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A vigorous reappraisal of American literature inspired by the First World War. American World War I literature has long been interpreted as an alienated outcry against modern warfare and government ……続きを見る

Manfred von Richthofen (1892 – 1918) ist der berühmteste Jagdflieger des Ersten Weltkriegs. Das Buch erzählt die bislang weitgehend unbekannte Geschichte jenseits gängiger Mythen und Legenden. »Die ……続きを見る

O corpo expedicionário português na primeira guerra mundial. 9 de abril de 1918 foi um dos dias mais mortíferos na história militar de Portugal. Numa só manhã, perto de 400 portugueses morreram, mui……続きを見る

Words from the Wisconsin boys manning the trenches. On the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the flood of American troops in Europe that would shift the tide of World War I in favor of the Allies,……続きを見る

Who owns the street? Interwar Berliners faced this question with great hope yet devastating consequences. In Germany, the First World War and 1918 Revolution transformed the city streets into the mo……続きを見る

In 'The Victory at Sea: History of the Naval Combat in WW1,' admirals William Sowden Sims and Burton J. Hendrick collaborate to present a gripping anthology that encapsulates the diverse styles and ……続きを見る

Arthur Conan Doyle's 'History of the WW1' is a monumental 6-volume edition that delves deep into the intricacies of World War I. Doyle's meticulous research and detailed accounts offer readers a com……続きを見る

In 'The Crisis of the Naval War in WW1' by John Rushworth Jellicoe, the reader is taken on a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and strategies faced by the British Royal Navy during World W……続きを見る

The 'American Army in World War I' serves as a profound anthology reflecting diverse perspectives on the myriad roles and impacts of the United States Army during the Great War. This comprehensive c……続きを見る

In 1914, Coningsby Dawson went to Ottawa, saw Sir Sam Hughes, and was offered a commission in the Canadian Field Artillery on the completion of his training at the Royal Military College of Canada, ……続きを見る

Set during World War I England, this story centers on a Lady Vivian, a 29-year-old woman who goes to great lengths to secure admiration for her selfless devotion to her war work managing a supply de……続きを見る

An early appeal by Richard Davis, American war correspondent, to denounce neutrality and take an active role in the conflict on the side of the Triple Entente. Makes his case from German ‘crimes of ……続きを見る

Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Irvin S. Cobb, ‘Eating in Two or Three Languages.’ The famous book of wartime culinary memoirs by Irvin S. Cobb. Cobb joined the staff of the magazin……続きを見る

Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Rudyard Kipling, ‘France at War: On the Frontier of Civilisation.’ In 1915, in the second year of the Great War, Kipling made a tour as a journalist ……続きを見る

In the course of May 1916, the Italian authorities expressed a desire that some independent observer from Great Britain should visit their lines and report his impressions. It was at the time when o……続きを見る

A different commentary on the First World War, this memoir is a compelling and insightful not from a soldier who has served in the front line but rather from a man who served in the war office. Thor……続きを見る

During the First World War, 198 Australians became prisoners of the Ottomans. Overshadowed by the grief and hardship that characterised the post-war period, and by the enduring myth of the fighting ……続きを見る

Robert Graves: From Great War Poet to Good-bye to All That casts new light on the life, prose and poetry of Graves, without which the story of Great War poetry is incomplete. The writer and poet Rob……続きを見る

Originally published in 1930, these are the remarkable memoirs of Brigadier General Christopher D'Arcy Bloomfield Saltern Baker-Carr (1878-1949), a British Army staff officer who went on to rise thr……続きを見る

General Sir Charles Harington Harington, who received the nickname "Tim" after being gazetted to The King's Regiment and joining the Serapis at Aden in 1892, was a British Army officer who served in……続きを見る

Sir Henry Newbolt was a historian of great repute, a poet of renown and an authority on military matters; he was chosen to write for the British Government on many occasions including on the officia……続きを見る

“The whole wide country was in a bloody, frenzied turmoilーfighting everywhere. Civil war was raging wherever the Red Guards of Lenin set foot. It was an ideal time for an escapeーprovided one did n……続きを見る

Perceptions of the Great War have changed significantly since its outbreak and children's authors have continually attempted to engage with those changes, explaining and interpreting the events of 1……続きを見る

Published to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of The Great War, Classic Stories of World War I is a compilation of fiction and non-fiction excerpts from the works of world-class authors - such ……続きを見る

Defence of Europe by Sikh Soldiers in the World Wars is a fascinating history of the much-forgotten Sikh contribution to the two World Wars. Containing much new research and modern ideas, the book e……続きを見る

Old Gimlet Eye is the autobiography of early U.S. Marine Corp legend Smedley Butler who, at the time of his death in 1940, was the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. Butler joined the Corps at a……続きを見る

In the winter trenches and flak-filled skies of World War I, captured soldiers and pilots narrowly avoided death only to find themselves imprisoned in Germany's archipelago of brutal POW camps. Afte……続きを見る

M. Schébéko, qui vit aujourd’hui retiré, a écrit ses souvenirs. Pendant dix-huit mois, il a été à Vienne l’Ambassadeur de Russie près la Cour d’Autriche, il l’était en 1914. Ses mémoires sont précie……続きを見る

On 10 May 1940, the French possessed one of the largest air forces in the world. On paper, it was nearly as strong as the RAF. Six weeks later, France had been defeated. For a struggling French Army……続きを見る

The final part of the Lion and the Rose trilogy detailing the TF battalions of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in the Great War. Established in August 1914, the 2/5th spent the next thirty m……続きを見る