World War I category: 3312 books
Great War Britain Sheffield
Remembering 1914 - 1918
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: Sheffield offers an intimate portrayal of the town and its people living in the shadow of the Great War for five years. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1980
This collection of eight essays in honour of the distinguished Canadian Germanist G.W. Field treats themes in German narrative prose of the First World War, the pre-war era, and the earliest of the Weimar Republic. The aim of the book is not to present a comprehensive study of the field, but rather...
Gas! Gas! Quick, Boys!
How Chemistry Changed the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Reveals for the first time the true extent of how chemistry rather than military strategy determined the shape, duration, and outcome of World War I
Chemistry was not only a destructive instrument of World War I, but also protected troops and healed the sick and wounded. From bombs to bullets,...
by Ed Gilbert, Catherine Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
The words 'Retreat? Hell, we just got here' have become a central part of the legend of the US Marine Corps, indicative of its reputation for dogged determination and bravery. Uttered at the height of the fierce battle for Bellau Wood, the phrase came to define the Corps, establishing their 'first...
The War Against the Vets
The World War I Bonus Army during the Great Depression
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
“Who Murdered the Vets?” writer Ernest Hemingway demanded in an impassioned article about the deaths of hundreds of former soldiers. Their fate came as part of the larger and often overlooked story of veterans of the Great War and their deplorable treatment by the government they once served.
Three...
Hindenburg
The Man and the Legend
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
1930 biography of Prussian World War I General and Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, who went on to become President of the Weimar Republic, written by journalist husband-and-wife team Margaret Goldsmith and Frederick Voigt.
Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934) was a German military officer, statesman,...
THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME
A Never-Before-Seen Side of the Bloodiest Offensive of World War I – Viewed Through the Eyes of the Acclaimed War Correspondent
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the River Somme in France. It was one of the largest...
by Herbert Brayley Collett
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
This early work by Herbert Brayley Collett was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19' is a work that details the history of the battalion during the First World War....
Ghosts of War
A History of World War I in Poems and Prose
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
The grand narratives of World War I focus on the action and strategy of combat: this masterful work retells the war in an accessible and genuinely moving way. This work tracks the progress of the global war using the words of more than 100 poets and writers. Their words bring the conflict to life...
by Deborah Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Visit the Great War and discover why it's been called the first man-made conflict in history. From 1914 to 1918, our resource explores the reality of a war fought on a global scale. Get to know nationalism, imperialism and militarism while examining the many causes of the war. Recognize how tension...
The Great War Comes to Wisconsin
Sacrifice, Patriotism, and Free Speech in a Time of Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
The Great War Comes to Wisconsin examines Wisconsin’s response to World War I, the first "total war" of the twentieth century, a war so large that it engaged virtually everyone.
Instead of a comprehensive history of the battlefield, this book captures the homefront experience: the political...
Great War Britain Hull and the Humber
Remembering 1914-18
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
World War I claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Hull and the Humber 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...
by Ann P. Linder
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Published during the war's centennial, this is the story of the First World War through forty propaganda posters. Essays explain each poster, unpacking the visual imagery and setting the poster within the military, political, social, and cultural history of the war.
An American Soldier in the Great War
The World War I Diary and Letters of Elmer O. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
In 1917, U.S. military forces deployed to France and contributed significantly to the Allied defeat of Imperial Germany along the Western Front in 1918. “The War to End All Wars”—World War I—was the largest, most destructive war in human history up to that point.
More than a century...