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(Subject: World War I - General) Published as an anthology for students but ultimately a good comprehensive collection by the soldier poets of the period, Sassoon, Binyon, Houseman, Brooke, Graves, Owen and many more. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton) (ISBN: 0340124210) (Pagination: 157pp) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) This book uses personal accounts and illustrations, mainly from the author's own archives, to cover all aspects of World War I from the departure of the Old Contemptibles to fight the Kaiser in 1914, young men eagerly enlisting, high hopes of 1915 that fizzled out at Gallipoli, to the bloody fields of Flanders. It runs through the battles of the Somme and Passchendaele to the coming of the Americans, fighting in the closing months of the war, joyous celebrations of Armistice Day and the burial of the unknown warrior in the aftermath. (Published: 1988) (Publisher: Michael Joseph) (ISBN: 0718131886) (Pagination: 352pp, 200 photos & illustrations) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The terrible year of 1915 and the realisation that the war would be long and casualties heavy. From the diaries, letters and recollections of the soldiers who fought in the Battles of Ypres and Loos in France and Flanders, and in the Mediterranean and the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign. (Published: 1994) (Publisher: Headline Books) (ISBN: 0747278342) (Pagination: 625pp.maps) (Condition: Slight edgewear. Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) Signed by the author on the title page. Armistice 1993, with a further dedication on the facing page to a named person. The terrible year of 1915 and the realisation that the war would be long and casualties heavy. From the diaries, letters and recollections of the soldiers who fought in the Battles of Ypres and Loos in France and Flanders, and in the Mediterranean and the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Headline Books) (ISBN: 0747204322) (Pagination: 625pp, 45 illustrations, bibliography, index) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The terrible year of 1915 and the realisation that the war would be long and casualties heavy. From the diaries, letters and recollections of the soldiers who fought in the Battles of Ypres and Loos in France and Flanders, and in the Mediterranean and the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Headline Books) (ISBN: 0747204322) (Pagination: 625pp, 45 illustrations, bibliography, index) (Condition: Good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) Covering the twelve months of 1916, the author uses twelve moments from several locations and shows how they reverberated around the world. As well as discussing better-known battles such as Gallipoli, Verdun and the Somme, he examines Dublin and the Easter Rising, East Africa, the Italian front, Central Asia and Russia, where the killing of Rasputin exposed the internal political weakness of the country's empire. In charting a wide range of wartime experience, he studies the 'intelligence war', naval engagements at Jutland as well as the political consequences that ensued from the momentous American presidential election. (Published: 2015) (Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing) (ISBN: 9781408834305) (Pagination: 436pp illustrations) (Condition: Near fine, no dustjacket as published. ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The transition from war to peace across Europe, the collapse of Germany and it's allies, and the armistice. There is revolution in Russia, an uprising in Bavaria, and the call for a League of Nations. The United States enters European politics with a new role to play. (Published: 2000) (Publisher: John Murray) (ISBN: 0719554772) (Pagination: 616pp 60 b&w photos & illustrations, 4 maps) (Condition: Slight creasing edge of dw . Edges browning ow very good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The last campaigns of 1918: The failure of the German Spring Offensive, the Allied attacks, and the defeat of the German Army leading to the Armistice. (Published: 1969) (Publisher: J M Dent & Sons) (ISBN: 0460020838) (Pagination: xviii + 155pp, 16 ills, 7 maps) (Condition: Covers worn good. previous owner signature on title page) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) An account of British Military Intelligence in WWI. How it moved from the comparatively simple problems of obtaining information from enemy soldiers and civilians, to the development of codes and ciphers. Covers the Secret Service and its special operations, spy rings, the presiding genius of intelligence - George Macdonough, and the alleged secret rescue of Grand Duchess Tatiana from Russia. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Columbus) (ISBN: 0862874076) (Pagination: xv1 + 423pp 22 illustrations, 9 maps and tables) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) Based on the reports and interviews of the author during his visits to the fronts in WWI. Includes chapters on Warplanes, Haig, Joffre, Cardona, the New Little Belgian Army, "With the Italians" and the battles they fought. (Published: 1916) (Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton) (Pagination: viii + 288pp, portrait, index) (Condition: red cloth faded, spine very faded, gilt titles, Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) No d/w, faded red boards, signs of use but useful reference copy. The first battles of the First World War, Plans and military operations on the Eastern and Western Fronts. Includes the battles at Liege, Mons, Charleroi, Tannenberg. (Published: 1964) (Publisher: Reprint Society) (Pagination: 499pp, 18 ills, 8 maps, sources, notes, index) (Condition: Good in faded red boards) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The best of Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather's work from World War I each with a small narrative description. Signs of age and use to covers. Page edges browning. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Phin Publishing) (ISBN: 0906196256) (Pagination: 160pp, 153 pages of plates. Large format) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The trench-warfare stalemate of World War I was the result of new technology and the cultural mindset of the times. The machine gun had made the battlefield unhabitable in the fifty years since the Civil War: it mowed down soldiers at an inconceivable rate. But the elaboration of defensive entrenchments early in World War I changed all that. An uneasy standoff ensued, an impasse that could not be broken, though commanders on both sides sacrificed thousands of men in the attempt. The problem was that they simply could not imagine any alternative to the frontal assault. It took a new breed of warrior, the adventurous captains and majors who championed technological innovations like tanks and airplanes, to break through the impasse (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Presidio Press) (ISBN: 089141505X) (Pagination: 322pp, photos, map, 11 diagrams, .) (Condition: Previous owner name on endpaper and title page. Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) A revealing study on British military leadership in WWI. How those responsible for catastrophic defeats were able to retain their commands. Were they incompetent or uncaring? Haig's army suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day on the Somme in 1916, but he was still in command after 5 months and another 400,000 casualties. The author draws on the memories and writings of those who took part. (Published: 1996) (Publisher: Sutton Publishing) (ISBN: 0750901799) (Pagination: 214pp, ills) (Condition: Good in card covers, small tear at bottom of spine) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) 15 years of research went into the production of this book containing a short biography each of 487 men and women from Campden who served in the Great War. The author's family association with Chipping Campden can be traced back to the early 19th century and their sense of belonging brought about this wish for future generations to be aware of the sacrifice made by the many townspeople. (Published: 2008) (Publisher: Campden People) (ISBN: 9780955920011) (Pagination: Large Format. 378pp illustrations) (Condition: Near fine in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) Drawing on diaries, letters and accounts of the 2.5 million conscripts who served on the Western Front in WWI. Conscription was introduced for the first time in Britain in 1916 after the Battle of the Somme. How the conscripts viewed their transformation from civilians into soldiers and the public image of ordinary men experiencing an extreme event in their lives. (Published: 1999) (Publisher: Sutton Publishing) (ISBN: 0750921080) (Pagination: 256pp, 30 ills) (Condition: near fine in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) Front cover detached but present. 3rd impression. Also includes some contemporary newspaper cuttings of poems by Sassoon. (Published: 1918) (Publisher: Heinemann) (Pagination: 64pp) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The author offers glimpses of a nation under stress and conscription during The Great War. He tells of the blind being recruited to listen for Zeppelins, the propaganda, shop stewards causing trouble in the arms factories, the deportation of Clyde troublemakers, the problem of alcohol, and 'slackers'. (Published: 1980) (Publisher: Michael Joseph) (ISBN: 0718118790) (Pagination: 288pp ills) (Condition: spine faded ow vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The soldiers of the Great War. The 'Kitchener Armies'; the training of the rankers and officers; trench life; battle experiences written from the perspective of the men who fought it rather than the politicians and Generals. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: Penguin Books) (ISBN: 0140168222) (Pagination: 283pp ills) (Condition: mass market paperback, creases on spine. Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) The participants tell the full story of the failed offensive through contemporary accounts and memories recorded in later life. The bravery and resilience of the troops drawn from the United Kingdom, from the Dominions of the Empire, France and her African Colonies is shown in their letters and diaries and recorded memories, which recall the dreadful reality of the campaign. (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Papermac) (ISBN: 0333629523) (Pagination: 480pp illustrations, maps) (Condition: Very good. Small crease on bottom corner.) UL-XXXXXX