are recorded on the walls of a network of ancient underground caves. Most of the signatures were left by 'Aussie' soldiers while on leave or training for combat in Vignacourt and surrounding areas. Already scarce.…

1st edition laminated boards As New small quarto 208pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, bibliog., Recently rediscovered in hidden chambers in the north of France is an incredible secret of the Battle of the Somme and World War I. The signatures and graffiti of French, English and Australian soldiers tell a story of lives long lost but now found. A large group of French archaeologists have been exploring more than 250 World War I sites since 2001. Beneath a small village named Naours, over 3000 signatures are recorded on the walls of a network of ancient underground caves. Most of the signatures were left by 'Aussie' soldiers while on leave or training for combat in Vignacourt and surrounding areas. Already scarce.…