wired - World War I 7

The giant conflagration of the First World War created the world we live in today, and its history is replete with stirring battles, mind-boggling strategies, and geopolitical manoeuvring. However, ……続きを見る

With conscription introduced, Zeppelins carrying out bombing raids on key towns and cities across England, the Battle of Jutland seeing fourteen British ships sunk and the Battle of the Somme claimi……続きを見る

Duncan Grinnell-Milne was one of that select band of young men who made history in the air between 1915 and 1918 when they learned to fly in machines that resembled box-kites and laid the foundation……続きを見る

The true story of how highly-trained Edwardian women in the First World War “coped with their charges as the bombs rained down” (Daily Express). In 1912, Norland children’s nurse Kate Fox was travel……続きを見る

Until the arrival of radio and television, and despite the influence of newspapers, posters were the major medium for mass communication. During the Great War all the belligerent nations produced an……続きを見る

Over the past century, much attention has been paid to the literature written for adults in response to the First World War, but there has been comparatively little consideration of how the war infl……続きを見る

Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golssenau, un joven aristócrata de origen sajón, combatió como oficial en la Primera Guerra Mundial, en el frente del Oeste, primero como teniente y luego como capitán, en……続きを見る

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The origins of the First World War can be traced back to 1870, when Germany unified itself into a nation. P……続きを見る

Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen des Ersten Weltkrieges! Die Leiden der Zivilgefangenen, die Greuel an den elsässischen Geiseln, die sich nicht für Frankreich erklären wollten, die grauenhaften Erlebni……続きを見る

'Orpheus, the pagan saint of poets, went through hell and came back singing. In twentieth-century mythology, the singer wears a steel helmet and makes his descent "down some profound dull tunnel" in……続きを見る

Erwin Rommel, la “Volpe del Deserto” della Seconda guerra mondiale, comincia la sua ascesa ai vertici militari tedeschi già durante laGrande Guerra. In queste pagine, egli stesso ripercorre la sua p……続きを見る

A new interpretation of the Sarajevo assassination and the origins of World War I that places focus on the Balkans and the prewar period. The story has so often been told: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, ……続きを見る

Floyd Gibbons' 'The Red Knight of Germany' is a captivating account of the infamous German World War I pilot, Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron. The book delves into the life and e……続きを見る

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The year 1915 was disastrous for the Allies and the entire world. By the mistakes of this year, the opportu……続きを見る

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The conclusion of the Great War raised England to the highest position she has yet attained. For the fourth……続きを見る

One of the most famous war correspondents of his era, Richard Harding Davis covered the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. In this spellbinding book, indispensable r……続きを見る

Egon Erwin Kisch, bekannt für seine präzisen Recherchen und seine fesselnde Schreibweise, präsentiert in 'Der Fall des Generalstabschefs Redl' eine faszinierende Darstellung eines der größten Spiona……続きを見る

A history and analysis of the rising that covers the principal players, the strategy and execution of the plan. This new history shows the Uprising from initiation to its aftermath. The uprising cam……続きを見る

On 24 July 1923 the last Treaty ending hostilities in the Great War was signed at Lausanne in Switzerland. That Treaty closed a decade of violence. Jay Winter tells the story of what happened on tha……続きを見る

Ab 1915 entwickelte sich innerhalb eines Segments des Offizierskorps ein politischer Ordnungsanspruch, der in der Weimarer Republik seine Wirkung entfaltete. Dieser Vorgang wird in der Studie mithil……続きを見る

Im Jahre 1904 schreibt der junge Stefan Zweig zum ersten Mal an die von ihm verehrte Schwedin Ellen Key. Sie ist über 50, Zweig ist 23 Jahre alt. Es entwickelt sich ein fast 20 Jahre dauernder, vert……続きを見る

"Edwin Bjorkman explains the origin of the Ukrainians in the south of Poland and Russia...Ukraine means borderland." -Open Court (1916) "Edwin Bjorkman the famous critic...gives a complete historica……続きを見る

Choosing the wrong man will leave her heartbroken… Intelligent, ambitious Elinor Rae, maid at an exclusive ladies’ club in the idyllic Primrose Square, dreams of a better future. Encouraged by her k……続きを見る

Quando, nel 1937, Erwin Rommel pubblica la prima edizione di "Fanteria all’attacco" trasforma il diario scritto nel corso della Prima guerra mondiale – fronte francese, Vosgi, Romania e infine lo sf……続きを見る

"These patriotic women gave of themselves despite the bigotry of white military officials and hostile reactions...recalled the kinder treatment they received from the French." - Women and the Histor……続きを見る

If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. From The Soldier to Anthem for Doomed Youth Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen are two of th……続きを見る

The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as ‘The Best British Army Ever Sent to War’ as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined fo……続きを見る

In 'Der Kriegsfreiwillige' von Hedwig von Mühlenfels wird die Geschichte eines jungen Mannes erzählt, der sich freiwillig für den Kriegsdienst meldet und die dramatischen Auswirkungen auf sein Leben……続きを見る

At first, the United States had no intention of joining the World War I. It was only later that the American government felt the need to join. This book will provide a background on the first world ……続きを見る

This graphic history tells the story of Canada’s first national internment operations through the eyes of John Boychuk, an internee held in Kapuskasing from 1914 to 1917. The story is based on Boych……続きを見る