The Last Post
30,000 Daily Tributes to the Fallen of the Great War
Will be published approx. on 17. December 2014
Book
Hardback
180 pages
978-94-014-1580-4 (ISBN)
Description
Every evening since 1928 the Last Post has been played under the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres at 8 o'clock sharp. In 2015 this ceremony will take place for the 30,000th time. On 9 July 2015, this large scale participative event will take place in fire stations all around the world. Government leaders, sports stars, veterans but most of all common people visit the Menin Gate Memorial every day. Philip Vanoutrive spent one year photographing this impressive tradition. Ian Connerty wrote the story, enriched with unique archive photos.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Tielt
Belgium
Illustrations
50 Illustrations, black and white; 150 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 297 mm
Weight
1680 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-014-1580-4 (9789401415804)
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Persons
Ian Connerty works for The Last Post Association and is the author of At the Going Down of the Sun, a book about the ceremony held at the Menin gate. Philip Vanoutryve is an awarded photographer. He won a World Press Photo Award.