{"product_id":"the-taking-of-vimy-ridge-carla-jean-stokes-9781771126984","title":"The Taking of Vimy Ridge: First World War Photographs of William Ivor Castle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Taking of Vimy Ridge \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the life and works of William Ivor Castle, a Canadian official First World War photographer known for staging and manipulating his photographs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCastle shot more than 1000 photographs during his time as official photographer attached to the Canadian Corps, and his iconic (though sometimes manipulated) scenes of war created a sensation at London's Grafton Galleries during the war. But the remainder of his wartime oeuvre, and Castle himself, are less well-remembered today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Taking of Vimy Ridge\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the unique relationship between Castle and the Canadian War Records Office and distinguishes several of Castle's never-before-identified manipulated works as he attempted to illustrate the Battle of Vimy Ridge-one of Canada's most mythologized First World War battles-to audiences around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from Canadian and British archival records, as well as Castle's complete body of work from the Battle of Vimy Ridge, this richly illustrated book offers a much more expansive understanding of Castle's contribution to both war photography and our understanding of portrayals of the First World War, including a close interpretation of the technical choices he made in framing his images, and the context in which this oeuvre developed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carla-Jean Stokes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771126981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771126984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Carla-Jean Stokes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807132176639,"sku":"9781771126984","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb80fd1d-2492-4632-9443-2a1b01a08d7b.jpg?v=1745378636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-taking-of-vimy-ridge-carla-jean-stokes-9781771126984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}