World War I category: 3312 books

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by Paul Strong, Sanders Marble
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011

A year-by-year examination of key WWI battles and how the ongoing advances in artillery shaped strategy, tactics, and oprations; includes battlefield maps!   World War I is often said to have been an artillery war, yet the decisive role artillery played in shaping military decisions—and therefor...
Cover of The Emma Gees [Illustrated Edition]
by Captain Herbert W. McBride
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos The classic account of sniping on the Western Front. “Herbert Wesley McBride was a Captain in the Twenty-first Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the First World War. He was...
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Balkan Breakthrough

The Battle of Dobro Pole 1918

by Richard C. Hall
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2010

“An important account of a very overlooked aspect of the Great War.” —Strategy Page   With the transfer of German units to the western front in the spring of 1918, the position of the Central Powers on the Macedonian front worsened. Materiel became scarce and morale among the Bulgarian forces...
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Final Whistle

The Great War in Fifteen Players

by Stephen Cooper, Bill Beaumont
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012

In the years leading up to World War I, the rugby grounds of Britain became training grounds for war. This book plays tribute to the pivotal role rugby played in the Great War by following the poignant stories of 15 men who played for Rosslyn Park, London. They came from diverse backgrounds, with...
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August 1914

France, the Great War, and a Month That Changed the World Forever

by Bruno Cabanes
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016

On August 1, 1914, war erupted into the lives of millions of families across France. Most people thought the conflict would last just a few weeks. Yet before the month was out, twenty-seven thousand French soldiers died on the single day of August 22 alone—the worst catastrophe in French military...
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Flying Fury Five Years In The Royal Flying Corps

Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps

by Major James T. B. McCudden
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009

The day-to-day insights of a brilliantly daring World War I ace that only ends with his death at the age of 23 . . .James McCudden was an outstanding British fighter ace of World War I, whose daring exploits earned him a tremendous reputation and, ultimately, an untimely end. Here, in this unique...
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Verdun

The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I

by John Mosier
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

Alongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun during the First World War stands as one of history’s greatest clashes. Perfect for military history buffs, this compelling account of one of World War I’s most important battles explains why it is also the most complex and misunderstood. Although...
Cover of Aviation Adventures: The True Story of the World War 1 Royal Flying Corps Pilot Who Founded Newsweek
by Thomas J. C. Martyn
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015

“Here I was with less than an hour of instruction, about to take off on my solo flight. There was nothing else to do. I was totally committed to success or disaster.” On February 17, 1933, Newsweek magazine published its very first issue. Thomas J.C. Martyn had envisioned a national weekly...
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After the Final Whistle

The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War

by Stephen Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015

The first book to tell the story of how the Great War inspired the greatest rugby tournament in the worldAs Britain's Empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer. They led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. In 1919, a grateful Mother Country hosted...
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Great War Britain Tyneside

Remembering 1914-18

by Jo Bath
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015

World War I claimed more than 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Tyneside offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the "war to end all wars." A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume,...
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Through the Wheat

The U.S. Marines in World War I

by Edwin Howard Simmons
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014

U.S. Marine participation in World War I is known as a defining moment in the Marine Corps' great history. It is a story of exceptional heroism and significant operational achievements, along with lessons learned the hard way. The Marines entered World War I as a small force of seagoing light infantry...
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by Captain Larry D. Bruns
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

This study reviews the problems of the German General Staff during the First World War in an attempt to highlight successes and understand failures. The investigation focuses on the traditional staff functions of intelligence, operations, logistics and command, control and communications. To obtain...
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We Will Not Go to War

Conscientious Objection during the World Wars

by Felicity Goodall
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011

During the First and Second World Wars thousands of men and women followed the promptings of their conscience and refused the call to arms. Reviled, starved, and beaten, theirs was a battle of conscience. They came from all classes and backgrounds. During World War I, 73 conscientious objectors died...
Cover of An English Governess in the Great War

An English Governess in the Great War

The Secret Brussels Diary of Mary Thorp

by Sophie De Schaepdrijver, Tammy M. Proctor
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017

An Englishwoman of no particular fame living in World War I Brussels started a secret diary in September 1916. Aware that her thoughts could put her in danger with German authorities, she never wrote her name on the diary and ran to hide it every time the "Boches" came to inspect the house....
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