Fierce Light - The Battle of the Somme July-November 1916: Prose and Poetry(Paperback / softback)

Fierce Light - The Battle of the Somme July-November 1916: Prose and Poetry(Paperback / softback)

Contains a selection of prose and poetry from 38 contemporary British, Australian and New Zealand writers who fought during the Battle of the Somme. This work tells the stories of different men from different

The Somme: The Epic Battle in the Soldiers' Own Words and Photographs (Van Emden Richard)(Paperback)

The offensive on the Somme took place between July and November 1916 and is perhaps the most iconic battle of the Great War. It was there that Kitchener's famous 'Pals' Battalions were first sent into action en masse and it was a battlefield where many of the dreams and aspirations of a nation,

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (McGuinness Frank)(Paperback / softback)

On 1 July 1916, the 36th (Ulster) Division took part in one of the bloodiest battles in human history, the Battle of the Somme. In the extraordinary circumstances of World War I, eight ordinary men are changed, changed utterly. This war play is a powerful portrayal of mortality, love and

Serre: Somme (Horsfall Jack)(Paperback / softback)

This 'Battleground Europe' book contains detailed information on the 1916 battles at the village of Serre on the Somme, and detailed walking and car tours of the battlefields and monuments as they are

Guillemont: Somme (Stedman Michael)(Paperback)

The battle for Guillemont raged throughout August 1916. Like so many of the battles into which the 'Big Push' degenerated, the struggle centred around a wood, Trones, and a heavily fortified village. It was in this battle that Noel Chavasse won the first of his two

Forgotten Voices of the Somme: The Most Devastating Battle of the Great War in the Words of Those Who Survived (Levine Joshua)(Paperback)

It is 1916, the Somme. With over a million casualties, it was the most brutal battle of the First World War. It is a clash that even now, over 90 years later, remains seared into historical consciousness, conjuring up images of muddy trenches and young lives tragically wasted. Its first day, July

Tanks on the Somme: From Morval to Beaumont Hamel (Pidgeon Trevor)(Pevná vazba)

On 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, tanks - one of the decisive weapons of twentieth-century warfare - were sent into action for the first time. In his previous books Trevor Pidgeon, one of the leading authorities on the early tanks, has told the story of that memorable day, but

The Other F Word: A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce (Manfredi Angie)(Paperback)

The definitive collection of art, poetry, and prose celebrating fat acceptance--now in paperback Chubby. Curvy. Fluffy. Plus-size. Thick. Fat. The time has come for fat people to tell their own stories. The (Other) F Word combines the voices of Rene e Watson, Julie Murphy, Jes Baker, Samantha

Missing of the Somme (Dyer Geoff)(Paperback / softback)

Republished to mark the centenary of the battle of the Somme Geoff Dyer's classic book is 'the great Great War book of our time'

Somme Mud (Lynch E P F)(Paperback / softback)

'It's the end of the 1916 winter and the conditions are almost unbelievable. We live in a world of Somme mud. We sleep in it, work in it, fight in it, wade in it and many of us die in it. We see it, feel it, eat it and curse it, but we can't escape it, not even by dying...'Edward Lynch enlisted

Through German Eyes: The British and the Somme 1916 (Duffy Christopher)(Paperback)

Somme (MacDonald Lyn)(Paperback / softback)

The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British history: as the youthful hopes of a generation were crushed in a desperate struggle to survive, and traditional attitudes to authority were destroyed for ever. On paper, few battles have ever been so meticulously planned. This title tells

Somme: Battlefield Guide: 100th Anniversary (Holt Tonie)(Paperback)

The 100th Anniversary of the most publicly aware battle of WW1 - the battle of the Somme, will be on 1 July 2016 and every media form will be covering it from January onwards. The book has taken 20 years to mature from its first edition to this new 'Definitive' edition, the Seventh, each time being

Major & Mrs Holt's Pocket Battlefield Guide to the Somme 1916/1918 (Holt Tonie)(Paperback)

The Somme is the epicenter for most people in the study of the First World War from a UK and Commonwealth perspective. Today the landscape and terrain are dedicated to the soldiers that fought and died there and Major and Mrs. Holt's Pocket Guide to the Somme has been put together to take you

Plainwater: Essays and Poetry (Carson Anne)(Paperback)

The poetry and prose collected in Plainwater are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson, a writer described by Michael Ondaatje as 'the most exciting poet writing in English today.' Succinct and astonishingly beautiful, these pieces stretch the boundaries of language and

Middle Parts of Fortune - Somme And Ancre, 1916 (Manning Frederic)(Paperback / softback)

Bourne is a private fighting on the front. He is under pressure to accept a commission and become an officer, but he prefers to be among the ranks, drawn into the universal struggle for survival in a world gone

Germany in the Great War: Verdun & Somme (Bilton Joshua)(Paperback)

For the Central Powers, 1916 was a year of trial and error, of successes and failures, of innovation and of drastic changes. Tactics developed, while war aims mutated to suit the inertia of trench warfare. Advances were effectively countered with the development of new weaponry, or indeed aided by

This: Poetry and Prose of Dancing Emptiness (Poonja H. W. L.)(Paperback)

This 136page introduction is a selection of poetry and prose from The Truth Is a 560page volume of satsangs, or truths, from renowned Indian guru Sri H. W. L. Poonja distills the essence of Poonja's teachings in a shorter, more portable

Because You Died: Poetry and Prose of the First World and Beyond (Brittain Vera)(Paperback)

This collection of Vera Brittain's poetry and prose, some of it never published before, commemorates the men she loved - fiancA(c), brother and two close friends - who served and died in the First World War. It draws on her experiences as a VAD nurse in London, Malta, and France, and illustrates

Lonesome Traveler (Kerouac Jack)(Paperback / softback)

The author roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records, in prose of pure poetry, life on the road. In this book, he reveals both the endless diversity of human life and his own high-spirited philosophy of

Virgin Mary's Got Nits - A Christmas Anthology (Phinn Gervase)(Paperback / softback)

A touching and hilarious gift book of poetry and prose on the subject of children and Christmas from the Yorkshire school inspector and bestselling author of the Dales series and Little Village School

Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems (Oliver Mary)(Paperback)

'On the subject of writing poetry, Oliver is the most enlightened and enlightening author I have read.' -Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles TimesFrom the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award comes Winter Hours, Mary Oliver's most personal book yet. And never more so than in this

Selected Poetry and Prose (Mew Charlotte)(Paperback / softback)

The British poet Charlotte Mew - whose 150th anniversary falls in 2019 - was regarded as one of the best poets of her age by fellow writers. She has since been neglected, but her star is beginning to rise again. Two new books on this important writer are being prepared by Faber poet Julia Copus,

The Asterisk War, Vol. 13 (Light Novel): The Steps of Glory (Miyazaki Yuu)(Paperback)

The greatest Festa in history begins One year has passed since the fierce battles of the Gryps tournament, and now all the schools are preparing for the decisive moment of the Lindvolus, the Festa of Festas. Ayato is taking part to save Haruka's life; all his training has led up to this. Meanwhile,