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Shell Shock, Memory, and the Novel in the Wake of World War I explores the narrative traces, subaltern faces, and commemorative spaces of shell shock in wartime and postwar novels by Mulk Raj Anand,……続きを見る

Entre 1914 et 1918 s'est déroulé un des épisodes les plus sombres de l'histoire de l'humanité. La guerre qui eut lieu à cette période fut loin d'être courte et facile à gagner comme on aurait pu le ……続きを見る

Shot down near Dresden, the author became a "guest" of the Russians. 続きを見る

In early 1917 the war in the air intensified on the Western Front in France. Richthofen's deadly Jagdstaffel 11 was flying vastly superior Albatros and Halberstadt planes, with synchronized machine ……続きを見る

During the First World War, there were five air bases in Wales: two airship stations, one at Llangefni on Anglesey (RNAS Anglesey) and one at Milton in Pembrokeshire (RNAS Pembroke), a fighter/bombe……続きを見る

Edward Thomas was perhaps the most beguiling and influential of First World War poets. Now All Roads Lead to France is an account of his final five years, centred on his extraordinary friendship wit……続きを見る

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 Poet Laurea……続きを見る

"As a record of achievement, loss, and unfulfilled potential, it’s hard to think of another book that is as valid as this one is this year."    ーThe Jersey Pocket A fascinating, min……続きを見る

First published in 1916, this book comprises of a set of notes by G. Lowes Dickinson on his interpretation of the causes of the First World War. Writing during this time, the author admits that a co……続きを見る

With the stroke of a pen, the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918 promised a World of peace and cooperation. Popularly called "the war to end all wars," the Great War was intended to preve……続きを見る

This book introduces the reader to the early years of US submarine development and operation during the first third of the 20th century. It was in this period of growth and change that the submarine……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Militarismus und Antimilitarismus - Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der internationalen Jugendbewegung" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und w……続きを見る

The mud-filled, blood-soaked trenches of the Low Countries and North-Eastern Europe were essential battlegrounds during the First World War, but the war reached many other corners of the globe, and ……続きを見る

Die moderne Demokratie ist eine noch junge Erfindung. Sie war das politisch Neue, das Charakteristische und Dynamische des Zeitalters nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg. In diesen Jahrzehnten wurde Demokrati……続きを見る

This book, originally published in 1981, tells the story of the regular soldiers and reservists of the British Expeditionary Force (B. E. F.) who fought in the first six months of the First World Wa……続きを見る

This volume, originally published in 1987, fills a gap in a neglected area. Looking at the entire war in the Mediterrean, the volume examines the war from the viewpoint of all the important particip……続きを見る

Originally published in 1960, Captain Franz Roeder’s ability to bring to life the rigours in the Hessian Lifeguards during Napoleon’s ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812-13, together with Helen Roe……続きを見る

This book’s contribution to the discussion on the origin’s of the First World War is a pioneering study of both the British General Staff and the evolution of military strategy in the period immedia……続きを見る

Paralysis. Stuttering. The 'shakes'. Inability to stand or walk. Temporary blindness or deafness. When strange symptoms like these began appearing in men at Casualty Clearing Stations in 1915, a deb……続きを見る

Em 1º de maio de 1915, com a I Guerra Mundial chegando a seu décimo mês, um luxuoso transatlântico, decorado como um palacete inglês, saiu de Nova York com destino a Liverpool, levando um número rec……続きを見る

Over a million Indian soldiers fought in the First World War, the largest force from the colonies and dominions. Their contribution, however, has been largely forgotten. Many soldiers were illiterat……続きを見る

"Major Robertson is doing a great service to his old comrades in publishing this History of the New Zealand Companies of the Camel Corps. In New Zealand as in Australia, it is only natural that more……続きを見る

Este título narra uma série de episódios da Primeira Guerra Mundial. Vidas destroçadas, corpos e almas mutilados, esperanças esvaziadas, terras reduzidas a nada...……続きを見る

"Oliver Hogue (1880-1919), journalist and soldier, was born on 29 April 1880 in Sydney … He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Sep. 1914 as a trooper with the 6th Light Horse Regiment. Com……続きを見る

1918 was the fifth and final year of the Great War. With thousands of fresh American troops heading across the Atlantic to fight on the side of the Allies, Germany’s High Command knew it had to stri……続きを見る

James M. Beck was born July 9, 1861 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 9th 1861. Graduating from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1880, he then studied law by night whilst working a……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND HISTORY BOOK AWARD The previously untold story of an extraordinary man and a great war photographer. Cameras were banned at the Western Fro……続きを見る

On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt. Jimmy Donovan, befriended a stray dog that he named Rags. No longer an unwanted street mutt, Rags became the mascot to the en……続きを見る

This scarce classic book details the author's journey to become a Canadian infantryman in the Great War, initially describing his training, and then concentrating on his experiences in the trenches ……続きを見る

“Four Weeks in the Trenches - The War Story of a Violinist” is a brief account of the fighting on the Eastern front during World War I by German violinist Fritz Keisler. A fascinating insight into w……続きを見る