"Something Has Gone Crack": New Perspectives on J.R.R. Tolkien in the Great War, Paperback - Janet Brennan Croft

Reducere. "Something has gone crack, " Tolkien wrote about the first death among his tight-knit fellowship of friends in 1916, and the impact of the war haun...

Reducere. Since the earliest scholarship on The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, critics have discussed how the works of J. R. R. Tolkien seem either ...

Reducere. Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spid...

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.

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

Cheltenham in the Great War is the first book to portray the town, its people and the impact of the `war to end all wars' from the declaration of w...

DescriptionBefore the Great War began, Ireland had already began to take up arms. Conflict and political unrest was at the forefront of everyone's ...

First complete account of the Isle of Wight in the Great War. Previously unpublished letters, photographs and memories of the men and women involve...

New angle on the popular 'animal interest' line, profusely illustrated with rarely seen original archival material.

The First World War was fought on two fronts. In a military sense it was fought on the battlefields throughout Europe, the Gallipoli peninsular and...

Explores how Hatlepool reacted to the outbreak of the First World War.

Reveals the war effort of this pioneering island on the home front, alongside its remarkable defences and aviation sites.

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

* Incisive new study of artillery tactics throughout the Great War * Compares artillery tactics of the principal belligerent nations - Britain, Fra...

The Great War helped China emerge from humiliation and obscurity and take its first tentative steps as a full member of the global community. In 19...

Source material giving detailed insight into issues and problems faced on the 'Home Front'.

A rich treasure chest of journals, letters and stories about the men and their animals on the Western Front, by the bestselling author of The Last ...

DescriptionBefore the outbreak of the First World War, the Channel Islands were viewed as they are today; scenic, sunny and relaxing holiday destin...

The first Great War history of a famous cavalry regiment. The North Irish Horse were the first reservist regiment to see action in The Great War.

An incisive biography of E.E. Cummings' early life, including his First World War ambulance service and subsequent imprisonment, inspirations for h...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Edward MadiganNumber of pages: 238Collection: Routledge Studies in First World War HistoryPublication dat...

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

DescriptionImmigrant American soldiers played an important, often underrated role in World War I. Those who were non-citizens had no obligation to ...

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 ...

Publisher: Tommies GuidesAuthor(s): Anne McCoskerNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 224 x 154 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softba...

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

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...