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L'album du centenaire, par le meilleur écrivain d'histoire actuel. L'album du centenaire, par un des plus grands écrivains d'histoire actuels. 1917 est une année cardinale non seulement dans le déro……続きを見る

First published in 1919, this book traces the growth of War Debt during the First World War, examines the real meaning of the Debt and discusses the proposals for clearing it. As the chief contempor……続きを見る

First published in 1929, this book was written to express the belief that nations’ commercial policy and doctrines could best be explained by reference to their history. The author argues that this ……続きを見る

First published in 1903, this collects together speeches given by H.H. Asquith to refute the charge that those who defended Free Trade at the turn of the century were ignorant or indifferent to actu……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1919, represents a study undertaken by former Royal Artillery Major Archibald Frank Becke on the action fought by General Sir H. Smith-Dorrien and the troops under his ……続きを見る

This is a book about naval strategy. It is therefore of a semi-technical nature, which may seem at first sight to limit its appeal to the technical reader. I make no apology, however, for addressing……続きを見る

The present work is designed as a sequel to Drake and the Tudor Navy (1898), to which it practically forms a third and concluding volume, carrying the reader through the period of hostilities with S……続きを見る

What did war look like in the cultural imagination of 1914? Why did men in Scotland sign up to fight in unprecedented numbers? What were the martial myths shaping Scottish identity from the aftermat……続きを見る

Oil is the source of wealth and economic opportunity. Oil is also the root source of global conflict, toxicity and economic disparity. When did oil become such a powerful commodityーduring, and in t……続きを見る

The definitive edition of the classic Seven Pillars of Wisdom book, found within are photographs, maps and illustrations. Also included is a Compendium of Military Writings relating to the Arabian R……続きを見る

One of the great war memoirs, now featuring a foreword by the New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn in time for the centenary of World War I and the Battle of the Somme A worldwide bestsel……続きを見る

In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, a vital piece of ground just north of the French industrial town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and defeated three days of……続きを見る

'A timely re-appraisal . . . a masterpiece' General Lord Richard Dannatt 'Sweeps aside mythology and provides a rational explanation and cool description of what took place' Max Hastings, Sunday Tim……続きを見る

Originally published in 1937, this book is the story of one New Englander's experience in the bombing service during the First World War. He tells of his training and his experiences in France, as w……続きを見る

A New Zealand family's extraordinary journey through the chaos of World War I. Discover the untold story of the Montgomerie family as they navigate life in wartime England. Through the eyes of Annie……続きを見る

For decades, people living in adjacent communities along the Canada–US border enjoyed close social and economic relationships with their neighbours across the line. The introduction of new security ……続きを見る

While the Great War raged across the trench-lined battlefields of Europe, a hidden conflict took place in the distant hinterlands of the turbulent Mexican Republic. German officials and secret-servi……続きを見る

Il était une fois la Grande guerre ! Ce livre a pour but de faire le point des recherches universitaires les plus récentes et à les rendre accessibles à tous. Pour ce faire, nous ferons régulièremen……続きを見る

Honorable Mention, 2016 Lyman Awards, presented by the North American Society for Oceanic History This book is a thrillingly-written story of naval planes, boats, and submarines during World War I. ……続きを見る

SPY HUNTER SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPYMASTERS BEST ESPIONAGE NOVEL OF 2025, ALONGSIDE THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW BY I.S. BERRY AND GABRIEL'S MOON BY WILLIAM BOYD **'Irresistible' Guardian 'Impressive' ……続きを見る

The United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, most commonly known as MI5, was founded in 1909 by Sir Vernon Kell KBE. Kell ('K' within the agency) not only founded MI5 but ……続きを見る

The Battle of the Somme lives in our collective imagination as the epitome of pointless slaughter on the battlefield. A century on, the Somme has come to symbolise the futile horror of trench warfar……続きを見る

It’s 1915. WW1 has been raging for six months. Twenty-three year old miner Joe Mathieson lives in a small community on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. His life is joyless, his future bleak. Unlike……続きを見る

This book examines processes of military, political and cultural transformation from the perspective of officers in two countries: Germany and Turkey in the 1930s. The national fates of both countri……続きを見る

During the twentieth century, witnessing grew to be not just a widespread solution for coping with political atrocities but also an intricate problem. As the personal experience of victims, soldiers……続きを見る

Le Baron Rouge, la Cigogne blanche. Les deux plus grands As ? les As des As ? de l'aviation de la Première Guerre mondiale. L'Allemand, le Français. L'aristocrate prussien, le fils d'un ouvrier fore……続きを見る

Comment, en 1915, dans la zone occupée par l'ennemi, une authentique princesse met son château au service d'une filière d'évasion. Entre Dontown Abbey et La Grande illusion, une magnifique aventure ……続きを見る

Une version enrichie illustrée par 2500 documents d'époque dont 900 réservés à cette version enrichie (fichier Epub3.) La vie au quotidien des Parisiens durant toute la Grande Guerre. Un ensemble d'……続きを見る

Août 1914. Louis Maufrais, étudiant en médecine, pense présenter l'internat quand la guerre éclate. Le jeune homme rejoint le front, découvre les tranchées. Il va y rester quatre ans. Quatre ans pen……続きを見る

La suite de J'étais médecin dans les tranchées. En 2008 paraissait J*'étais médecin dans les tranchées*. Retraçant son itinéraire de l'Argonne au Chemin des Dames en passant par Verdun et la Somme, ……続きを見る