William Philpott: 4 books
War of Attrition
Fighting the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
A Wall Street Journal Best Non-Fiction Book of 2014!The Great War of 1914“1918 was the first mass conflict to fully mobilize the resources of industrial powers against one another, resulting in a brutal, bloody, protracted war of attrition between the world’s great economies. Now, one hundred...
Three Armies on the Somme
The First Battle of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
For decades, the Battle of the Somme has exemplified the horrors and futility of trench warfare. Yet in Three Armies on the Somme, William Philpott makes a convincing argument that the battle ultimately gave the British and French forces on the Western Front the knowledge and experience to bring World...
Vacationland
Tourism and Environment in the Colorado High Country
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2013
Winner of the Western Writers of America 2014 Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction, Contemporary
Mention the Colorado high country today and vacation imagery springs immediately to mind: mountain scenery, camping, hiking, skiing, and world-renowned resorts like Aspen and Vail. But not so...
Magnet Therapy, Second Edition
The Self-Help Guide to Magnets-Clinically Proven to Relieve 35 Health Problems
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Remember when you were a kid and you raked a magnet through the sand, attracting specks of iron? Well, just as it draws iron from the sand, a magnet can manipulate the iron in your bloodstream, improving both circulation and body function. Magnet Therapy is filled with practical information as well...