World War I 94

Designed to act as a diversion to the 'big push', Gommecourt was an attempt to force the Germans to commit their reserves to the front line before the main battle took place. This Battlefield Guide ……続きを見る

The village of Epehy gave its name to one of the most important battles of 1918.Evacuated by the Germans during their retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the ruins were occupied by British Forces until ……続きを見る

Until now Hugh Butterworth was just one of the millions of lost soldiers of the Great War, and the extraordinary letters he sent home from the Western Front have been forgotten. But after more than ……続きを見る

"Serves to illustrate the carnage of battle throughout the three critical months of 1918: March, April and May . . . An amazing archive."ー The Great War Magazine In March 1918 the German Army launc……続きを見る

"Smith has done a fantastic job of explaining the minutiae of German uniforms and equipment and the places the soldiers found themselves in." ー War History Online These amazingly well preserved pho……続きを見る

A WWI guide "rich in personal experiences from French and German sources . . . a vivid, yet sometimes ghastly, account of the fighting for the fort" ( Burton Mail ). The Battle of Verdun, which last……続きを見る

This fully illustrated WWI battlefield guide provides essential historical context and visitor information for exploring this site on the Western Front. Located near the Belgian border, the French t……続きを見る

Gregory Blaxland has written a superb account of 1918, the final year of the war when the balance of advantage between the combatants changed so dramatically in a matter of weeks that summer.As the ……続きを見る

The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdunーit has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the for……続きを見る

A first-hand account of the first five months of WWI from the point of view of the British Army's Grenadier Guards. "Full of humour, full of detail and, more especially, full of information , Fiftee……続きを見る

The companion volume to Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks 1 carries more of the in-depth stories of aircraft crashes in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District. The history of flying is told by way of the c……続きを見る

Many heroes emerged during the First World War, but only one man was twice awarded the Victoria Cross during that conflict. This was Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, serving in the Royal Army Medical ……続きを見る

Airfields and Airmen:Cambrai covers the earliest days of the RFC with the retreat from Mons. We visit the graves of Fokker Eindecker aces and the airfields where the first Jastas were formed. Also c……続きを見る

This important new work describes how the Imperial German Navy, which had expanded to become one of the great maritime forces in the world, second only to the Royal Navy, proved, with the exception ……続きを見る

View any image of a Tommy and his uniform becomes an assumed item, few would consider where and how that uniform was made. Over 5 million men served on the Western Front, they all required clothing.……続きを見る

Donald Dean lied about his age to enlist in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and serve on the Western Front, where he worked his way up from Private to acting Captain. It was in the last wee……続きを見る

A first-hand account of World War I by a nineteen-year-old Englishman who led a platoon into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme. While researching his excellent earlier book: Veterans of World W……続きを見る

The Gallipoli campaign was launched in April 1915 in an effort to knock Turkey out of the war but the force that was deployed was too small to achieve its aim. Moreover, the commander, General Sir I……続きを見る

A "superb new book on the Ottoman perspective of Gallipoli" from the military historian and Gulf War veteran ( Great War Forum). The Ottoman Army won a historic victory over the Allied forces at Gal……続きを見る

John Masefield wrote four books on The Great War: Gallipoli, The Old Front Line, War and the Future and Battle of the Somme. These have been acclaimed as perceptive and beautiful crafted works, whic……続きを見る

In 1917 Bourlon Wood on the Western Front was the scene of fierce back-and-forth fighting between the British and the Germans, with British gains on at least one occasion thrown away by lack of prop……続きを見る

In the summer of 1914, our finest young men flocked to the colors in Northern towns and cities to answer Lord Kitcheners Call to Arms in a spontaneous burst of enthusiasm and patriotism. The Call ap……続きを見る

An in-depth study of Douglas Haig's army commanders on the Western Front during the First World War. Assesses their careers and characters, looks critically at their performance in command and exami……続きを見る

The great retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in August 1914 is one of the most famous in military history, and it is justly celebrated. But not all the British soldiers who were fo……続きを見る

An in-depth look at the contributions of the British cavalry during World War I. Of what use was the British cavalry during the years of trench warfare on the Western Front? On a static battlefield ……続きを見る

In 1916, Sir Douglas Haig, commanding the BEF, began his great offensive to drive the invaders off the ground they had been occupying for over a year and a half. The Great Push, as the offensive was……続きを見る

The third in a trilogy of books, the others being Cambrai -The Right Hook and Bourlon Wood by the same authors covering the battle for Cambrai in November 1917. It covers the defense against the Ger……続きを見る

A history of four battalions of the Durham Light Infantry raised in the Country during the First World War. The 18th (Pals) were the first troops of Kitcheners new army to come under fire, when the ……続きを見る

The most comprehensive English-language study of the German Imperial Navy's WWI battlecruisers, fully illustrated with drawings, diagrams and photographs. In this in-depth study, naval historian and……続きを見る

Walter Tull would have been a remarkable individual no matter when he had been born, but to achieve what he did, during the time that he did, makes him even more remarkable. He was an orphan at just……続きを見る