Surveys the military aspects of World War I.
6 See the authoritative recent history of naval operations in the war, Laurence Sondhaus, The Great War at Sea ... of the British militia forces, see William Spencer, Records of the Militia and Volunteer Forces 1757–1945, rev. ed.
C. P. Scott was adamant that the “Country Diary” would avoid war topics so that one part of the newspaper might maintain an interest in ... J. H. Grainger, Patriotism: Britain 1900–1939 (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1986), 223.
Provocative and engaging essays from a diverse group of leading historians discuss the profound ways in which the Great War not only affected our political system and informed decades of national security policy but shaped our sense of who ...
Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The Economist World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena.
This spectacular collection contains thousands of period photographs, drawings, accounts, and events from The Great War, World War 1. Volume 24 contains Parts 70-72 which includes events published December 18, 1915 - January 1, 1916.
Here are soldiers from across the globe, vast battleships, dirigibles overhead, the streets of London, the first battle of Ypres, German submarines at sea, the beaches of Gallipoli, the battle of Jutland, the battle of the Somme trenches, ...
Les Carlyon's The Great War is the epic story of the fighting men who wove themselves into legend as part of the largest tragedy in Australian history - 179,000 dead and wounded - leaving a nation to mourn its fallen heroes in 'one long ...
See Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon, “Asselin, Olivar,” Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, or Hélène PelletierBaillargeon, Olivar Asselin et son temps. Volume II. Le volontaire (Montréal: Fides, 2001). When French-Canadian enlistment ...
transformed by the war, the British government hoped to weather the crisis by giving the appearance of carrying on as ... early in the war, Britons had to obtain a permit for any enemy alien in their household (maids, nannies, etc.); ...
This is a thorough examination of the campaigns of the “war to end all wars.” It analyzes the development of military theory and practice from the prewar period of Bismark’s Prussia to the creation of the League of Nations.
This remarkable book is illustrated by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Jim Kay.
In every way this is a book that does justice to the drama and complexity of the twentieth century’s seminal event. From the Hardcover edition.
A compilation of the speeches and broadcasts from the campaign of Augustus Invictus for the United States Senate, beginning with the announcement of his candidacy on 18 May 2015 and ending with the announcement of his defeat on 30 August ...
Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The Economist World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena.
... Ersten Weltkriegs , in : Korte / Paletschek / Hochbruck ( 2008a ) , 59–71 . Krumeich , GerD , Der Erste Weltkrieg . Die 101 wichtigsten Fragen , München : C. H. Beck 2014 . Krumeich , GerD , Deutschland , Frankreich und der Krieg ...
This is second part of the Great War trilogy (after American Front) and the 4th volume in Harry Turtledove's epic alternative history of the USA, in which the South is victorious in the American Civil War.
Had Mexico believed they were strong enough, then would they have joined the war?These questions are addressed and answered in The Great War, The North American Front
The Great War: A Guide to the Service Records of All the World's Fighting Men and Volunteers
When war was declared in 1914, the Chronicle began to include letters from family serving in the military and medical corps in diverse contexts, including the war fronts in German East Africa and South West Africa, the trenches of France, ...