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

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 First World War: 1914-18 (Hatt Christine)(Paperback)

The First World War 1914-18 explores the political situation that provided the breeding ground for war, and traces the course of the fighting that killed almost nine million soldiers. It goes on to look closely at the wartime experiences of many people, and briefly examines the changes that swept

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

Practical topic books for key periods in 20th Century

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

Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology (Kendall Tim)(Paperback)

The First World War produced an extraordinary flowering of poetic talent. Its poets mark the conflict in ways that are both intensely personal and as enduring as any monument. Their lines have come to express the feelings of a nation about the horrors and consequences of war. This new anthology

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

The Burning of the World: A Memoir of 1914 (Zombory-Moldovan Bela)(Paperback)

Publishing during the 100th Anniversary of the First World War An NYRB Classics Original The budding young Hungarian artist B la Zombory-Moldov n was on holiday when the First World War broke out in July 1914. Called up by the army, he soon found himself hundreds of miles away, advancing on

First World War, the Universities and the Professions in Australia 1914-1939 (Waghorne James)(Pevná vazba)

Cornwall at War 1939-45 (Tait Derek)(Paperback)

When the Second World War commenced on 1 September 1939, the people of Cornwall rallied together in a way that they hadn't done since the Great War of 1914-18. Young men in their thousands enlisted in the army while older men joined the country's home defense force, the Home Guard. Women took over

British Campaign Medals 1914-2005 (Duckers Peter)(Paperback)

Surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military services from the First World War to operations of British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century. The campaign medals awarded for the military actions have become a popular field for collectors, since the majority of

1914: Poetry Remembers (Duffy Carol Ann)(Paperback / softback)

The First World War holds a unique place in the nation's history; the poetry it produced, a unique place in the nation's hearts. To mark the centenary of the First World War in 2014, the author has engaged the most eminent poets to choose the writing from the Great War that touched them most

Eastern Front 1914-1917 (Stone Norman)(Paperback / softback)

An account of the Russian Front in the First World War. It dispels the myths surrounding a still relatively little-known aspect of the war, showing how inefficiency rather than economic shortage led to Russia's desperate privations and eventual

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

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

Only Remembered (Morpurgo Michael)(Paperback)

Published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this beautiful anthology collects favourite extracts, poems and images from some of the UK's leading cultural, political and literary figures.Poems, short stories, personal letters, newspaper articles, scripts, photographs and

Etaples: Britain's Notorious Infantry Base Depot, 1914-1919 (Wynn Stephen)(Paperback)

During the First World War, Etaples, a coastal fishing port situated on the North-East French coast, 15 miles south of Boulogne, was a base camp for the British Army, as well as a major medical facility for wounded and sick troops, including both British and Canadian hospitals. The Etaples camp

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

The World at War, 1914-1945 (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

This text provides an innovative global military history that joins three periods-World War I, the interwar years, and World War II. Jeremy Black offers a comprehensive survey of both wars, comparing continuities and differences. He traces the causes of each war and assesses land, sea, and air

The Reluctant Sinner (Tate June)(Pevná vazba)

An enthralling saga of rags-to-riches on the eve of the First World War - September, 1914. Eighteen-year-old Daisy Gilbert is the star seamstress at Mrs Evans' prestigious gown shop in Southampton. Her ultimate ambition is not to marry her sweetheart, Jack, but to set up her own dressmaking

Queers: Eight Monologues (Gatiss Mark)(Paperback)

A young soldier returning from the trenches of the First World War recollects a love that dare not speak its name. Almost one hundred years later, a groom-to-be prepares for his gay wedding. Poignant and personal, funny, tragic and riotous, these eight monologues for male and female performers

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

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

Dorothea's War - A First World War Nurse Tells Her Story (Crewdson Dorothea)(Paperback / softback)

The evocative diaries of a young nurse stationed in northern France during the First World War, published for the first time. A rare insight into the great war for fans of CALL THE

The Chemists' War: 1914-1918 (Freemantle Michael)(Paperback)

The 1914-18 war has been referred to as the 'chemists' war' and to commemorate the centenary, this collection of essays will examine various facets of the role of chemistry in the First World War. The industrial-scale slaughter of the war was underpinned by the industrial-scale production of a vast