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 Aisne 1914: The Dawn of Trench Warfare 
 Author: Paul Kendall Aisne 1914: The Dawn of Trench Warfare Spellmount 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 416 Size: 19 Mb Language: English The Battle of the Aisne fought during September 1914 was a savage engagement and a complete shock for the soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force who were trained to fight mobile wars. When they reached the north bank of the Aisne the "Old Contemptibles" would be stopped by the Germans entrenched on high ground armed with machine guns, supported by heavy artillery. The allied commanders would naively send their troops into futile assaults up exposed slopes, devoid of cover to attack the German lines dug into positions on the ridges along the Chemin des Dames and concealed by woodland.
Flying Aces of World War I
 Author: Gene Gurney Flying Aces of World War I Scholastic Book Services 1965 Format: PDF Pages: 196 Language: English Size: 13.2 MB Brave pilots fight air duels in the skies over Europe. In their open cockpit planes the Flying Aces of England, France, the United States, and Belgium engage in mortal combat against Manfred von Richthofen, Germany's famous "Red Baron," and his squadron of fighter planes. These exploits of the great Flying Aces of World War I will live as long as stories of high courage are told.
A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
 Author: Geoffrey Wawro A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire Basic Books ISBN: 0465028357 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 4,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 472 The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe. As prizewinning historian Geoffrey Wawro explains in A Mad Catastrophe, the doomed Austrian conscripts were an unfortunate microcosm of the Austro-Hungarian Empire itself—both equally ripe for destruction. After the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914, Germany goaded the Empire into a war with Russia and Serbia. With the Germans massing their forces in the west to engage the French and the British, everything—the course of the war and the fate of empires and alliances from Constantinople to London—hinged on the Habsburgs’ ability to crush Serbia and keep the Russians at bay. However, Austria-Hungary had been rotting from within for years, hollowed out by repression, cynicism, and corruption at the highest levels. Commanded by a dying emperor, Franz Joseph I, and a querulous celebrity general, Conrad von Hötzendorf, the Austro-Hungarians managed to bungle everything: their ultimatum to the Serbs, their declarations of war, their mobilization, and the pivotal battles in Galicia and Serbia. By the end of 1914, the Habsburg army lay in ruins and the outcome of the war seemed all but decided. Drawing on deep archival research, Wawro charts the decline of the Empire before the war and reconstructs the great battles in the east and the Balkans in thrilling and tragic detail. A Mad Catastrophe is a riveting account of a neglected face of World War I, revealing how a once-mighty empire collapsed in the trenches of Serbia and the Eastern Front, changing the course of European history.
Anzacs In Arkhangel: The Untold Story of Australia and the Invasion of Russia 1918-19
 Author: Michael Challinger Anzacs In Arkhangel: The Untold Story of Australia and the Invasion of Russia 1918-19 Hardie Grant Books 2010 ISBN: 1740667514 Format: EPUB Size: 7,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 304 In November 1918, as World War One was coming to a close and soldiers were returning home, a small group of Australian men signed up for more fighting. Yet this time, the enemy was Russian Bolsheviks instead of Germans, and the frontline was the wild and frozen wastelands of far north Russia. With humor and an eye for irony, Michael Challinger tells the story of how this group of 150 Aussies was seconded to help protect the British from a rear guard attack from northern Russia. Stationed in the small town of Arkhangel, the soldiers became embroiled in what was to become the Russian revolution, as they battled not only the Bolsheviks but also extreme cold, hostility from locals, and a 25-kilometer front line. Two of these Australians soldiers went on to win Victoria Crosses and are perhaps our most neglected war heroes. Anzacs in Arkhangel brings Russian history into focus and reveals how easily the First World War could have been lost. It is a fascinating account of part of the Anzac legend that is not so much forgotten as never known.
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
 Author: J. M. Winter The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century Penguin Studio 1996 Format: PDF Pages: 440 Language: English Size: 52 MB
Fort Douaumont (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Christina Holstein Fort Douaumont Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe 2010 Format: EPUB Pages: 192 Size: 45 Mb Language: English This fully revised second edition of Christina Holstein's acclaimed Battleground guide to Fort Douaumont will be essential reading for students of the Battle of Verdun, for visitors to the battlefield, and for anyone who is interested in the history of twentieth-century fortifications.The battle, which lasted from 21 February to 15 December 1916, was a turning point in the First World War, and Fort Douaumont was at the heart of it. In 1914 the fort was the strongest and most modern of the fortifications around Verdun and it formed the keystone of the French defense in the area.
Airfields and Airmen of the Channel Coast (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Mike O'Connor Airfields and Airmen of the Channel Coast Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe 2005 Format: EPUB Pages: 192 Size: 5 Mb Language: English In this latest addition to the Airfields and Airmen Series, Mike O'Connor describes the dramatic air actions that took place along the Belgian and North France coastline during The Great War.In addition to the Royal Fighting Corps and RAF aspect this volume covers the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and Belgian Air Service (AMB) as well as the German Naval Air Service.
The Experience of World War I
 Author: J. M. Winter The Experience of World War I Oxford University Press 1989 Format: PDF Pages: 264 Language: English Size: 63 MB In The Experience of World War I, J.M. Winter marshalls a comprehensive range of historical materials, hundreds of vivid illustrations, and numerous eye-witness accounts to provide an illuminating and gripping chronicle of this cataclysmic event and its aftermath. This is an examination of the costs of the First World War, considering the direct political, material and human consequences and shows how the Great War left an indelible imprint on the cultural life of the West, drawing on chronologies, biographies and maps.
Top Secret Files: World War I: Spies, Secret Missions, and Hidden Facts from World War I
 Author: Stephanie Bearce Top Secret Files: World War I: Spies, Secret Missions, and Hidden Facts from World War I Prufrock Press ISBN: 1618212419 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 8,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 128 Flame throwers, spy trees, bird bombs, and Hell Fighters were all a part of World War I, but you won't learn that in your history books! Uncover long-lost secrets of spies like Howard Burnham, "The One Legged Wonder," and nurse-turned-spy, Edith Cavell. Peek into secret files to learn the truth about the Red Baron and the mysterious Mata Hari. Then build your own Zeppelin balloon and mix up some invisible ink. It's all part of the true stories from the Top Secret Files of History. Take a look if you dare, but be careful! Some secrets are meant to stay hidden...
The Origins of the First World War
 Author: James Joll The Origins of the First World War Longman Group 1984 Format: PDF Pages: 244 Language: English Size: 41 MB The outbreak of the First World War has always presented a challenge to historians: they have sought to understand its causes in many different ways, from many different angles, and with very different results. The subject has a double fascination for the modern reader, therefore, since the debate throws light not only on the crisis of July-August 1914 itself, but also on the very nature of historical explanation and causality.
Battleground: Somme - Boom Ravine
 Author: Trevor Pidgeon Battleground: Somme - Boom Ravine Pen & Sword 1998 Format: ePub (e-book) Pages: 123 Language: English Size: 30.5 MB
World War I Companion
 Author: Matthias Strohn World War I Companion Osprey Publishing Osprey General Military ISBN: 1782001883 2013 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 271 Size: 4 Mb Language: English The pieces in this book form an excellent introduction to the military history of World War I that will also prove valuable to specialists in the subject.’ Professor Gary Sheffield World War I changed the face of the 20th century. For four long years the major European powers, later joined by America, fought in a life or death struggle that would topple the crowned heads of Europe and redraw the map of the Continent. It was a conflict unparalleled in its scale, which in turn fuelled devastatingly rapid developments in military technology, technique and innovation as the belligerent powers sought to break the deadlock on the Western Front and elsewhere. In the centenary of the outbreak of the conflict, 14 renowned historians from around the world examine some of the key aspects of the war, providing a wide-ranging analysis of the whole conflict beyond but including the stalemate in the trenches of the Western Front.
A Naval History of World War I
 Author: Paul G. Halpern A Naval History of World War I Naval Institute Press 1995 ISBN: 1557503524 Format: EPUB Size: 6,9 МБ Language: English Pages: 616 There have been a number of studies published on the activities of British and German navies during World War I, but little on naval action in other arenas. This book offers for the first time a balanced history of the naval war as a whole, viewed from the perspective of all participants in all major theaters. The author's earlier examination The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1914-1918, centered on submarine activities and allied efforts to counteract this new menace. With this welcome sequel he again takes the reader beyond those World War I operations staged on the North Sea. Halpern's clear and authoritative voice lends a cohesiveness to this encompassing view of the Italians and Austrians in the Adriatic; the Russians, Germans, and Turks in the Baltic and Black Seas; and French and British in the Mediterranean.
The German Army on the Western Front 1917-1918 (Images of War)
 Author: David Bilton The German Army on the Western Front 1917-1918 (Images of War) Pen and Sword 2007 Format: EPUB Pages: 176 Size: 73 Mb This highly illustrated book covers the German retreat from the Somme, through the defensive battles of 1917, the Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle) of early 1918, to the final Allied offensive from August to the end of the War. The post-Armistice events are also covered as the implications of defeat sunk in on an exhausted nation and its shattered army.
Zeppelin Nights London in the First World War
 Author: Jerry White Zeppelin Nights London in the First World War Bodley Head ISBN: 1847921655 2014 Format: PDF Size: 74,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 368 11pm, Tuesday 4 August 1914: with the declaration of war London becomes one of the greatest killing machines in human history. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers pass through the capital on their way to the front; wounded men are brought back to be treated in London’s hospitals; and millions of shells are produced in its factories. The war changes London life for ever. Women escape the drudgery of domestic service to work as munitionettes. Full employment puts money into the pockets of the London poor for the first time. Self-appointed moral guardians seize the chance to clamp down on drink, frivolous entertainment and licentious behaviour. As the war drags on, gloom often descends on the capital. And at night London is plunged into darkness for fear of German bombers and Zeppelins that continue to raid the city. Yet despite daily casualty lists, food shortages and enemy bombing, Londoners are determined to get on with their lives and flock to cinemas and theatres, dance halls and shebeens, firmly resolved not to let Germans or puritans spoil their enjoyment. Peopled with patriots and pacifists, clergymen and thieves, bluestockings and prostitutes, Jerry White’s magnificent panorama reveals a struggling yet flourishing city.
Bomber Parade: Headliners in Bomber Plane History
 Author: C. B. Colby Bomber Parade: Headliners in Bomber Plane History Coward-McCann,Inc. 1960 Format: PDF Pages: 54 Language: English Size: 22.7 MB A review of bombers from World War I models to the planes of tomorrow, with pictures and easy-to-read text.
A Doctor in the Great War: Unseen Photographs of Life in the Trenches
 Author: Andrew Davidson A Doctor in the Great War: Unseen Photographs of Life in the Trenches Atria Books/Marble Arch Press ISBN: 1476777551 2014 Format: EPUB Size: 36,7 МБ Language: English Pages: 320 Featuring 250 previously unknown photographs, this is the extraordinary true story of a young doctor whose photos left behind an astonishing firsthand account of life at the front of World War I. As a twenty-five-year-old medical officer and one of the first doctors to win the Military Cross, Fred Davidson took countless photographs while he served in the trenches from 1914-1915. Though he took them illegally, more than 250 of the photographs shot by Davidson and his fellow officers survived and are now shared for the first time in this harrowing, eye-catching, and poignant narrative of the Great War. In A Doctor in the Great War, author Andrew Davidson—the grandson of Fred—depicts the everyday lives of soldiers, both on and off duty: from the parade ground at Glasgow’s Maryhill to the brothels of Armentieres, from the band of brothers who dubbed themselves “Old Contemptibles” to the original folding Kodak and Ansco cameras they used. It is the story of the 1st Cameronians, who achieved notoriety for selling the Great War’s earliest front line photographs. And it is a deeply personal account of the pictures that have been passed down for three generations, describing the men who fought with Fred Davidson, the conditions they served in, the battles they saw, and the horrors they endured. A must-have for history and photography enthusiasts alike, this glimpse of the War to End All Wars is an unusually intimate portrait that will engulf you in the lives of soldiers and leave you humbled and amazed.
Battleground Somme - Flers & Gueudecourt
 Author: Trevor Pidgeon Battleground Somme - Flers & Gueudecourt Pen & Sword 2000 Format: ePub (e-book) Pages: 116 Language: English Size: 7 MB Flers is of course best remembered for the first use of tanks in modern war. But the battles at Flers and Gueudecourt were also memorable as forming part of the last great advance of the British Army in this slogging match that was the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
Handbook Of The German Army In War. January 1917
 Author: Collective Handbook Of The German Army In War. January 1917 EP Publishing 1973 Format: PDF Pages: 143 Language: English Size: 17 MB This work was compiled by British Military Intelligence and is part of a series that brings together an overview of the state of the German Army at the period preceding the armistice. It existed in at least two earlier editions from January 1917 and April 1918. The work covers many aspects of the German army including training, mobilisation, command and organisation, weapons, signals, transportation, medical and veterinary services and uniforms. This handbook would have informed the perception of the German army from a British perspective in the years following the war.
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