1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War, Paperback - Charles Emmerson

Reducere. Today, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter the global economic order and tear Euro...

Encompassing both tragedy and humour, it brings immediacy and intimacy to a moment of deep historical transformation - with consequences that echo ...

The characters who defined the inter-war years are considered in terms of the connections between them, including stories about the inter-war traje...

These poems are an intimate portrait of a life set against the sweeping history of human exile and belonging, from ancient Persia to contemporary A...

Detailing the rediscovery in Moscow of the so-called jewels of Helen and the re-excavation of the site of Troy begun in 1988, which continues to yi...

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Offering a collection of personal and defining moments, this book offers insight into the Great War as it was experienced and as it was remembered.

Inspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War I Au...

The story of life after the Great War: a turning point in historyPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Juliet NicolsonNumber of pages: 416Publicat...

Explores the brutal, heroic and extraordinary final days of the First World War. In this study, the author examines the last days of the war and as...

First major conflict involving large scale use of aircraft. Adolphe Pegoud, the 1st Ace of the First World War. Aircraft - Observations and photogr...

A gripping chronicle of the personal and political rivalries from the birth of Queen Victoria to the unification of Germany during the decades lead...

Sir John Norton-Griffiths rates as one of the most unusual and colourful figures of the period. Written by Tony Bridgland with the assistance of An...

An anthology of first-hand stories of Anzac soldiers in the First World War, from the South Pacific to Gallipoli and from the Western Front to Pale...

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A classic book from the bestselling travel writer and historian, Charles Allen, author of Plain Tales from the Raj, first published by Abacus in 1983.

DescriptionMass population displacement affected millions of Europe's civilians across the different theatres of war in 1914-18. At the end of the ...

Curating the Great War explores the inception and subsequent development of museums of the Great War, and the animating spirit which lay behind the...

Reducere. "A hilarious and insightful journey into the world of restaurant meals."--Mario Batali "Nobody goes to restaurants for nutritional reasons. They go...

DescriptionWinner of the 2015 Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Book PrizeSerbia and the Balkan Front, 1914 is the first history of the Great War to address...

Reducere. A "marvelous" (Sports Illustrated) portrait of the three men whose lives were forever changed by WWI-era Boston and the Spanish flu: baseball star ...

Reducere. Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The Economist World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions...

The third of a three-part series which aims to provide a complete history course for the whole of Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. A teacher...

Extensively researched from a wide range of sources so that theoretical concepts are illuminated with the men's own accounts of lived experience. -- .

Reducere. In Search of the CastawaysorThe Children of Captain GrantCOMPLETE EDITIONJules VerneEdited by Charles F. Horne, Ph.D.In Search of the Castaways (Fr...

Reducere. Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues...

The World at Your Feet takes us on a rollercoaster footballing world tour. Hartley has cleared the goats off a pitch in Africa, played against raci...

Reducere. Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food and spend more time with the people they love. But j...

In the summer of 1932, Maisie Dobbs's career takes an exciting new turn when she accepts an undercover assignment directed by Scotland Yard's Speci...

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Reducere. Based on previously unused French and German sources, this challenging and controversial new analysis of the war on the Western front from 1914 to ...

Fascinating and much forgotten story of Brighton's contribution to the Great War.

Fascinating and much forgotten story of Wirral's contribution to the Great War.

The first-ever book to look at the social history of Tynemouth during the shattering years of the Great War.

A fascinating insight into how the people of Chatham coped with the problems of the First World War

Comprehensive overview of Frome during the Great War.

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The spy novel emerged from the intrigues of the mid-20th centu...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The spy novel emerged from the intrigues of the mid-20th centu...

Everyone has heard of Winnie-the-Pooh, but not everyone knows about the real Canadian bear who lent him her name. Find out all about how she travel...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of conten...

Description"Bascomb has unearthed a remarkable piece of hidden history, and told it perfectly. The story brims with adventure, suspense, daring, an...

Masterly.' - CHARLES VYVYAN, STANDPOINT'Fascinating stuff.' - SPECTATOR'Possibly the finest, most comprehensive analysis of the home front in the G...