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 Gas! Gas! Quick, Boys!: How Chemistry Changed the First World War 
 Author: Michael Freemantle Gas! Gas! Quick, Boys!: How Chemistry Changed the First World War Spellmount 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 196 Size: 3 Mb 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, gas to anesthetic, khaki to camouflage, chemistry was truly the alchemy of the war. This history explores its dangers and its healing potential, revealing how the arms race was also a race for chemistry, to the extent that Germany's thirst for fertilizer to feed the creation of their shells nearly starved the nation. It answers question such as: What is cordite? What is lyddite? What is mustard gas? What is phosgene? What is gunmetal? This is a true picture of the horrors of the "Chemists' War."
Nieuport 11/16 Bebe vs Fokker Eindecker: Western Front 1916
 Author: Jon Guttman Nieuport 11/16 Bebe vs Fokker Eindecker: Western Front 1916 Osprey Publishing Osprey Duel 59 ISBN: 1782003533 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 82 Size: 4 Mb Language: English The appearance in July 1915 of the Fokker E I heralded a reign of terror over the Western Front that the Allies called the ‘Fokker Scourge’. The French Nieuport 11 was one type desperately thrown into action to counter the Fokkers. The swirling dogfights between this fighter – and its more powerful but more unwieldy stablemate, the Nieuport 16 – and a succession of improved Fokkers, the E II, E III and E IV, came to symbolise air combat in World War I.
Vimy Ridge (Battleground Europe)
Author: Nigel Cave
Vimy Ridge (Battleground Europe)
Pen and Sword Military
2013
Format: EPUB
Pages: 208
Size: 45 Mb
Language: English
The latest in the Battleground Europe series of books covers the activities of the French army, the British occupation of the Vimy sector, Easter 1917 and the start of the Battle of Arras, in addition to sections on car tours, memorials and cemeteries.
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Western Front 1914-1916: Mons, La Cataeu, Loos, the Battle of the Somme
 Author: Martin Mace Western Front 1914-1916: Mons, La Cataeu, Loos, the Battle of the Somme Pen and Sword Military The War Despatches Series 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 196 Size: 7 Mb Language: English From the moment the German army moved quietly into Luxemburg on 2 August 1914, to the Armistice on 11 November 1918, the fighting on the Western Front in France and Flanders never stopped. There were quiet periods, just as there were the most intense, savage, huge-scale battles. The war on the Western Front can be thought of as being in three phases: first, a war of movement as Germany attacked France and the Allies sought to halt it; second, the lengthy and terribly costly siege warfare as the entrenched lines proved impossible to crack (late 1914 to mid-1918); and finally a return to mobile warfare as the Allies applied lessons and technologies forged in the previous years.
Breaking the Fortress Line 1914
 Author: Clayton Donnell Breaking the Fortress Line 1914 Pen and Sword Military 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 222 Size: 35 Mb Language: English Breaking the Fortress Line 1914 offers a fascinating new perspective on the German offensive against France and Belgium in 1914. In graphic detail it describes the intense fighting that took place around the forts and fortified cities that stood in the path of the German invasion. The ordeal began with the German assault on the mighty fortress of Liège. They took twelve days to batter their way through the ‘Gateway to Belgium’, losing tens of thousands of men in repeated frontal assaults, and they had to bring up the heaviest siege artillery ever used to destroy the defenses.
Desperate Glory: The Story of WWI
 Author: John Wilson Desperate Glory: The Story of WWI Napoleon and Co ISBN: 1894917421 2008 Format: EPUB Size: 7,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 104 There have been many books written about World War One, for all ages. This conflagration shaped the world we live in today and caused horrible tragedy for untold numbers of families around the world. This book in our illustrated historical series for ages nine to twelve presents the story and issues of the war in a clear, concise and objective manner, accompanied on every page by photographs, original sketches or maps. Focussing on social as well as political issues, specifically including the North American perspective, author John Wilson is able to present the very complex issues of the war and its effect on the world with depth and compassion. This book will be a very useful tool for educators in explaining the how's and why's of this most important period in world history.
World War I in 100 Objects
 World War I in 100 Objects Author: Peter Doyle Plume 2014 ISBN: 0142181595 Pages: 352 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 70 MB A dynamic social history commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. General readers and history buffs alike have made bestsellers of books like A History of the World in 100 Objects. In that tradition, this handsome commemorative volume gives a unique perspective on one of the most pivotal and volatile events of modern history. In World War I in 100 Objects, military historian Peter Doyle shares a fascinating collection of items, from patriotic badges worn by British citizens to field equipment developed by the United States. Beautifully photographed, each item is accompanied by the unique story it tells about the war, its strategy, its innovations, and the people who fought it.
Airfields & Airmen: Ypres (Battleground Europe)
Author: Mike O'Connor
Airfields & Airmen: Ypres (Battleground Europe)
Pen and Sword Military
2004
Format: EPUB
Pages: 160
Size: 5 Mb
Language: English
The Battleground Europe series has helped create a new audience for the story of the desperate battles of World War I, But up to now the series has largely been concerned with the ground war. Popular demand has inspired the editors to create a new series of guides to the air war 1914-1918. The first volume is devoted to the Ypres Salient, the northernmost sector of the Western Front. Here the Royal Flying Corps battled the German Imperial Air Service for supremacy over the battlefield, while the Royal Naval Air Service attempted to intercept Germany's Zeppelins and early long-range bombers before they could reach the skies over London.
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War
 Author:Hew Strachan The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War 2014 Oxford University Press; New edition Format:pdf Size:66,3 MB Pages:400 Language:English
World War I: A History
 Author: Hew Strachan World War I: A History Oxford University Press 1998 Format: PDF Pages: 392 Language: English Size: 56 MB The war that shaped the history of the twentieth century. A compelling new history of World War I by an international team of experts. Extensively illustrated to display the war in every aspect, from its causes to its consequences, and the potent legacy which still touches us today.
The Retreat from Mons 1914: South
 Author: Jon Cooksey, Jerry Murland The Retreat from Mons 1914: South Pen and Sword Military Battle Lines 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 152 Size: 36 Mb Language: English The Retreat from Mons 1914: South is the second volume in Pen & Sword’s Battle Lines series to cover the opening campaign of the Great War. It is the essential companion for every visitor who is keen to retrace the path taken by the British Expeditionary Force immediately after the outbreak of the conflict – all the important battle sites of the second stage of the retreat are featured here. Expert guides Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland take visitors over a series of routes that can be walked, biked or driven, explaining the fighting that occurred at each place in vivid detail. They describe what happened, where it happened and why and who was involved, and point out the sights that remain for the visitor to see.
The 1st Marine Division and Its Regiments
 Author: Anna A. Ferrante The 1st Marine Division and Its Regiments CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 0160501016 1999 Format: PDF Size: 6,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 79 The 1st Marine Division and Its Regiments is a narrative of the division and its regiments since its activation in December 1913. This history is based on the official records of the United States Marine Corps and appropriate secondary sources. It is published for the information of those interested in the division and its regiments and the role played and continues to play in adding to Marine Corps traditions and battle honors.
The Soviet Air Force Since 1918
 Author: Alexander Boyd The Soviet Air Force Since 1918 Stein and Day Publishers 1977 Format: PDF Pages: 308 Language: English Size: 32.5 MB thanks to adeda While the Soviet Russian naval buildup made Western headlines, the expansion of their air power went largely unnoticed. By 1977, that air force commanded a larger share of the Soviet Russian defense budget than the navy. This comprehensive book reveals for the first time in English what happened to the air force in the 1930's during Stalin's purges and the drastic effect on operational performance, how in the first three years of World War II the Soviets then reversed the balance of air power against the German Luftwaffe, and how the organization and concepts created during the war determined the kind of air force that was later expanded in the Cold War. Alexander Boyd's fluency in Russian enabled him to use extensively a wide range of then contemporary Russian documentary material which portrayed the men behind the planes: the commanders, the designers, the pilots. Boyd also showed how quickly the Soviets assimilated the technology of the jet and atomic age and how their then new strategic bombers complicated the SALT-2 talks between the Russian government and the United States. THE SOVIET AIR FORCE included production maps and training centers as well as diagrams of the command structure that was in force during the Cold War.
The British Army 1914-1918
 Author: Andrew Rawson The British Army 1914-1918 Spellmount 2014 Format: ePub (e-book) Pages: 299 Language: English Size: 10.4 MB An indispensable guide to the British Army during the First World War covers the men who fought for Britain: from the ‘Old Contemptibles’ – the professionals who stemmed the German advance at the beginning of the war – to the Territorials, the ‘Derby Men’, Kitchener’s ‘New Army’ and the conscripts who eventually defeated the Kaiser’s armies four years later. Andrew Rawson examines the impressive contributions made by the Dominions and the Empire and explores aspects of doctrine, training, communications, strategy and tactics, together with divisional organisations, histories and the roles of the different Arms and Services. He reviews all aspects of the soldier’s everyday life – uniforms, equipment, rations, trench life, leave and military discipline – and profiles the commanders and the legacy of the war in art, as well as providing information on cemeteries and places of interest. It is all here, in one book.
Battleground Gallipoli
 Author: Nigel Steel Battleground Gallipoli Pen & Sword 1998 Format: ePub (e-book) Pages: 208 Language: English Size: 7 MB Gallipoli tells of the disastrous campaign at Gallipoli in 1915 when the allies failed to knock Turkey out of the war. With then and now photographs the book provides detailed historical descriptions of the area and the events, all of which will appeal to the armchair historian and the intrepid visitor to the sites. It will prove an indispensable companion.
The Germans in Flanders 1914
 Author: David Bilton The Germans in Flanders 1914 Pen and Sword Images of War 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 176 Size: 36 Mb Language: English The book follows in photographs, captions and text the German Army's presence in Flanders from its arrival in September 1914 until the summer of 1916.It looks at the Kaiser's Army's battles with the French, Belgians and British, concentrating mostly on the latter and the battles for Ypres (1st Ypres - 1914 and 2nd Ypres - 1915 and the gas attacks). The book is arranged in four sections; detailed text; around 50.000 photos (that are interspersed into the text with captions); a chronological order of events in Flanders and a section on the German divisions that fought there.
Surgeon with the Kaiser's Army
 Author: Stephen Kurt Westmann Surgeon with the Kaiser's Army Pen and Sword Military 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 159 Size: 6 Mb Language: English The Author gave up his medical studies at Freiburg University in 1914 to enlist in the German Army. He was soon involved in bloody hand-to-hand fighting against the French before moving to the Russian front.
Fighting the Kaiser's War: The Saxons in Flanders 1914/1918
 Author: Andrew Lucas, Jürgen Schmieschek Fighting the Kaiser's War: The Saxons in Flanders 1914/1918 Pen and Sword Military 2015 Format: EPUB Pages: 256 Size: 16 Mb Language: English Personal accounts of the Great War experiences of British soldiers are well known and plentiful, but similar accounts from the German side of no man's land are rare. This highly original book vividly describes the wartime lives and ultimate fates of ten Saxon soldiers facing the British in Flanders, revealed through their intimate diaries and correspondence. The stories of these men, from front-line trench fighters to a brigade commander, are in turn used to illustrate the wider story of thousands more who fought and died in Flanders 'for King and Country, Kaiser and Reich' with the Royal Saxon Army. This ground-breaking work is illustrated with over 300 mostly unseen wartime photographs and other images, recording the German experience of the war in human detail and giving a rounded picture of how the Saxons lived and died in Flanders.
The Battle of Bellewaarde: June 1915
 Author: Carole McEntee-Taylor The Battle of Bellewaarde: June 1915 Pen and Sword Military 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 328 Size: 46 Mb Language: English It was 2am on the 16th June 1915 and dawn was slowly breaking over Bellewaarde. It was exceptionally quiet, the troops of 3rd Division were situated on the western edge of Railway Wood and shrouded in a thick mist which reduced visibility and gave the illusion of safety. Across the few yards of no man’s land, the German troops of Reserve Infantry Regiments (RIR) 248 and 246, and Unter-Elsässisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 132 were also blanketed in the thick damp mist.
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