In the Shadow of the Great War: Surrey, 1914-1922 (Bennett Kirsty)(Paperback)

In the Shadow of the Great War: Surrey, 1914-1922 (Bennett Kirsty)(Paperback)

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Surrey offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the Great War. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume it explores the

Isle of Wight in the Great War (Trow M. J.)(Paperback)

The Isle of Wight went to war in August 1914 along with the rest of Britain. German waiters were arrested. The tourist trade slumped. Foreigners were denounced and lads from all walks of life flocked to the colors. Then came privations, losses, hospitals full of the sick and crippled. After

Great War: 1914-1918 (Hart Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The Great War was the first truly global conflict, and it changed the course of world history. In this magnum opus, the author examines the conflict in every arena around the world, in a history that combines scholarship with vivid and unfamiliar eyewitness accounts, from kings and generals, and

Jihad: The Ottomans and the Allies 1914-1922 (Hyde Andrew)(Paperback)

The Ottoman Empire was at the point of dissolution by November 1914 when it declared a Holy War against the Allied Powers and threw in its lot with Germany. This decision set in chain a series of cataclysmic events, which culminated in the demise of an ancient regime and the emergence of a modern,

Southampton at War 1939-45 (Eddleston John J.)(Paperback)

In the Great War of 1914-1918, Southampton played a vital role in the war effort. Designated as Port Number One it saw hundreds of thousands of men and many tons of equipment sail for the fields of Belgium and France. The Second World War was a completely different type of war. Hitler's blitzkrieg

The Russian Army in the Great War: The Eastern Front, 1914-1917 (Stone David R.)(Paperback)

A full century later, our picture of World War I remains one of wholesale, pointless slaughter in the trenches of the Western front. Expanding our focus to the Eastern front, as David R. Stone does in this masterly work, fundamentally alters--and clarifies--that picture. A thorough, and thoroughly

1914-1918 - The History of the First World War (Stevenson David)(Paperback / softback)

In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. This title re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and

Battles of Coronel and the Falklands, 1914 (Bennett Geoffrey)(Paperback / softback)

The defeat that Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock suffered at Coronel in 1914 at the hands of Maximilian Graf von Spee, one of Germany's most brilliant naval commanders, was the most humiliating blow to British naval prestige since the eighteenth century and a defeat that had to be avenged

Hearts at War 1914-1919 (Purdie Tom)(Paperback)

In November 1914, Hearts led the Scottish First Division. In the middle of a debate about the morality of continuing professional football during the First World War and a campaign to shame footballers into joining up, eleven Hearts players enlisted in Sir George McCrae's battalion on 25 November

Russia in War and Revolution, 1914-1922 - A Documentary History(Paperback / softback)

Poems of the Great War - 1914-1918(Paperback / softback)

Offers an introduction to the First World War Poetry. This title features the sequence of poems that is drawn from a number of sources, mixing both well-known and less familiar

Grimsby in the Great War (Wade Stephen)(Paperback)

Grimsby in the Great War is a detailed account of how the experience of war impacted on the seaside town of Grimsby from the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, to the long-awaited peace of 1918. Grimsby and Cleethorpes were among the most vulnerable and exposed British towns in August 1914 when the

The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914 (Newton Douglas)(Paperback)

The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War may be commemorated by some as a great moment of national history. But the standard history of Britain's choice for war is far from the truth. Using a wide range of sources, including the personal papers of many of the key figures, some for the

Belgium in the Great War (Veranneman Jean-Michel)(Pevná vazba)

In August 1914, the German Empire invaded neutral Belgium in order to outflank the defenses of the French army. Unexpectedly, the Belgian army resisted and fought on, holding a small part of unoccupied Belgian territory north of Ypres, alongside the British and French armies, until the Armistice of

Great War Modernism: Artistic Response in the Context of War, 1914-1918 (Norris Nanette)(Pevná vazba)

This international collection of essays gives fresh insight into the lives and perspectives of the modernist authors who lived and wrote in the shadow of war. These essays offer a link through wartime experience, as the fragmented, violent, and traumatic period demanded unique forms of

Shout at the Devil (Smith Wilbur)(Paperback / softback)

But as the world changes in the shadow of the Great War, Fleischer takes terrible action against the two men. Driven by revenge and fury, Oldsmith and O'Flynn join the British naval forces in order to destroy the Germans, and a shocking plan is

The Great War in the Argonne Forest: French and American Battles, 1914-1918 (Merry Richard)(Pevná vazba)

The annals of the First World War record the Argonne Forest as the epicenter of the famous Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918. The largest American operation launched against the Germans during the conflict. During 1914 and 1915 though, amidst the dense forest, French and Italian soldiers withstood

Animals in the Great War (Moore Lucinda)(Paperback)

Animals in the Great War throws a spotlight on the experience of creatures great and small during the First World War, vividly telling their stories through the incredible archival images of the Mary Evans Picture Library. The enduring public interest in Michael Morpurgos tale of the war horse

Brief History of the First World War - Eyewitness Accounts of the War to End All Wars, 1914-18 (Lewis Jon E.)(Paperback / softback)

The First World War in vivid, personal detail, in the voices of those who lived

Great War: The First World War 1914-18 (Brooman Josh)(Paperback / softback)

Practical topic books for key periods in 20th Century

Sarajevo 1914: Sparking the First World War (Cornwall Mark)(Paperback)

In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. This key event in 20th-century history continues to fascinate the public imagination, yet few historians have examined in depth the regional context which allowed this assassination to happen or the murder's

The North Irish Horse in the Great War (Tardif Phillip)(Paperback)

Sent to France in August 1914 the North Irish Horse (NIH) were the first British reservist regiment to see action (at Le Cateau) before fighting as rearguard on the long retreat to the outskirts of Paris.For the next four years they saw action in many of the major battles (Ypres, Somme,

Great Britain's Great War (Paxman Jeremy)(Paperback)

Jeremy Paxman's magnificent history of the First World War tells the entire story of the war in one gripping narrative from the point of view of the British people.'If there is one new history of the war that you might actually enjoy this is very likely it' The Times 'Lively, surprising and

The Song of the Jade Lily (Manning Kirsty)(Paperback)

'Kirsty Manning weaves together little-known threads of World War II history, family secrets, the past and the present into a page-turning, beautiful novel.'-- Heather Morris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzA gripping historical novel that tells the little-known