(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Imperial War Museum, ISBN-13: 9781912423958)
During the First World War, millions of soldiers saw the poppies in Flanders fields on the Western Front. Some even sent pressed poppies home in letters. Over 100 years later, the poppy is still a world-recognised symbol of remembrance of the Fi...Loe edasi...
The year 1918 was the most dramatic of the entire First World War. It was defined by vast battles that put the British Army under enormous pressure. In March, the army found itself fighting for survival in the face of the massive German Spring Offens...Loe edasi...
A definitive history of the remarkable Baltic naval campaign, revealed through new research in Russian, German and British archives. In 1914, the Russian commander, Admiral Essen, inspired his outnumbered fleet. Supported by British allies, he forced...Loe edasi...
This handbook is an innovative recasting and reinterpretation of modern Turkish history centered on war and society. It covers much neglected conflicts and wars and provides new insights about its complex politics, military, diplomacy, and people....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ISBN-13: 9781771126984)
The Taking of Vimy Ridge explores the life and works of William Ivor Castle, a Canadian official First World War photographer known for staging and manipulating his photographs.Castle shot more than 1000 photographs during his t...Loe edasi...
In 1932 Sigmund Freud and diplomat William Bullitt completed a well-informed psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson, inspired by his irrational handling of the Treaty of Versailles. Released decades later in redacted form, the book was panned by critics a...Loe edasi...
“Robert Harris is, simply put, masterful.”—Karin SlaughterA spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the Great War from the bestselling author of Act of Obliv...Loe edasi...
Glamour, scholarship and superlative storytelling ( ...) an enthralling read. LUCY WORSLEY Adrian Tinniswood opens the doors on the excess, intrigue and absurdities of life in the late Victorian and Edwardian country house In...Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1959, this volume covers the history of the Service which has been through the centuries the first, and often the last line of British defence, and the spearhead of Britian’s imperial expansion. Professor Lewis puts the Roy...Loe edasi...
The final book in a series of five titles which graphically cover each year of the war. Countless thousands of pictures were taken by photographers on all sides during the First World War. These pictures appeared in the magazines, journals and newspa...Loe edasi...
When Edgar Mobbs ran on a rugby field, people watched. Eyes were drawn to him. A towering, upright presence – long of stride with knees raised high; elegant and powerful.When opponents came too close, out would shoot the famous Mobbs’ hand-off – a ca...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781668208236)
An incredibly evocative and action-filled story of one man’s fight in the First World War, rich and raw with remarkable detail.As he tended to the chores on his homestead, Lester Harper never imagined that he would turn in his hoe for...Loe edasi...
A fascinating dive into the overlooked fight between the British Empires Egyptian Expeditionary Force and the Ottoman Empire for control of the Suez Canal.The Battle of Romani was fought between Britains Egyptian Expeditionary For...Loe edasi...
An in-depth, authoritative account of the autumn of 1914 on the Western Front and the First Battle of Ypres, a true turning point in modern warfare....Loe edasi...
