World War I 20

Nearly 1.7 million French soldiers died in the First World War fighting for their homeland against the invading German Armies; it is difficult to comprehend that hecatomb. It is indeed difficult to ……続きを見る

"The author of this memoir arrived on the Western Front to join 10th Bn. West Yorks in July 1916, shortly after the opening day of the Battle of the Somme in which his battalion had suffered the hig……続きを見る

An American Captain tells the story of his unit of artillery in the Front Lines of the Western front through the battles of St Mihiel and the Argonne to the ceasefire. An acclaimed classic account o……続きを見る

A Journalist in charge of the daily military communiques at French headquarters gives his view of the events as he saw them under the changing French war leadership. Although information on the earl……続きを見る

"THESE letters from my son, I gathered for publication just as they came, with the full joy and pride I had in receiving them, hoping to give to other boys something of his fine courage and spirit -……続きを見る

"Aces over the Western Front The Lafayette Escadrille is now a legend of early aeronautics and warfare in the air. Originally titled the Escadrille Americaine, this squadron of the French Air Force ……続きを見る

Lt. Col. Frederick McKelvey Bell holds an eminent place among the Canadians that were engaged in the war effort in France; his medical unit was the first of the Canadians to land and set to work in ……続きを見る

During November and December 1917, Captain Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine Corps aviator, travelling under orders from Major General Commandant George Barnett, toured the battlefronts and fly……続きを見る

It goes without saying that the letters here gathered were not written with any idea of being permanently preserved. They were merely a progressive recital, in a most informal and unstudied vein, of……続きを見る

Two young officers write of their experiences at the only major naval engagement of the First World War ー the battle of Jutland in 1916. The first officer was writing to his parents in the immediat……続きを見る

"Classic memoir of the Great War by a General who was not afraid to show his face in the front line - or even in No Man's Land. One of the best-known memoirs of the First World War written by a seni……続きを見る

The Retreat From Mons, or 'The Great Retreat', was a harsh lesson for both the British troops who were retreating in the face of the overwhelming forces of the German Armies, and the Germans themsel……続きを見る

[16 Illustrations, portraits of the author, author's unit and plane.] In the small city of Wiesbaden in southwest Germany, a small headstone proclaims that the incumbent of its grave is Rittmeister ……続きを見る

Illustrated with a portrait of the author and multiple illustrations of the mortar weapons "The following account of the work of the Light Trench Mortars in France is given in order that the usefuln……続きを見る

"Edmond Genet from Ossining, New York, was the first American flier to die in the First World War after the United States declared war against Germany, shot down by anti-aircraft artillery on April ……続きを見る

In 1914, the anonymous author, a journalist by profession with no pretensions to military training, embarked on one of the most outrageous escapades of the First World War as he travelled behind Ger……続きを見る

It seems strange that any book should be composed in a war-zone as difficult and dangerous as the Somme area in 1917, but that is exactly what Hector Dinning did. Having published a few of his pen-p……続きを見る

The Anonymous N.C.O. "A Corporal" recounts his experiences as a stretcher bearer in the mud of Flanders Fields in 1917. The trenches for him and many of his comrades have changed them and here "...L……続きを見る

"Long-out-of-print account of the first weeks of the Great War by Alexander von Kluck, Commander of the German First Army, which fought and lost the decisive Battle of the Marne after clashing with ……続きを見る

The author of this book, SERGEANT-MAJOR GEORGES LAFOND, of the Territorial Hussars, was in South America at the time of mobilization. He returned to France as soon as possible and joined his corps, ……続きを見る

The Chasseurs Alpins, trained to fight in the mountains that border France, were and are to this day considered among the elite of the French Army. It was in the mountains of the Alsace region durin……続きを見る

Over 40 Illustrations of the officers, men and battles they engaged in. The Rifle Brigade has a long and distinguished history in the British Army as a corps of elite troops with a fighting pedigree……続きを見る

The French Army have had numerous foreign regiments in its service for centuries; however, few have the mystique and elite status of the French Foreign Legion. It became a haven for the rough, tough……続きを見る

A Fantastic Regimental History of an Illustrious regiment, awarded two coveted stars by the renowned military historian and Times War Correspondent Cyril Falls: "One could be assured that when Mr Ki……続きを見る

The battlefield of the First World War with the prepared positions of multiple trench lines, barbed wire and massed artillery became not only a killing ground for the troops in the standard "Shot an……続きを見る

Contains over 60 illustrations and 10 maps. "The official account of the NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade (Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington Mounted Rifles), which fought right through the Sinai and Pale……続きを見る

Illustrated Edition – contains 30 photos The highest scoring British Air Ace reveals his daily life at the front, in the air and in combat with the Germans above the Western Front. In the muddy tren……続きを見る

After Donald Hankey returned home from a posting with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Mauritius, following a serious bout of illness, it seemed as though he was destined for a career in the Church. ……続きを見る

Winner of a much esteemed star from doyen of First World War writers Cyril Falls, the author writes of the battle of Loos in 1915, particularly graphically. MacGill was actually engaged and wounded ……続きを見る

"As the quick transportation of wounded from the front to the nearest hospital is so great a factor in saving their lives, the American Ambulance Field Service was organized soon after the beginning……続きを見る