Search Results: Militaria / WWI from Ainsworth Books

Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550544721 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar.; Maps; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.9 inches; 205 pages; "World War I has left as deep a scar on the imaginative landscape of our century as it has on the land where it was fought. Nowhere is that more evident than on the Western Front, a narrow swath of land in which millions of lives were lost. Believing that "history is too important to be left to the professionals," journalist Stephen O'Shea set out to walk the 450 miles through no-man's-land to discover for his generation the meaning of the war. As his walk progresses, O'Shea recreates the shocking battles of the Western Front, and offers an impassioned perspective on the war, the state of the land, and the cultivation of memory." .

South Yorkshire, England: Pen and Sword Military. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2014. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 1783463112 . Short closed tear top front panel of dustjacket ; A near-fine volume in a VG+ DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 14.3 X 9.5 X 0.9 inches; 158 pages; "Written by Captain A. Radclyffe Dugmore of the King’s Own Light Infantry, this personal memoir provides an excellent account of the Great War up to the Battle of the Somme. A wide ranging and perceptive relation of events, Radclyffe Dugmore’s pedigree as a professional writer shines through. In 1914, Radclyffe Dugmore traveled to Belgium as a civilian observer where he was wounded before spending a brief time in German captivity. These experiences gained Radclyffe Dugmore a highly unusual viewpoint for the opening battles of the war, that of a civilian, and later as a participant on the front lines of the Somme. Originally published under the title When The Somme Ran Red in 1918, Radclyffe… Read More

Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 1409422461 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; (Routledge Studies in First World War History); 9.7 X 6.2 X 1.2 inches; 312 pages; "For much of the later nineteenth-century Britain regarded Russia as its main international rival, particularly as regarded the security of its colonial possessions in India. Yet, by 1907 Russia's political revolution, financial collapse and military defeat by Japan, transformed the situation, resulting in an Anglo-Russian rapprochement. As this book makes clear, whilst international affairs lay at the root of this new relationship, personal factors also played an important role in reversing many years of mutual animosity and suspicion. In particular the study explores the influence of the liberal anglophile Count Aleksandr Benckendorff, the Russian ambassador in… Read More

New York: Marble Arch Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1476777551 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 9.8 X 7.1 X 1.2 inches; 320 pages; "Featuring 250 previously unknown photographs, this is the extraordinary true story of a young doctor whose photos left behind an astonishing firsthand account of life at the front of World War I.As a twenty-five-year-old medical officer and one of the first doctors to win the Military Cross, Fred Davidson took countless photographs while he served in the trenches from 1914-1915. Though he took them illegally, more than 250 of the photographs shot by Davidson and his fellow officers survived and are now shared for the first time in this harrowing, eye-catching, and poignant narrative of the Great War.In A Doctor in the Great War, author Andrew Davidson—the grandson of Fred—depicts the everyday lives of soldiers, both on and… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1915. Reprint. Hardcover. DJ chipped and discolored, a few short tears, red cloth binding of book faded where DJ chipped. ; DJ in Mylar, hinges intact; 275 pages .

Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1782002804 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector.; General Military; B&W Photographs; 9.69 X 7.72 X 1.57 inches; 364 pages; "Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterized by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously imagined. This book, with a foreword by Professor Hew Strachan, covers the fighting on all fronts, from Flanders to Tannenberg and from Italy to Palestine. A series of moving extracts from personal letters, diaries and journals bring to life the experiences of soldiers and civilians caught up in the war." .

London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 0049400347 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.5 X 5.5 X 1.0 inches; 276 pages .

Westminster, MD: Osprey Publishing. Very Good+. 2008. First Edition; Tenth Printing. Softcover. 1855321114 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. B&W and color illustrations ; Campaign #8; 9.4 X 7.2 X 0.3 inches; 96 pages; "The Gallipoli expedition of 1915, the brainchild and downfall of Winston Churchill, was designed to knock the Turkish Empire out of the First World War and open a supply route to Russia. The campaign is characterised by the military incompetence of the higher commands, particularly the Allies. However, in spite of this, Gallipoli deserves to be, and is, also remembered for the heroism and resourcefulness of both the British army and the men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. This book details the battles, hardships and eventual evacuation that these men had to go through, in this comprehensive guide to the Gallipoli landings of World War I (1914-1918)." .

London: B. T. Batsford. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. Second Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show some shelf wear and scuffing, DJ has small tears and chipping, with 1" piece missing from DJ top back corner at spine. Sun-faded. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; This was originally published in 1936 under the title 'The War of the Guns' . This is a highly regarded personal account of a gunner 1914-1918 who participated the major battle of WWI .

Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0771007663 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 577 pages; "Based on four years of intensive primary document research, Lawrence in Arabia definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. Sweeping in its action, keen in its portraiture, acid in its condemnation of the destruction wrought by European colonial plots, this is a book that brilliantly captures the way in which the folly of the past creates the anguish of the present." .

Oxford: Osprey Publishing. Very Good. 2008. First Edition. Softcover. 1846032458 . Card covers show very light shelf wear, small crease on bottom forecorner. ; A bright, solid book.; Campaign #193; B&W and Colour Photographs, Maps; 9.7 X 7.4 X 0.7 inches; 96 pages; "Ian Castle tells the story of Germany's air offensive against Britain in World War I (1914-1918), in which, from May 1915 until October 1917, zeppelins dropped thousands of tons of bombs on London. Initially the city was woefully unprotected but an integrated air defense system was progressively developed in response to the early months' destruction and casualties. Over a year was to pass before the first zeppelin was downed over British soil by the Royal Flying Corps but successes then steadily mounted as observation and communication networks improved and new tactics were learned. In his revealing account of a terrifying campaign which was to be repeated only decades later in the Luftwaffe's Blitz, the… Read More

Devon, UK: Arthur H.Stockwell Ltd. Very Good. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. 0722322321 . Card covers show light shelf wear. Previous owner's name on title page. ; A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; 8.19 X 5.35 X 0.79 inches; 236 pages; "MEN OF 18 IN 1918 is the personal experience of a young British infantryman during a remarkable year of European history, the year 1918. The outcome of the First World War and the future shape of Europe depended on the eighteen-year-old youngsters who were suddenly rushed into battle following the German Army breakthrough in the spring of that year. They were inexperienced, and had not finished their training. They matured quickly on the battlefield in France. From March to July they stubbornly defended precarious positions. In August they were Britain's prime assault troops in a 95 day non-stop attack culminating in the end of the four year war in November 1918. Marshal Foch, who had been appointed Commander-in-Chief of all the… Read More

London: Penguin. Very Good+. 2013. Reprint; First Printing. Softcover. 0241952417 . Card covers show light shelf wear. Light toning of pages. Previous owner's bookplate tipped in to half-title page.; A tight solid book. B&W illustrations. This was was first issued as 'They Called It Passchendaele' by Michael Joseph in 1978 ; 5.1 X 0.75 X 7.8 inches; 304 pages; "The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War. A million Tommies, Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917, mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country. Lyn Macdonald's Passchendaele tells their tale of mounting disillusion amid mud, terror and desperate privation, yet it is also a story of immense courage, comradeship, songs, high spirits and bawdy humour." .

London: Folio Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. Light wear to gold paper covered slipcase, book as new ; Black cloth covered boards, elaborate gilt stamped design on front boards, gilt stamped titles on spine ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 505 pages; "During the fateful quarter century leading up to World War I, the climax of a century of rapid, unprecedented change, a privileged few enjoyed Olympian luxury as the underclass was “heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate.” In The Proud Tower, Barbara W. Tuchman brings the era to vivid life: the decline of the Edwardian aristocracy; the Anarchists of Europe and America; Germany and its self-depicted hero, Richard Strauss; Diaghilev’s Russian ballet and Stravinsky’s music; the Dreyfus Affair; the Peace Conferences in The Hague; and the enthusiasm and tragedy of Socialism, epitomized by the assassination of Jean Jaurès on the night the Great War began and an epoch came to a close." .

New York: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521896274 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Cambridge Military Histories; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 288 pages; "This book examines the Habsburg Army’s occupation of Serbia from 1914 through 1918. This occupation ran along a distinctly European-centered trajectory radically different from other great power colonial projects or occupations during the 20th century. Unlike these projects and occupations, the Habsburg Army sought to denationalize and depoliticize Serbia, to gradually reduce the occupation’s violence, and to fully integrate the country into the Empire. These aims stemmed from 19th-century conservative and monarchical convictions that compelled the Army to operate under broad legal and civilizational constraints. Gumz’s research provides a counterpoint to interpretations of the First World War that… Read More

New York: The Chemical Foundation, Inc. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth covered books shows only light wear, a few pages unopened bottom edge. Dust jacket chipped with light creasing. Large chip top and bottom edge of DJ spine. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.7 Inches; 282 pages; "An Account of the Critical Struggle for Power and the Decisive War Initiative. The Campaign Fostered by the Great Rhine Factories, and the Pressing Problems Which They Represent. A Matter of Pre-Eminent Public Interest Concerning the Sincerity of Disarmament, the Future of Warfare, and the Stability of Peace" .

Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1914. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth boards show shelf wear, corners bumped. Front hinge has started, but still strong. Previous owner's name on FFEP. ; Deckled edges side and bottom, gilt titles front and spine, tight solid book ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; The British caught a German spy in WWI and turned him to spy on Germany for them .

New York: NAL Caliber. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0451414624 . As new; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, B&W photographs.; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.4 inches; 400 pages; "Conventional wisdom holds that the battle began in February 1916 and lasted until December, when the victorious French wrested all the territory they had lost back from the Germans. In fact, says historian John Mosier, from the very beginning of the war until the armistice in 1918, no fewer than eight distinct battles were waged for the possession of Verdun. These conflicts are largely unknown, even in France, owing to the obsessive secrecy of the French high command and its energetic propaganda campaign to fool the world into thinking that the war on the Western Front was a steady series of German checks and defeats. Although British historians have always seen Verdun as a one-year battle designed by the German chief of staff to bleed France… Read More

New York: George H. Doran. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1916. Hardcover. 12mo; 168 pages; Blue cloth covered boards have some spotting, white print & decoration is a little worn, paste-on photo of Burke with General Nivelle intact. Hinges intact and solid. Facsimiles of some of her war-time mementoes reproduced on front & back end papers. Frontispiece of Burke missing. Some damage to pages including one tape repaired. .

The Netherlands: Rebo Publishers. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 9036618711 . Illustrated boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, liberally illustrated with B&W photos ; B&W Illustrations; 11.7 X 8.4 X 1.9 inches; 600 pages; "Text and period photographs trace the history of the First World War, from its causes and campaigns to its long-term implications, in a visual study of a defining event in modern history." .