Distant Victory is an examination of the great sea fight at Jutland that is more than a mere balance sheet of ships sunk and lives lost, or an account of which fleet fled before the other.
Previous studies of the American Navy's role in World War I have emphasized the combat and logistical tasks such as anti-submarine warfare, convoy protection, and the transportation of military supplies and troops to Europe.
Artillery proved to be the greatest killer on the Western front in World War I, and the use and misuse of artillery was certainly a determining factor in the war^D's outcome.
Capturing the strength of the British Army from 1815 to 1914, this groundbreaking reference presents the most recent research on the most significant wars, campaigns, battles, and leaders.
In this book, Tim Jenkins examines the factory worker poisonings and suspect government procurement procedures that resulted in Allied success in the air during First World War.
In this book, Tim Jenkins examines the factory worker poisonings and suspect government procurement procedures that resulted in Allied success in the air during First World War.
Comme les deux volumes précédents, cet ouvrage constitue la publication présentée et annotée de quelque 280 lettres expédiées en 375 jours (début août 1916 - mi-août 1917) par le jeune soldat forézien Joannès Berger à ses parents.
Con ritmo de western, esta adictiva novela transcurre en la Patagonia de comienzos de XX, en la que marinos, cazadores de ballenas y soldados viven al margen de la ley.
The study of genocide has been appropriate in emphasizing the centrality of the Holocaust; yet, other preceding episodes of mass violence are of great significance.
The study of genocide has been appropriate in emphasizing the centrality of the Holocaust; yet, other preceding episodes of mass violence are of great significance.
The Life of a Medical Officer in WW1 documents the experiences of Captain Harry Gordon Parker and provides a rare insight into the conflict that engulfed Europe from 1914-1918.
Jeune Peul âgé de seulement 17 ans, lorsqu'il s'enrôle volontairement dans l'armée au déclenchement de la Première Guerre mondiale, Moussa Hassane Poullo Diallo quitte son village natal de Diagourou au Niger pour rejoindre les troupes coloniales en route pour l'Europe.
Three 16-year-old friends studying at a boarding school in Kalimpong- Tukai, Norong, and Rupesh experience love, friendship, loyalty but are forced to grow up when they come face-to-face with death, destruction, and violence.
Pourquoi une ancienne réfugiée d’Éthiopie, Izraïla, arrivée enfant dans un camp de Khartoum, assiste-t-elle au procès de l’âme damnée d’Al Mokhtar, l’insaisissable tyran du Soudan ?
Bringing together a diverse collection of primary source documents, this book illuminates the events and experiences of World War I from a variety of perspectives, from soldiers on the front lines to civilians supporting the war effort at home.
Focusing on the war on the Western and Southern fronts and inclusive of material from all sides of the conflict, this book explores the novels and poems of significant soldier-writers alongside important contemporary historical documents.
