M.D. - World War I 1

From the outbreak of war in 1914 to the creation of the Mercantile Marine Reserve and the eventual introduction of convoys in 1917, this book charts the experiences, contribution and sacrifices made……続きを見る

What greater pride might a young man feel than to serve shoulder to shoulder with his friends in time of war? To enlist into the army with his pals, chums, mates, filling the ranks of battalions tha……続きを見る

During World War I, Dr. Mary M. Crawford spent nearly a year volunteering at the American Ambulance Hospital in France. Among the first American physicians to join the Allied war effort in 1914, she……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

Illustrated With the Gallipoli Campaign Pack – 71 photos and 33 maps The Gallipoli Peninsular in 1915 was an awful place to be an Allied soldier, for the Australians who had travelled thousands of m……続きを見る

A "fascinating" look at hardship, heroism, and civilian life in England during the Great War ( World War One Illustrated). The truth about the sacrifice and suffering among British civilians during ……続きを見る

Benjamin Clouting was just sixteen years old when he embarked with the British Expeditionary Force for France in August 1914. The youngest man in the 4th Dragoon Guards, he took part in the BEF's ce……続きを見る

This publication, SOMME THE BATTLE 100 YEARS ON, has been published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, with the purpose of creating an awareness and an interest in theSomme battles of 1916. For nearly thirty……続きを見る

The story of one British mother's desperate search for her son's remains after he was killed in action during World War I. In May, 1918, Angela and Leopold Mond received a knock on the front door. I……続きを見る

The World War I experiences of twenty British soldiers who went on to find either fame or infamy. Famous tells stories of the Great War from twenty of Britain's most respected, best known and even n……続きを見る

The epic and brutal WWI battle is vividly recounted through the words and photos of the soldiers who lived through it. One of the most famous battles of the Great War, the offensive on the Somme too……続きを見る

This oral history presents the firsthand stories and memories of Britain's last living WWI veteransーcomplete with then and now photographs. Historian Richard van Emden has spent decades interviewin……続きを見る

A history of World War I's Battle of Passchendaele featuring words and photographs from the British soldiers who were there. Passchendaele is the next volume in the highly-regarded series of books f……続きを見る

This is a short book based on the letters written between 1915 and 1916 by an officer serving with the 1/4th Gordon Highlanders. Second Lieutenant Down wrote regularly to his girlfriend/fiance throu……続きを見る

After the outbreak of the Great War, boys as young as twelve were caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge numbers, volunteered to serve their country. The press, recruiting offices a……続きを見る

1918: The Decisive Year in Soldiers' own Words and Photographs is the next volume in the remarkable series of books from the best-selling First World War historian Richard van Emden. Revisiting the ……続きを見る

In "The Irish Nuns at Ypres: An Episode of the War," M. Dame Columban presents a poignant historical narrative that intertwines personal sacrifice with the harrowing reality of World War I. This met……続きを見る

Exam board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: History First teaching: September 2018 First exam: Summer 2019 Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers ……続きを見る

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie. "An amazingly detailed account of fighting in I……続きを見る

Pilots and Soldiers of the Caribbean is the story of the human spirit in the brave and talented men of the Caribbean who fought through adversity, in order to achieve their goals and to earn a place……続きを見る

Using the veterans own words and photographs, the book brings to life a mixture of their excitement of embarkation for France, their unbound optimism and courage, the agony of the trenches, and numb……続きを見る

New Modernist Studies, while reviving and revitalizing modernist studies through lively, scholarly debate about historicity, aesthetics, politics, and genres, is struggling with important questions ……続きを見る

Set during World War I England, this story centers on a Lady Vivian, a 29-year-old woman who goes to great lengths to secure admiration for her selfless devotion to her war work managing a supply de……続きを見る

In 1944-45, Capt. G.H. Davies served with the hard-fighting 53rd Welsh Division. He was an artillery officer in command of a battery of 25-pdr field guns and saw action from Normandy to the final su……続きを見る

Based on interviews with survivors of German WWI prison camps, this account documents the heroism and perseverance of British troops in captivity. Drawing on the memories of the last surviving priso……続きを見る

November 2008 sees the 90th anniversary of the end of the Great War, 'the war to end all wars' that still haunts and fascinates in equal measure. Richard van Emden's new book tells that story as nev……続きを見る

Conventional histories of the Great War have tended to focus on the terrible attritional battles of Ypres, of Arras and of the Somme. What they do not tell us is what life was like for the ordinary ……続きを見る

Even during the horrors of the brutalizing industrialised slaughter of the First World War the Gallipoli campaign stands as a benchmark for the awful conditions and savage fighting that occurred. Th……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