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A.F. Pollard's 'A Short History of the Great War' offers a comprehensive and insightful overview of the events leading up to and unfolding during World War I. Written in a clear and engaging style, ……続きを見る

A study of Marxist and socialist theory and its relationship to war. A history of the attempt to find a unified socialist position relating to capitalist wars. 続きを見る

A British Infantryman recounts his harrowing experiences on the Western Front of the Great War, from the Battle of Somme to Arras and beyond. At the age of seventeen, full of idealism and patriotism……続きを見る

Major-General J.F.C. Fuller has been called “the most brilliant, most stimulating, and most arrogant and aggravating military writer of the twentieth century.” This book helped end his military car……続きを見る

World War One: A Concise History - The Great War The First World War was supposed to be the war that ended all wars, hence the name, the Great War. The Great War was off to a bad start from the Germ……続きを見る

The Great War had a profound impact on Britain. Not only did families risk their sons in active combat; every member of society was required to make a contribution to the war effort. National initia……続きを見る

Mr. Abbott deals with his subject in all its aspects, and presents for the first time to the British public a complete and coherent view of the complicated circumstances that made Greece, during the……続きを見る

World War History: First world war and the Unsung Heroes of World War Two - 2 Book Bundle. ***Please Note: This is a Military Short History*** Two world war history books inside: • The Forgotten Her……続きを見る

Includes 15 maps and plans. “In 1914 the Scots Guards (Third Regiment of Foot Guards) consisted of two battalions, both in England and two week after the outbreak of war the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion ……続きを見る

Global tensions and threats such as terrorist acts continue to pressure America’s effort to provide peace and stability to regions around the world. Consequently, military leaders have traditionally……続きを見る

Fought on the heights above the garrison town of the same name on the River Meuse, 140 miles east of Paris, the Battle of Verdun lasted for ten months, between February and December 1916, double the……続きを見る

Breve historia de la Primera Guerra Mundial La Gran Guerra. La Gran Guerra iba a ser la que terminase con todas las guerras, de ahí su nombre. Desde la perspectiva de los alemanes, el conflicto empe……続きを見る

La Première Guerre mondiale : l’Histoire en bref – La Grande Guerre La Première Guerre mondiale était censée être la dernière de toutes les guerres, d'où son nom de Grande Guerre. La Grande Guerre a……続きを見る

"Primeira Guerra Mundial: uma breve introdução" é uma tentativa de trazer os fatos principais sobre o conflito, que durou de 1914 a 1918, identificando as principais batalhas, os erros de estratégia……続きを見る

George Frederick Abbott (born 1874, died 13 March 1947 at Tunbridge Wells) was an English war correspondent and author. Abbott was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, taking the degree of B.A. ……続きを見る

Excerpt from contents of book: ”Within a week our Brigade found itself at Dunfermline, and a few days later we were at Leven, with two companies on duty at the docks at Methil. The Leven companies d……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1919, represents a study undertaken by former Royal Artillery Major Archibald Frank Becke on the action fought by General Sir H. Smith-Dorrien and the troops under his ……続きを見る

Includes more than 30 maps, plans and diagrams The world-renowned military expert Major-General J.F.C. Fuller DSO, noted for his many works on military strategy, tactics and history, turns his atten……続きを見る

Are science and technology independent of one another? Is technology dependent upon science, and if so, how is it dependent? Is science dependent upon technology, and if so how is it dependent? Or, ……続きを見る

Craig F. Morris explores the beginnings of American strategic bombing theory, why it changed over time, the factors that shaped that change, and how technology molded military doctrine. This much-ne……続きを見る

Breve historia de la Primera Guerra Mundial La Gran Guerra. La Gran Guerra iba a ser la que terminase con todas las guerras, de ahí su nombre. Desde la perspectiva de los alemanes, el conflicto empe……続きを見る

La Première Guerre mondiale : l’Histoire en bref – La Grande Guerre La Première Guerre mondiale était censée être la dernière de toutes les guerres, d'où son nom de Grande Guerre. La Grande Guerre a……続きを見る

"Primeira Guerra Mundial: uma breve introdução" é uma tentativa de trazer os fatos principais sobre o conflito, que durou de 1914 a 1918, identificando as principais batalhas, os erros de estratégia……続きを見る

First published in 1925, this thoughtful volume constitutes an excellent English introduction to one of the great ancient historians. Originating from its author’s re-reading of Thucydides during Wo……続きを見る

Written with dignity, candour and surprising wit, this soldier�s story of the horror of the Western Front trenches is a testament to the power of the human spirit. It's the end of the 1916 winter an……続きを見る

“Over There” is a 1915 account of life on the 'Western Front' during the First World War by English writer Arnold Bennett. The Western Front was the central area of battle during the war. It was def……続きを見る

When careful consideration is given to Nietzsche’s critique of Platonism and to what he wrote about Bismarck, Kaiser Wilhelm, and to Germany’s place in “international relations” (die Große Politik),……続きを見る

The word “prohibition” tends to conjure up images of smoky basement speakeasies, dancing flappers, and hardened gangsters bootlegging whiskey. Such stereotypes, a prominent historian recently noted ……続きを見る

Of more than 600 Victoria Crosses awarded to British and Empire servicemen during the First World War, nineteen were awarded to airmen of the newly formed Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Serv……続きを見る

William F. Drannan's 'Thirty One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains' is a riveting first-hand account of a life lived on the American frontier. Drannan's narrative style is vivid and engaging,……続きを見る