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 Aisne 1914 (Battleground Europe) 
 Author: Jerry Murland Aisne 1914 Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe 2013 Format: EPUB Pages: 208 Size: 50 Mb Language: English The 1914 Battle of the Aisne, officially from 12 - 15 September, came about as a result of the German retirement from the Battle of the Marne, which took place further south as the huge conscript armies of France and Germany jostled for position almost within sight of Paris. By the time the British arrived on the Aisne, the battle line stretched some 150 miles from Noyon in the west to Verdun in the east and it was only along a tiny fifteen-mile sector in the middle that The British Expeditionary Force was engaged. However, it fought bitter engagements, which took place in difficult conditions and casualties were heavy. The Aisne fighting was the final attempt by the allies to follow through from the success of the Marne. It also marked the successful establishment by the Germans of a sound defensive line on this part of the front.
Anzac: The Landing
 Author: Stephen Chambers Anzac: The Landing Pen and Sword Battleground Europe 2008 Format: EPUB Pages: 208 Size: 27 Mb Language: English The Anzac legend was born on the shores of Gallipoli during the historic morning of 25th April 1915. Landing on a hostile beach, under the cover of darkness, the Anzacs moved inland rapidly, but the response of the Ottoman forces was equally quick. The outcome of the campaign was arguably sealed during the first day, when the door for an Anzac victory was closed.
Invasion 1914: The Schlieffen Plan to the Battle of the Marne
 Invasion 1914: The Schlieffen Plan to the Battle of the Marne Author: Ian Senior Osprey Publishing Osprey General Military ISBN: 978 1472803351 2014 Language: English Pages: 456 Format: PDF (e-book) Size: 5,6 MB For a century, accounts of the German invasion of France and the opening year of the First World War have been dominated by histories of British troops and their experience in battle, despite the fact that the British Expeditionary Force comprised just four divisions, while the French and Germans fielded 60 each. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War, Invasion 1914 examines how the German invasion of France and Belgium came agonizingly close to defeating the French armies, capturing Paris and ending the First World War before the end of the year. Ian Senior reveals how the initial German strategy revolved around, and in part depended on, rapid victory over the French, and how the failure to achieve this resulted in the surprisingly fluid battles of the early days of the war deteriorating into the trench-based warfare which was to see the war drag on for another four years of unprecedented slaughter. Weaving together strategic analysis, diary entries, eyewitness accounts and interview transcripts from soldiers on the ground with consummate skill, this narrative is a timely investigation into the dramatic early months of the war, as the fate of Europe hung in the balance.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle East
 Author: Martin Sieff The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle East (Politically Incorrect Guides) Regnery Publishing 2008 Format: PDF Size: 15.8 Mb Language: English Why most of what you think you know about the Middle East is wrong The Middle East: a region that's almost never off the front pages, yet one most Americans know little about. The mainstream media and Ivy League academics only make matters worse by casting everything in the usual politically correct mold: Arab terrorists are just desperate freedom fighters, and the region's one free democracy--Israel--is the oppressor, not least because of its alliance with America. And if Islamic extremism is a problem, the establishment tells us, it's only because it's rooted in that source of all evils: religion. A different strain of political correctness has seeped into some minds on the right--most notably the Bush administration, which, so ready to buy into the egalitarian myths we are all taught, believed that Western-style democracy could flourish anywhere. Now, in The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to the Middle East, veteran Middle East correspondent Martin Sieff puts the lie to all these myths and clichés, giving you everything you need to know about the region to understand its past, its present, and its possible future. In The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to the Middle East, you'll learn: - How, for three decades, the British supported parliamentary democracy throughout the Middle East, but it didn't work - Why Britain's post-World War I Middle East policy was a comedy of errors and incompetence that soon escalated into tragedy - Where America went wrong in Iraq: how U.S. policymakers vastly underestimated the intransigent, unsophisticated, and anti-Western nature of its competing communities - How Saudi Arabia's security forces defeated al Qaeda--and why you never heard about it - How the Muslim nations of the Middle East took an irrevocable turn toward radical Islam not in the tenth century or after the fall of Baghdad to the Mongols in the thirteenth century--but in 1979 - How the Arab states openly declared their determination to prevent a Jewish state from being born in 1947--twenty years before the West Bank and Gaza were first occupied The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to the Middle East is a bold first step toward facing the hard truths necessary for peace.
The War on Hospital Ships 1914-1918
 Author: Stephen McGreal The War on Hospital Ships 1914-1918 Pen and Sword Maritime ISBN: 1844158586 2009 Format: EPUB Pages: 272 Size: 4 Mb Language: English It is often said "The first casualty of war is the truth" and there is no better example of this than the furore caused by the claims and counterclaims of the British and German Governments at the height of the First World War. Wounded allied personnel were invariably repatriated by hospital ships, which ran the gauntlet of mined waters and gambled on the humanity of the U- Boat commanders. For, contrary to the terms of the Geneva Convention, on occasions Germany had sunk the unarmed hospital ships under the pretense they carried reinforcement troops and ammunition. The press seized on these examples of 'Hun Barbarity', especially the drowning of noncombatant female nurses.
Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War 1914-18 (
 Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War 1914-18 Author: Robert Jackson Osprey Publishing Osprey Digital General ISBN: 978 1472802699 2013 Language: English Pages: 111 Format: PDF (e-book) Size: 17,1 MB Before World War I the Geneva Convention established ‘rules’ for the treatment of Prisoners of War, and all belligerents during the war were to adhere to them; however, the rules were in many ways ambiguous and as a result, the treatment of POWs varied from nation to nation. In this book Robert Jackson examines the treatment POWs received from both sides of the lines, from British airmen shot down to German POWs and from American escapes to the armistice.
Posters from World War One 1914 - 1918
 Author: Deutsches Historisches Museum Posters from World War One 1914 - 1918 DISKUS 1996 Format: iso Language : ENG + GER Size: 96,3 МБ Posters from World War One 1914 - 1918. Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin The historian of the future, wrote the journal Das Plakat in the final year of World War One, should give the poster archives more than just a cursory glance, as the World War poster revealed a great deal about the psyche of the masses. For all the nations involved in World War One, the "war of pictures" promoted an expectation of victory, a readiness to make sacrifices and the will to stay the course. The fame of the poster designers, the numerous poster competitions and the numbers of posters printed demonstrate the importance attributed to picture propaganda. Hans Sachs, the editor of the journal, recommended the posters as a worthy subject for collection, providing as they did insight into artistic achievements in the field of propaganda and into the self-image of the respective warring parties. His recommendation was justified. In the four years of the war the poster artists of Europe and America presided over the coming of age of the political poster of the 20th century. The crisis within the community of European nations called forth a pictorial world which would continue to shape the image of one nation in the eyes of its neighbour until the middle of the century, with the most striking examples enduring even to the present day. This is particularly true of French and English posters which employed extreme images of the enemy to terrify the population or outstanding creative designs to canvass support for mobilization. America's entry into the war in 1917 raised the quality of poster propaganda still further.
The Endurance Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
 Author: Caroline Alexander The Endurance Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition K n o p f ISBN: 0375404031 1998 Format: EPUB Size: 20,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 224 In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. Weaving a treacherous path through the freezing Weddell Sea, they had come within eighty-five miles of their destination when their ship, Endurance, was trapped fast in the ice pack. Soon the ship was crushed like matchwood, leaving the crew stranded on the floes. Their ordeal would last for twenty months, and they would make two near-fatal attempts to escape by open boat before their final rescue. Drawing upon previously unavailable sources, Caroline Alexander gives us a riveting account of Shackleton's expedition--one of history's greatest epics of survival. And she presents the astonishing work of Frank Hurley, the Australian photographer whose visual record of the adventure has never before been published comprehensively. Together, text and image re-create the terrible beauty of Antarctica, the awful destruction of the ship, and the crew's heroic daily struggle to stay alive, a miracle achieved largely through Shackleton's inspiring leadership.
Pals on the Somme 1916
 Author: Roni Wilkinson Pals on the Somme 1916 Pen and Sword Military 2006 Format: EPUB Pages: 224 Size: 10 Mb Language: English Pals on the Somme covers the history of all the Pals Battalions who fought on the Somme during the First World War. The book looks at the events which led to the war and how the 'Pals' phenomenon was born. It considers the attitude and social conditions in Britain at the time. It covers the training and equipping of the Battalions, the preparations for the 'Big Push', 1st July 1916, and going over the top, and how each battalion fared, failed or succeeded. It looks at how they Battalions had to undergo a change after the 1st July, due to the heavy casualties, and the final victory in 1918, and how the battalions were eventually amalgamated.The final chapter examines how each area coped in the aftermath of losing their men in the three year slaughter. It covers the organizations and visits to the Battlefields as they are today.
Attack on the Somme: Haig's Offensive 1916
 Author: Martin Pegler Attack on the Somme: Haig's Offensive 1916 (Campaign Chronicles) Pen and Sword Military ISBN: 1844153975 2006 Format: EPUB Pages: 192 Size: 10 Mb Language: English The Battle of the Somme is fixed in the country's collective memory as a disaster - probably the most bloody episode in the catalogue of futile offensives launched by the British on the Western Front. Over five months of desperate fighting in 1916 the British wrestled with the Germans for control of a narrow strip of innocuous French countryside. When the fighting petered out the British had barely pushed back the Germans from their original positions for a combined casualty figure of over a million men. But after 80 years this notorious episode in western military history deserves to be reassessed. Previously unpublished eyewitness accounts are used to give a fascinating first-hand view of the immediate experience of the fighting.
St Quentin (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Helen McPhail St Quentin (Battleground Europe) Pen and Sword Military 2000 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 14 Mb Language: English After the First World War, how many thousands of British families would have proud or bitter reason to remember the name St Quentin? At least eight Divisions, 23 Brigades, 74 Battalions an enormous number of fighting men, a weight of experience, courage, defeat and victory, all to be traced through these fields and villages round the city. There is much to honour here: exhausted British troops marching south in the Retreat from Mons in August 1914, resistance attacks on the Hindenburg Line in 1917, desperate feats of arms in the final German onslaught in the Spring of 1918.
Letters from the Front From the First World War to the Present Day
 Letters from the Front From the First World War to the Present Day (General Military) Osprey Publishing 2014 ISBN: 1472803345 Format: EPUB Size: 6,1 МБ Language: English Pages: 272 Similar to Letters From Iwo Jima and All Quiet On The Western Front, this book tells the story of young men from many nations thrown into the crucible of war, fighting not just to survive, but to understand what was happening to them and their comrades. It tells it in the words of the soldiers themselves, in their letters home. A legacy of an empire and a nation at war, Love, Tommy, is a collection of letters housed at Imperial War Museums sent by British and Commonwealth troops from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa from the front line of war to their loved ones at home. Poignant expressions of love, hope and fear sit alongside amusing anecdotes, grumbles about rations and thoughtful reflections, eloquently revealing how, despite the passage of time, many experiences of the fighting man are shared in countless wars and battles. From the muddy trenches of the Somme to frozen ground of the Falklands to the heat and dust of Iraq, these letters are the ordinary soldier's testament to life on the front line.
Canada's Great War Album: Our Memories of the First World War
 Author: Mark Collin Reid Canada's Great War Album: Our Memories of the First World War HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 224 Size: 119 Mb Language: English Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, Canada's Great War Album is an unprecedented and remarkable collection of Canadian photographs, memorabilia, and stories of the war. Two years ago, Canada's History Society invited Canadians to tell their family stories from the First World War. The response was overwhelming and assembled for the first time are their personal stories and photographs that together form a compelling and moving account of the war. Canada's Great War Album also includes contributions from Peter Mansbridge, Charlotte Gray, J.L. Granatstein, Christopher Moore, Jonathan Vance, and Tim Cook. In the spirit of the bestselling 100 Photos That Changed Canada, the war that changed Canada forever is reflected here in words and pictures.
Gommecourt (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Nigel Cave Gommecourt Pen and Sword Battleground Europe 1998 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 7 Mb Language: English The Battle of Gommecourt took place during t he Somme campaign and served as the main diversion to the Bi g Push of July 1st 1916. This guide to the battle gives deta ils of the attack, and also looks at how the battleground lo oks today.
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front August 1914 - April 1915: Mons to Hill 60
 Author: Paul Oldfield Victoria Crosses on the Western Front August 1914 - April 1915: Mons to Hill 60 Pen and Sword Military 2014 Format: EPUB Pages: 352 Size: 37 Mb Language: English The book is designed for the armchair reader as much as the battlefield visitor. A detailed account of each VC action sets it in the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close, where the VCs were won. Photographs of the battle sites illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each VC recipient and photographs.
In Search of the Zeppelin War: The Archaeology of the First Blitz
 Author: Neil Faulkner, Nadia Durrani In Search of the Zeppelin War: The Archaeology of the First Blitz Tempus Publishing 2008 Format: PDF Pages: 157 Language: English Size: 31.8 MB This book comprises a full introduction to the history and archaeology of the first strategic bombing campaign in history—the Zeppelin raids over Britain in 1915–1918—based on pioneering new excavations and archive research. This is the story of the initial Blitz and the first Battle of Britain, featuring a full report on the first ever excavation of a Zeppelin crash site and also covering airfields, gun sites, searchlights, and radio listening posts. This illustrated book features contemporary accounts alongside the accounts and photographs from the excavations, including Hunstanton, Monkhams, Chingford and North Weald Basset, the Lea Valley, Potters Bar, and Theberton. Written in a collaboration between academic archaeologists and aviation enthusiasts/metal detectorists, this fascinating project is the subject of a BBC2 Timewatch documentary.
The Germans in Flanders 1915-1916
 Author: David Bilton The Germans in Flanders 1915-1916 Pen and Sword Military Images of War 2012 Format: EPUB Pages: 176 Size: 14 Mb Language: English The book covers the actions of the German Army in the Low Countries during 1915 and 1916. In its broad compass it looks at the battles with the French, Belgians and British, concentrating mostly on the latter. Both 1915 and 1916 were very active years for the Central Powers and the Allies. After a quiet start with minor fighting April 1915 saw gas attacks against Hill 60, followed by 2nd Ypres and intermittent attacks throughout the remainder of the year.
Battleground: Ypres - Airfields & Airmen
 Author: Mike O'Connor Battleground: Ypres - Airfields & Airmen Pen & Sword 2000 Format: ePub (e-book) Pages: 145 Language: English Size: 5 MB This is the first book in the Battleground Europe Series discovering the airfields and airmen of the Great War. It is sometimes forgotten that the Wright Brother's first flight took place only in 1903; yet fifteen years later the Royal Air Force had over 20,000 aircraft of all types including night bombers.This book takes the reader to the sites of the airfields used by the Royal Flying Corps in the vicinity of the Ypres Salient. These fields were basic in the extreme compared with airbases of WW2 and today; flattish ground hitherto used for agriculture purposes trampled down by men and vehicles. It was here that the primitive aircraft were based, surrounded by a tented camp and temporary buildings.Yet out of such places the great legendary air aces of the war operated. The book also reveals the locations of many killed whilst engaged in combat flying.Pilots from other countries (French, German etc) are also covered.
Pozieres (Battleground Europe)
 Author: Graham Keach Pozieres Pen and Sword Military Battleground Europe 2011 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 27 Mb Language: English The village sits on top of the ridge that bears its name, a ridge that was an objective on the 1st July 1916. As it was, the whole position was not finally cleared until early September 1916 as German, Australian and British troops fought tenaciously over it.
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