ＯＮＥ - World War I 1

War and trauma are fundamental human experiences and central to German history, especially in the twentieth century. Since the First World War, which some Germans celebrated as the chance to annihil……続きを見る

« Debout les morts ! » Ces mots d’une force incroyable restent emblématiques de la bataille dévastatrice qui se déroula en 1916 à Verdun, bataille épique qui a vu la glorieuse armée française déjoue……続きを見る

Even dedicated history buffs may not know the excitingーand disturbingーstory of German spy activity in the U.S. before our nation’s entry into the two World Wars. Mein Spy gives a firsthand documen……続きを見る

**“Germany has waged war upon us, and has waged war against our property, and has waged war against the lives of non-combatants, including women and children, and [is] therefore a far more evil war ……続きを見る

An examination of the uses of explosive traps in a military context and the measures that have been taken to negate their effects and to neutralize them. War has always provided a stimulus to techno……続きを見る

These are the letters written to friends and loved ones by a man who discovered his courage and proved his humanity in cataclysmic times. They are an extraordinarily personal and moving testimony to……続きを見る

“The hearse driver gave me a letter; it’s a last farewell to his wife and his two children. He’d shown me the photograph of his children. The man is pale and looks stricken. It’s certain that he’s t……続きを見る

This absorbing illustrated study reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914–18. Covering the Western Front but also the Gallipoli and Italian th……続きを見る

'Masterful research, impeccable detail, with a beautifully flowing narrative of which Churchill himself would have been proud.' - Professor Peter Caddick-Adams From his earliest days Winston Churchi……続きを見る

La primera guerra mundial resultó un conflicto desconcertante para sus protagonistas y lo sigue siendo en buena medida para los historiadores. Lo que debía ser un guerra con botines imperiales y enf……続きを見る

A penetrating study of Britain’s top World War I fighter ace, written by fellow pilot Ira Jones, the author of An Air Fighter’s Scrapbook. Ira Jones’ biography of Britain’s top-scoring ace of the Fi……続きを見る

A hundred years ago, on 15 September 1916, on the Western Front during the Battle of the Somme, the tank made its debut on the battlefield. The first tanks were crude, unreliable, vulnerable weapons……続きを見る

Authors - RonSchaffer PeterBowman sinnluna DoranJoseph JohnMuldowney AnitaPowell NataschaBoers ChloeMcConnell KIMBERLYHORG Gillian WillsWills Byronspooner StaceyJohnson OlivyaHogan 続きを見る

At the outbreak of hostilities, Oswestry and Whitchurch in rural north Shropshire were busy market towns that depended largely on agriculture for a living and justly famed for butter and cheese prod……続きを見る

Europa in het jaar van Hitlers staatsgreep van Mark Jones is een urgente geschiedenis die ook laat zien wat het gevaar is als Europese samenwerking en democratieën onder druk komen te staan 1923. ……続きを見る

‘The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.’ Peter Caddick-Adams ‘Brilliant and immersive.’ Harry Sidebottom The second book in the Armchair General series, where ……続きを見る

I followed them on a journey into nightmares, as what seemed to be a simple escape plan (simple? A lunatic escape plan of infinite complexity and unlikelihood, more like) transmuted and transformed'……続きを見る

Charles Wadsworth Camp (1879-1936) was a journalist, critic, playwright, novelist, and soldier. Born in Philadelphia and educated at Princeton University, his work appeared in publications like Coll……続きを見る

Giving you a glimpse into World War 1 and the endeavors that followed, this autobiography and collection of memoirs are written through the eyes of an infantry soldier as he navigates war, abandonme……続きを見る

For the first time showcasing a unique and extensive range of Australian War Memorial photographs, Gallipoli: a Ridge too far describes the pivotal events of that momentous year as they affected all……続きを見る

Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle was one of the greatest narrative writers in English history. Most famous for his Sherlock Holmes stories, he was incapable of penning a dull word. Nowhere is that more true……続きを見る

**Earn College Credit with REA’s Test Prep for CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present Everything you need to pass the exam and get the college credit you deserve.** REA leads the way in h……続きを見る

Lt.-Col. Baker was born into a family with a long history of service to Canada: his father had served in the Provincial Legislature or the Dominion Parliament for over forty years. Colonel Baker, a ……続きを見る

Hiram Bingham was a visionary, widely acknowledged in his own time for his talents as an academic, explorer and United States senator. Hailing from Hawaii, where his family before and since have pro……続きを見る

The extraordinary diaries of Thomas Cairns Livingstone represent twenty years of gorgeously idiosyncratic daily records of a middle-class Glasgow household, over a period spanning shortly before the……続きを見る

Acquired at a local Cheshire auction house, several personal albums of WWI photographs taken by their previous gentleman owner, an officer in the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) called Harold Cooper Beb……続きを見る

'Do we need another history of the First World War? The answer in the case of Norman Stone's short book is, yes - because of its opinionated freshness and the unusual, sharp facts that fly about lik……続きを見る

William Stone died on 10 January 2009 aged 108. He received a hero's funeral. Born in rural Devon, he joined the navy during the First World War, travelled the globe just before the British Empire's……続きを見る

'Without question one of the classics of post-war historical scholarship, Stone's boldly conceived and brilliantly executed book opened the eyes of a generation of young British historians raised on……続きを見る

One hundred years ago, Easter 1916, Irish revolutionaries rose against the British Empire proclaiming a Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. The men and women of the Easter ……続きを見る