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  • The Unknown Warriors

    by Nicholas Pringle ...
    They served across the globe; from the North African desert to the jungles of Burma, from the skies of occupied Europe to the icy Arctic Ocean. 'The Unknown Warriors', as Winston Churchill named them, were the men and women who fought for the country during the Second World War.When an appeal for memories of wartime and what they thought of their country in the 21st century appeared in the local ... Read more

    $3.39 USD

  • World War One

    Frontline News

    by Nicholas Pringle ...
    Throughout World War One, journalists risked their lives to bring news from the frontlines. Although America did not enter the war until April 1917, their newspapers had been full of news about the war since the summer of 1914. This is the story of the war using articles and interviews that were featured in regional newspapers from throughout the United States.In chronological order, the book ... Read more

    $3.76 USD

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  • A Drop Too Many

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  • Meeting the Enemy

    The Human Face of the Great War

    by Richard van Emden ...
    A British soldier walked over to the German front line to deliver newspapers; British women married to Germans became 'enemy aliens' in their own country; a high-ranking British POW discussed his own troops' heroism with the Kaiser on the battlefield. Just three amazing stories of contact between the opposing sides in the Great War that eminent historian Richard van Emden has unearthed – incidents ... Read more

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  • Give Them a Volley and Charge!

    The Battle of Inkermann 1854

    by Patrick Mercer ...
    The day after the Battle of Balaklava, the Russians attempted an armed reconnaissance of the Allied right flank aimed at the exposed Inkermann position, but the remnants of the British 2nd Division bloodily repulsed them.This book describes the Battle of Inkermann - an engagement which lasted for less than twelve hours, but was one of the bloodiest single engagements in Europe between 1815 and ... Read more

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  • Voices From The Past, Armistice 1918

    The Last Days of The First World War Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There

    by Paul Kendall ...
    At 11.00 hours on 11 November 1918, the guns fell silent across the battlefields of Europe. After the deadliest conflict the world had ever seen, peace had finally arrived. Since the withdrawal from the Somme and the repulse at Verdun, the Germans knew they could not win the war and had sought a negotiated end to the fighting. This was rejected by the Allies and the fighting continued until, ... Read more

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  • The Mammoth Book of How it Happened: World War I

    by Jon E. Lewis ...
    Series Book 378 - Mammoth Books
    The spectre of the Great War still haunts us. No other conflict so dramatically illustrates the waste of life, and the slaughter of innocents, as that of 1914-18. And none has so dramatically shaped the modern world: the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the break-up of Empire, the supremacy of America and World War II all stem from the four years of the 'war to end all wars'.Here is the eye ... Read more

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  • Days to Remember

    The British Empire in the Great War

    by John Buchan, Henry Newbolt ...
    The First World War was, for Britain, as much about Imperial conflict, as it was about fighting on the Western front.Hundreds of millions of colonial subjects were forced into the war alongside Britain, and made a huge difference to the strength of the British army.In this fascinating study, Henry Newbolt and John Buchan take a general overview of the First World War, from its causes to the ... Read more

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  • British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792–1815

    by Philip Haythornthwaite ...
    Series Book 164 - Elite
    The British Army that faced Napoleon in the Peninsula was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action.Its cavalry and artillery were standard; but its infantry achieved unique results, as their tactics were brought to a peak of professional perfection by Wellington. Using contemporary instruction manuals, first-hand ... Read more

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    Enriched edition. Nelson's History of the War, The Battle of Jutland & The Battle of the Somme

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    John Buchan's 'World War I - 9 Book Collection' is a comprehensive exploration of the tumultuous period of the First World War through a series of nine compelling and historically accurate novels. Buchan's literary style combines gripping narratives with a meticulous attention to detail, providing readers with a vivid and immersive experience of the era. The collection delves into the complex ... Read more

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