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 Who Killed the Red Baron? The Final Answer 
 Author: P. J. Carisella, James W. Ryan Who Killed the Red Baron? The Final Answer Fawcett Publications, Inc. 1969 Format: PDF Pages: 292 Language: English Size: 51.2 MB The final answer to the half-century old controversy concerning the death of the top flying ace of World War I, Baron Manfred Von Richthofen.
Battle on the Aisne 1914: The BEF and the Birth of the Western Front
 Author: John Sheen Battle on the Aisne 1914: The BEF and the Birth of the Western Front Pen and Sword Military 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 156 Size: 24 Mb Language: English The river Aisne featured prominently in August 1914 during the Retreat from Mons and in September was the scene of bitter fighting when the BEF re-crossed it in their unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the German Army entrenched along the Northern Crest.The fighting was hugely costly to the BEF, which had already fought three major engagements and marched over 200 miles in a month. The three British Corps lost over 700 officers and some 15,000 men. Little wonder one officer wrote that he felt he was 'in the company of ghosts'.Historian Jerry Murland places the Aisne battles in their context, both from the BEF and German viewpoints.
The Forgotten Front: The East African Campaign 1914-1918
 Author: Ross Anderson The Forgotten Front: The East African Campaign 1914-1918 The History Press 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 368 Size: 5 Mb Language: English
Slaughter on the Somme: 1July 1916
 Author: John Grehan, Martin Mace Slaughter on the Somme: 1July 1916 Pen and Sword Military 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 512 Size: 13 Mb Language: English At 07.30 hours on 1 July 1916, the devastating cacophony of the Allied artillery fell silent along the front on the Somme. The ear-splitting explosions were replaced by the shrill sound of hundreds of whistles being blown. At that moment, tens of thousands of British soldiers climbed out from the trenches on their part of the Western Front, and began to make their way steadily towards the German lines opposite. It was the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
The Underwater War: Submarines 1914-1918
 Author: Edwyn Gray The Underwater War: Submarines 1914-1918 Charles Scribner's Sons 1972 Format: PDF Pages: 276 Language: English Size: 36.6 MB When, in 1620, the Dutchman Cornelis Drebbel sailed up the Thames in the world's first submarine and 'calmly dived under the water while he kept the King and several thousand Londoners in the greatest suspense', no one in the watching crowd could have foreseen where his invention would lead. Today, the nuclear-powered missile-submarine stands supreme as the world's most powerful warship. Able to circumnavigate the globe without surfacing, it can sail beneath the polar ice-caps, and travel 120,000 miles without refueling. And, at the touch of a button, its megaton destructive power can obliterate half a continent.
Scandinavia in the First World War: Studies in the War Experience of the Northern Neutrals
 Author: Claes Ahlund Scandinavia in the First World War: Studies in the War Experience of the Northern Neutrals Nordic Academic Press ISBN: 9187121573 2013 Format: EPUB Size: 20,3 МБ Language: English Pages: 360 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all managed to stay out of World War I, but all three countries were deeply affected by it. Opening with a systematically comparative introduction to the history of the Scandinavian countries during that time period, this account then presents 13 case studies examining the impact of the war on these neutral entities. From inflation and the shortage of consumer goods to widespread poverty and political unrest—not to mention the thousands of Scandinavian soldiers who participated in the war—this unique compilation analyzes the military and economic consequences as well as the vital political and social issues raised by the conflict.
The Early Birds of War: The Daring Pilots and Fighter Airplanes of World War I
 Author: Thomas R Funderburk The Early Birds of War: The Daring Pilots and Fighter Airplanes of World War I Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1968 Format: PDF Pages: 176 Language: English Size: 17.5 MB A detailed, fully illustrated overview of the various planes, and by extension the pilots, used in World War I.
Gallipoli: The Dardanelles Disaster in Soldiers' Words and Photographs
 Gallipoli: The Dardanelles Disaster in Soldiers' Words and Photographs Author: Richard van Emden, Stephen Chambers Bloomsbury Publishing 2015 ISBN: 978-1408856154 Pages: 352 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 46 MB Presenting more than 150 never-before-published photographs of the campaign, many taken by the soldiers themselves, together with unpublished written material from British, Anzac, French, and Turkish sources, including eyewitness accounts of the landings, this is an unrivaled account of what really happened at Gallipoli Van Emden's gripping narrative and lucid analysis of Churchill's infamous operation complements Stephen Chambers's evocative images, showing how the rapid spread of diseases like dysentery, the lack of clean water and food, and the tremendous losses on both sides affected morale, until finally in January 1916, in what were the best-laid plans of the entire disastrous campaign, the Allies successfully fooled the Turkish forces and evacuated their troops from the peninsula with no additional casualties. Here, leading First World War historian Richard van Emden and Gallipoli expert Stephen Chambers have produced an entirely fresh, personal, and illuminating study of one of the Great War's most catastrophic events.
World War I: War in the Trenches (World Wars)
 Author: Ole Steen Hansen World War I: War in the Trenches (World Wars) Raintree Steck-Vaughn 2001 Format: PDF Pages: 72 Language: English Size: 13.3 MB This book addresses key questions such as: how did the Allies and Germany become so literally entrenched and unable to make any significant progress; What strategic philosophies caused generals on all sides to accept such a horrendous loss of life; and, What was life like for ordinary soldiers fighting and living in the trenches. It includes an analysis of the key battles of Verdun, the Somme and the third battle of Ypres - otherwise known as Passchendaele, or the 'battle of the mud'.
The Outbreak of the First World War: Structure, Politics, and Decision-Making
 Author: Jack S. Levy, John A. Vasquez The Outbreak of the First World War: Structure, Politics, and Decision-Making Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107042453 2014 Format: PDF Size: 15,8 МБ Language: English Pages: 320 The First World War had profound consequences both for the evolution of the international system and for domestic political systems. How and why did the war start? Offering a unique interdisciplinary perspective, this volume brings together a distinguished group of diplomatic historians and international relations scholars to debate the causes of the war. Organized around several theoretically based questions, it shows how power, alliances, historical rivalries, militarism, nationalism, public opinion, internal politics, and powerful personalities shaped decision-making in each of the major countries in the lead up to war. The emphasis on the interplay of theory and history is a significant contribution to the dialogue between historians and political scientists, and will contribute to a better understanding of the war in both disciplines.
Pillars of Fire: The Battle of Messines Ridge June 1917
 Author: Ian Passingham Pillars of Fire: The Battle of Messines Ridge June 1917 The History Press 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 256 Size: 12 Mb Language: English Gentleman, we may not make history tomorrow, but we shall certainly change the geography," so said General Plumer the day before 600 tons of explosives were detonated under the German position on Messines Ridge. The explosion was heard by Lloyd George in Downing Street and as far away as Dublin. Until 1918, Messines was the only clear cut Allied victory on the Western Front, coming at a time when Britain and her allies needed it most: boosting Allied morale and shattering that of the Germans. Precisely orchestrated, Messines was the first true all-arms modern battle which brought together artillery, engineers, infantry, tanks, aircraft and administrative units from a commonwealth of nations to defeat the common enemy.
Retreat of I Corps 1914 (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Jerry Murland Retreat of I Corps 191 Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 139 Size: 24 Mb Language: English On 23 August 1914 it was only the two divisions of General Smith-Dorrien’s II Corps that were directly engaged with the German First Army along the line of the Mons-Conde Canal. As the British Expeditionary Force withdrew from Mons and bivouacked around Bavay on 25 August, Sir John French and his GHQ advisors – unsure of the condition of the routes through the Forêt de Mormal - ordered the British Expeditionary Force to continue their retirement the next day and to avoid the 35 square miles of forest roads.
British Battalions on the Western Front
 Author: Ray Westlake British Battalions on the Western Front Pen and Sword 2000 Format: EPUB Pages: 256 Size: 4 Mb Language: English Ray Westlake's latest work is a valuable day-to-day guide to the postings and actions of nearly 300 British battalions during this period of numerous experimental re-organizations of regular and volunteer units in preparation for massive later offensives in World War I.
The Outbreak of The First World War: 1914 in Perspective
 Author: D Stevenson The Outbreak of The First World War: 1914 in Perspective St. Martin's Press 1997 Format: PDF Pages: 72 Size: 33 Mb Language: English This book examines why, in 1914, a Balkan conflict escalated into a general European war. It focuses on the decision-making of each Power during the July-August crisis, and analyzes the role of domestic politics, economics, cultural factors, militarism, imperialism, and the international political system. Attention is given to source material and to historiography, notably the controversy surrounding the work of Fritz Fischer. There is an extensive annotated bibliography.
The Affair at Nery: 1 September 1914
 Author: Patrick Takle The Affair at Nery: 1 September 1914 Pen and Sword Battleground Europe 2007 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 5 Mb Language: English Early on 1 September 1914, the Germans surprised 1st Cavalry Brigade harbouring in the little town of Nery. Their initial bombardment caused chaos and destruction and the British took time to organize themselves. The actions of two batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery were eventually so successful that even today there is a battery known as Nery Battery RHA. The Queen's Bay's a cavalry regiment, charged in classic style and the Germans, who mistakenly thought they were out numbered, withdrew with heavy casualties. Of the three VCs, two were posthumous. While a small engagement by later Great War standards, Nery is a classic case study of an artillery duel and cavalry action.
Crossed Currents: Navy Women From WW I to Tailhook
 Author: Jean Ebbert Crossed Currents: Navy Women From WW I to Tailhook Brassey's 1994 Format: PDF Pages: 388 Language: English Size: 49 MB This study is a history of US Navy women from World War I to the present day. It is a comprehensive chronicle that suggests the infamous Tailhook scandal was to be expected. This new edition includes a post-Tailhook chapter that brings this story right up to date, and covers other recent developments in Navy women's ongoing struggle for acceptance.
The Great War: A World War I Historical Collection
 Author: Robert J. Dalessandro The Great War: A World War I Historical Collection Whitman Publishing ISBN: 0794837409 2013 Format: PDF (conv) Size: 16,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 187 From Colonel Robert Dalessandro, director of the U.S. Army's Center of Military History, comes and amazing new account of the First World War. The Great War: A World War I Collector's Vault offers a dramatic new way to experience the breadth and the scope of the "War to End War," from the corridors of power where statesmen and royalty watched the course of battle, to the muddy trenches where the soldiers fought, struggled, and longed for home. Tucked inside the book you'll find replicas of wartime artifacts: aircraft silhouette cards, tank blueprints, a German field-engineering manual, a mimeographed Trench Order and Sector Map, orders from HQ, a press pass into the Versailles Treaty negotiations, and more. Along with these pieces of history, you'll be immersed in a gripping narrative, richly illustrated by seldom-seen images.
Gully Ravine: Gallipoli (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Stephen Chambers Gully Ravine: Gallipoli Pen and Sword Battleground Europe 2003 Format: EPUB Pages: 176 Size: 33 Mb Language: English This book concentrates on Gully Ravine and its immediate area on the western side of the Helles battlefield, Gallipoli. "...Death was at work there,...Death lived there,...Death wandered up and down there and fed on Life." (John Masefield). Here trench fighting raged throughout the campaign, culminating in the Battle of Gully Ravine between 28 June and 5 July 1915. This attack was a successful piece of planning and execution, enabling the British to capture five lines of Turkish trenches, seriously threatening the Turkish hold on the southern tip of the peninsula.
Serre (Battleground Europe)
Author: Nigel Cave
Serre (Battleground Europe)
Pen and Sword Military
2003
Format: EPUB
Pages: 144
Size: 33 Mb
Language: English
The tiny French hamlet of Serre, the norther nmost part of the front for the July 1st 1916 attack is the subject of the fifth of the Battleground Europe series. Thre e other battles at Serre are also covered.
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