Adam - World War I 1

National Bestseller • One of the year's most acclaimed works of nonfiction A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus, New York Post, Fast Company ……続きを見る

A remarkable story of how the U.S. military tortured German POWs into confessing their guilt “An expert dissection of the crime, its witnesses, and Washington’s shifting goals. Murder and Martial Ju……続きを見る

Adam Smithy takes us through the major naval events of the First World War, assessing the successes and shortcomings of the navies involved. He takes a chronological approach, considering the variou……続きを見る

Nella mischia - Risposta di una donna a Romain Rolland All’indomani delle accese discussioni che attraversarono l’Europa allo scoppio della Grande Guerra, Rosalia Gwis Adami prende la parola con un ……続きを見る

In "The New Map of Europe (1911-1914)," Herbert Adams Gibbons provides a meticulous exploration of the shifting political landscape in Europe on the precipice of World War I. The book is characteriz……続きを見る

Here Doctor Adam Brydon (1877 – 1953) recounts his clinical experience of administering anaesthesia on the Western Front during the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, and later at a base hospital. Alt……続きを見る

Beginning in the fall of 1914, every French soldier on the Western Front received a daily ration of wine from the army. At first it was a modest quarter litre, but by 1917 it had increased to the eq……続きを見る

Beginning in the fall of 1914, every French soldier on the Western Front received a daily ration of wine from the army. At first it was a modest quarter litre, but by 1917 it had increased to the eq……続きを見る

A month after the Armistice, Prime Minister David Lloyd George promised to make Britain a 'land fit for heroes'. At the time, it was widely believed. Returning soldiers expected decent treatment and……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The historian who, a couple of centuries hence, tries to get at the real kernel of the great War, will find himself overwhelmed with material, buried under evidence, like the great authori……続きを見る

Specially commissioned artwork and thrilling combat accounts transport the reader to the far-flung and inhospitable East African theatre of World War I, where the Schutztruppe faced off against the ……続きを見る

After the US declaration of war on Germany, hundreds of thousands of American troops flooded into France and were thrust into the front line. Among them was the US Marine Corps' 4th Marine Brigade w……続きを見る

La Gran Guerra de 1914-1918 transformó por completo el mundo en que vivimos, arruinando la estabilidad que los grandes imperios de Eurasia habían mantenido desde la Edad Media. Adam Tooze ha emprend……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

World War One parades a grim roll-call of military disasters, but few still resonate as much today as Gallipoli. Ambitious from the outset, it promised much but delivered one of the most punishing s……続きを見る

Have you ever wondered how the world got to where it is today? Get ready to discover the rich history of our planet. You will be astonished to learn about some of the events that have occurred! 続きを見る

'They were fifty miles to victory and defeat, fifty miles to collapse and renewal, and fifty miles to a new place for Australia among the nations of the world. They were among the most significant f……続きを見る

More than a century after the guns at last fell silent, World War I still occupies a unique place in history. The 20th century incurred many devastating periods and the second global war incurred a ……続きを見る

In this riveting and suspenseful New York Times best-selling book, Adam Hochschild brings WWI to life as never before… World War I was supposed to be the “war to end all wars.” Over four long years,……続きを見る

Samuel Hopkins Adams was an American writer and muckraker. The muckrakers (a term coined by President Theodore Roosevelt) were writers of the Progressive movement of the early twentieth century who ……続きを見る

Includes 6 maps and 14 photos illustrations "Known to seafarers as the Devil's Jaw, Point Honda has lured ships to its dangerous rocks on the coast of California for centuries, but its worst disaste……続きを見る

Over There in the Air tells the little known story of the contribution of Texas A&M University to early aviation in World War I. Over two thousand students served in the war in one capacity or anoth……続きを見る

Originally published in 1920. The 231st Infantry Brigade, with which this diary is chiefly concerned, came into extence in January 1917, at a time when its compoent parts were engaged in the campaig……続きを見る

The dramatic and little-known story of how, in the summer of 1920, Lenin came within a hair's breadth of shattering the painstakingly constructed Versailles peace settlement and spreading Bolshevism……続きを見る

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation. "Nothing of Importance", Eight Months at the Front with a Welsh Battalion is considered one of the fin……続きを見る

'In this war there is nothing more terrible than the truth.' In this poignant personal narrative, Bernard Adams provides an authentic account of a soldier's life on the front lines during World War ……続きを見る

In early 1914, Clemente Vergara discovered several of his horses missing and reported the theft to local authorities. The Webb County sheriff arranged for the South Texas rancher to meet with Mexica……続きを見る

A mere twelve years after fighting the British in the Anglo-Boer War, Louis Botha went to war again – this time on Britain’s side. As prime minister of the Union of South Africa at the outbreak of t……続きを見る

In this brilliant new work of history, Adam Hochschild follows a group of characters connected by blood ties, close friendships or personal enmities and shows how the war exposed the divisions betwe……続きを見る

The Great War was a progressive revelation and disillusionment. Therein, everything so carefully built up during the preceding four centuries was tried as by fire, and each failed--save the indestru……続きを見る