The First World War
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The First World War: A Complete History
By Martin GilbertMons. to. the. Marne. AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 1914 At seven o'clock on the morning of 22 August 1914, just outside the village of Casteau, three miles north-east of Mons, a squadron of British troops of the 4th Dragoon Guards saw a group of ...
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The First World War: Teach Yourself
By David EvansThe books are informative and compelling, and engage the reader from beginning to end. They assume no prior historical knowledge, and are full of anecdotes and details that provide a very personal appeal.
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The First World War: The war to end all wars
By Michael Hickey, Geoffrey Jukes, Peter SimkinsGeneral Roth's four infantry and three cavalry divisions pushed forward on 3–6 December, forcing Radko-Dmitriev to halt and seek Brusilov's help. Brusilov sent General Orlov's VIII and Tsurikov's XXIV Corps into Roth's right flank, ...
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The First World War: A Very Short Introduction
By Michael HowardNOTHING • Frank Close NUCLEAR WEAPONS • Joseph M. Siracusa THE OLD TESTAMENT • Michael D. Coogan PARTICLE PHYSICS • Frank Close PAUL • E. P. Sanders PENTECOSTALISM • William K. Kay PHILOSOPHY • Edward Craig PHILOSOPHY OF LAW • Raymond ...
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The First World War: A Very Short Introduction
By Michael Howard, Michael Eliot HowardABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.
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The First World War
By Hew StrachanIn this highly acclaimed short history of the First World War, Strachan argues that the conflict became global long before the involvement of the USA, and discusses the war in Africa, the Far East and Eastern Europe, and the German-Ottoman ...
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The First World War: The war to end all wars
By Michael Hickey, Geoffrey Jukes, Peter SimkinsThis book, with a foreword by Professor Hew Strachan, covers the fighting on all fronts, from Flanders to Tannenberg and from Italy to Palestine.
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The First World War
By Henry BrookFrom the terror of the trenches to the beaches of Gallipoli, this book tells the unique story of Britain during the first war to touch all corners of the globe.
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The First World War
By John KeeganWith The First World War, John Keegan, one of our most eminent military historians, fulfills a lifelong ambition to write the definitive account of the Great War for our generation.
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The First World War
By Cyril FallsIn this book, Captain Cyril Falls, known in British academic and governmental circles as an expert in military history, discusses the military side of World War I in the light of its battles, tactics and weapons; its problems of supply and ...
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The First World War
By Stuart RobsonThis is a compelling account of the First World War.
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The First World War: A Brief History with Documents
By Susan R. GrayzelA brief but thorough collection, Susan Grayzel’s new revision of The First World War document reader allows students to experience this historical turning point through various sources from the period and the scholarship tied to them.
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The First World War: A Concise Global History
By William Kelleher StoreyA second edition of this book is now available. In a compact but comprehensive and clear narrative, this book explores the First World War from a genuinely global perspective.
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The First World War
By John KeeganThe First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly ended the relative peace and prosperity of the Victorian era, unleashing such demons of the...
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The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918
By Holger H. HerwigThis edition also includes: - New material on the domestic front, covering Austria-Hungary's internal political frictions and ethnic fissures - More on Austria-Hungary and Germany's position within the wider geopolitical framework - ...
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The First World War
By Hew StrachanThe First World War was a truly global conflict from the start, with many of the most decisive battles fought in or directly affecting the Balkans, Africa, and the Ottoman Empire.
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The First World War: A Brief History with Documents
By Susan R. GrayzelIn this volume, Susan R. Grayzel explores the unprecedented nature of modern “Total War,” and outlines the origins, experiences, and legacies of the war through — and beyond — Europe and the West.
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The First World War
By Keith RobbinsThis book provides a clear, chronological account of the campaigns on the Western and Eastern fronts, and then moves on to investigate the often ignored areas of the war, such as war poets, logistics, and the diplomacy of war aims and peace ...
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The First World War: A Captivating Guide to World War 1, the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of Somme
By Captivating HistorySome of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include: The Fatal Shots That Set the Stage for War The Western Front and the First Battle of Marne War in the Trenches The Eastern Front and the Battle of Tannenberg The Battle of Ypres and ...
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The First World War
By Michael HowardThis book is an insightful narrative history, focusing on why the First World War occurred, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did.