Pandora's Box: A History of the First World War (Leonhard Jrn)(Paperback)

Pandora's Box: A History of the First World War (Leonhard Jrn)(Paperback)

Winner of the Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Prize'The best large-scale synthesis in any language of what we currently know and understand about this multidimensional, cataclysmic conflict.'--Richard J. Evans, Times Literary SupplementIn this monumental history of the First World War, Germany's leading

First World War - A New History (Strachan Hew)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant and penetrating history of the First World War by one of the world's foremost experts on the conflict. Reissued for the 100th

The Cambridge History of the First World War, Volume 2: The State (Winter Jay)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of the First World War offers a history of the war from a predominantly political angle and concerns itself with the story of the state. It explores the multifaceted history of state power and highlights the ways in which different political systems responded to,

The Cambridge History of the First World War, Volume 1: Global War (Winter Jay)(Pevná vazba)

This first volume of The Cambridge History of the First World War provides a comprehensive account of the war's military history. An international team of leading historians charts how a war made possible by globalization and imperial expansion unfolded into catastrophe, growing year by year in

A Short History of the First World War (Sheffield Gary)(Paperback)

The First World War was a watershed in world history. Tragic but far from futile, its origins, events and legacy have roused impassioned debate, creating multiple interpretations and confusion for those encountering the period for the first time. Synthesising the latest scholarship, acclaimed

Poetry of the First World War (Clapham Marcus)(Pevná vazba)

The First World War was one of the deadliest conflicts in modern history and produced horrors undreamed of by the young men who cheerfully volunteered for a war that was supposed to be over by Christmas. Whether in the patriotic enthusiasm of Rupert Brooke, the disillusionment of Charles Hamilton

The Cambridge History of the First World War, Volume 3: Civil Society (Winter Jay)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of the First World War explores the social and cultural history of the war and considers the role of civil society throughout the conflict; that is to say those institutions and practices outside the state through which the war effort was waged. Drawing on 25 years

For King and Kanata: Canadian Indians and the First World War (Winegard Timothy C.)(Paperback)

The first comprehensive history of the Aboriginal First World War experience on the battlefield and the home front. When the call to arms was heard at the outbreak of the First World War, Canada's First Nations pledged their men and money to the Crown to honour their long-standing tradition of

Everything World War I (Kenney Karen)(Paperback)

Explore the fascinating history of America's first World War, meet the greatest military leaders and tacticians, and learn about key battles in this compelling new book in the popular Everything series. Each book in the National Geographic Kids Everything series has more than 100 pictures, an

The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War (Strachan Hew)(Paperback)

The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live, and its legacy lives on, in poetry, in prose, in collective memory and political culture. By the time the war ended in 1918, millions lay dead. Three major empires lay shattered by defeat, those of Germany,

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

Empire And Revolution - A Socialist History of the First World War (Sherry Dave)(Paperback / softback)

Contested Lands: A History of the Middle East Since the First World War (Fraser T. G.)(Pevná vazba)

A history of the last century of tensions in the Middle East. Until the First World War, the Ottoman Empire had dominated the Middle East for four centuries. Its collapse, coupled with the subsequent clash of European imperial policies, unleashed a surge of political feeling among the people of

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

World War I: The Illustrated Story of the First World War (Burns John M.)(Paperback)

Read the thrilling story of 'The Great War,' known now as the First World War. Classics Illustrated traces the history of this devastating conflict from the catalytic political assassination that started it to its end - with victory for some, shame for others and whole nations left in

Ireland During the Second World War: Farewell to Plato's Cave (Evans Bryce)(Paperback)

In the first book detailing the social and economic history of Ireland during the Second World War, Bryce Evans reveals the real story of the Irish emergency. Revealing just how precarious the Irish state's economic position was at the time, the book examines the consequences of Winston Churchill's

The French Army and the First World War (Greenhalgh Elizabeth)(Paperback)

This is a comprehensive new history of the French army's critical contribution to the Great War. Ranging across all fronts, Elizabeth Greenhalgh examines the French army's achievements and failures and sets these in the context of the difficulties of coalition warfare and the relative strengths and

Origins of the First World War (Martel Gordon)(Paperback)

Origins of the First World War summarizes the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Examining the strategic and political problems that confronted each of the great powers and the way in which social and economic factors influenced the decision-making process, Martel

Goodbye, Old Man: Matania's Vision of the First World War (Gosling Lucinda)(Paperback)

The first book to focus on the war paintings of one of the greatest global artists of World War IFrom the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 through to capturing the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Fortunino Matania recorded almost every major event of the century. Yet, for many, it is his

Indian Empire At War - From Jihad to Victory, The Untold Story of the Indian Army in the First World War (Morton-Jack George)(Pevná vazba)

A brilliantly original history of the First World War, re-tracing the footsteps of the Indian Army's 1.5 million men who in 1914-18 served about the globe from Europe to Africa, Asia and the Indian

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

Trench: A History of Trench Warfare on the Western Front (Bull Stephen)(Paperback)

The First World War was one of the costliest conflicts in history, much of it fought over a narrow and bloody swathe of France and Flanders. At the outbreak of war, it was anticipated that conventional battle would bring a quick resolution, but four years later, strategy, tactics and the material

The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons (Bayly C. A.)(Paperback)

This thematic history of the world from 1780 to the onset of the First World War reveals that the world was far more 'globalised' at this time than is commonly thought. Explores previously neglected sets of connections in world history. Reveals that the world was far more 'globalised', even at the

The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931-April 1942: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 3 (Morison Samuel Eliot)(Paperback)

The first two volumes of this firsthand history of the U.S. Navy in World War II covered operations in the Atlantic from September 1939 to June 1943. Volume 3, The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - Aprill 1942 is the first on the war in the Pacific, a major testing ground which proved the ability