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De Eerste Wereldoorlog is de 'oercatastrofe' van de twintigste eeuw. Naast miljoenen doden en invaliden veroorzaakte de oorlog na 1918 in Europa grote politieke en culturele verdeeldheid, economisch……続きを見る

One hundred years ago Europe unleashed a storm of violence upon the world: The First World War had an enormous impact on the lives of Europeans, European history and culture. To this day, the iconic……続きを見る

This volume aims to provide a wider view of First World War experience through focusing on landscapes less commonly considered in historiography, and on voices that have remained on the margins of p……続きを見る

In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American “new woman,” Lynn Dumenil examines World War I’s surprising impact on women and, in turn, women’s impact on the war. Telling the stories of a d……続きを見る

The Mint describes T.E.Lawrence's time in the RAF as an ordinary Aircraftman, under an assumed name, 352087 Ross following the First World War. 続きを見る

The casualty rates of the First World War were unprecedented: approximately 10 million combatants were wounded from Britain, France and Germany alone. In consequence, military-medical services expan……続きを見る

In this memoir spanning nine decades, Lieutenant Colonel C.F. Jerram (1882-1969) of the Royal Marines recounts his life and military service through both world wars. Jerram describes in candid detai……続きを見る

Through both World Wars, young African conscripts from Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, the Congo and elsewhere found themselves fighting for their colonial rulers, facing unknown enemies in unknown lands……続きを見る

In April 1917, Congress approved President Woodrow Wilson's request to declare war on the Central Powers, thrusting the United States into World War I with the rallying cry, "The world must be made ……続きを見る

On a sunny Fourth of July during World War I, King George V went out to a ball game. Along with Queen Mary and other royalty, Winston Churchill, dozens of VIPs, thousands of troops and ordinary Lond……続きを見る

World War I did not bypass Latin America. Within days of the war's outbreak, European belligerents mobilized intelligence assets and secret diplomacy to compete for Latin America's allegiances and r……続きを見る

One of the central events of modern history, World War I has been poorly presented in English language films. Torn between the powerful isolationist movement in the U.S. and a growing hatred of the ……続きを見る

With the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, Kiffin Yates Rockwell, from Asheville, North Carolina, volunteered to fight for France. Initially serving with the French Foreign Legion as a soldier……続きを見る

During World War I, the American Expeditionary Force Second Division saw more action and captured more ground and enemy combatants than any other, including the vaunted First Division. The 4th Marin……続きを見る

World War I began disastrously for the English when the Germans routed them at Mons, Belgium, on August 23 and 24, 1914. On September 29, 1914, the Anglo-Welsh writer Arthur Machen fictionalized thi……続きを見る

This volume presents carefully selected, and annotated, articles about major-leaguers serving at home and overseas in the U.S. armed forces during World War I. Some continued to play ball in the mil……続きを見る

Belgium in the First World War--the first country invaded, the longest occupied, and when the war finally ended, the first forgotten. In 1914, Belgium was home to a large American colony which inclu……続きを見る

In April 1917, the United States ended its nonintervention policy and entered World War I as an "Associated Power" to aid the Allies in their fight against the Central Powers. The American Expeditio……続きを見る

The calamity of World War I spawned dozens of liberation movements among ethnic and religious groups throughout the world. None was more successful in realizing the goal of self-determination than t……続きを見る

When war broke out between the British and Turkish empires in 1914, the 6th (Poona) Division sailed from India to Basra to bolster Britain's allies, deny the port to enemy shipping, and secure Brita……続きを見る

The book chronicles the extensive training and heroic service of the New York National Guard's 104th Field Artillery Regiment from the period of 1916 to 1919. The regiment, initially called the 1st ……続きを見る

In 1848, an 18-year-old boy assumed the throne of Austria, one of the most powerful countries in Europe. He would be its last significant emperor, the only monarch to serve two countries, and the la……続きを見る

In World War I, 104 African American doctors joined the United States Army to care for the 40,000 men of the 92nd and 93rd Divisions, the Army's only black combat units. The infantry regiments of th……続きを見る

The beginning of World War I saw thousands of army and navy aviators who needed specialized clothing that could not be purchased off-the-shelf. During World War II pilots and crews flew countless mi……続きを見る

Most histories of World War I revolve around gruesome battles, ribboned generals and feats of military heroism. All too often the acts of those who tried to stop the fighting by word or deed have be……続きを見る

DER KAMPF IN DEN BERGEN DER SÜDFRONT Eines der wichtigsten und interessantesten Kapitel der Tiroler Landesgeschichte in der Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs. Durch den Kriegseintritt Italiens 1915 wird di……続きを見る

For the British Empire and its allies of the Great War, 1917 was a year marked by one crisis after another. There was also social and political upheaval on the home front, including labour unrest an……続きを見る

Er war einer der Architekten des modernen Amerika und eine der prägenden Figuren des 20. Jahrhunderts: Woodrow Wilson inspirierte zu seiner Zeit weltweit jene Menschen, die nach einer gerechteren We……続きを見る

GENERALMAJOR VIKTOR SCHEMFIL Der Verfasser, als Regimentsadjutant der Tiroler Kaiserjäger selbst am südlichen Kriegsschauplatz, schildert die Grenzschutzvorbereitungen, die Angriffs- und Verteidigun……続きを見る

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos "An account of the Front Line from the Guards Brigade The Guards have always been known as 'The Gentleme……続きを見る