First World War Books
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Great and Holy War
Book SynopsisThe Great and Holy War offers the first look at how religion created and prolonged the First World War. At the one-hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the war, historian Philip Jenkins reveals the powerful religious dimensions of this modern-day crusade, a period that marked a traumatic crisis for Western civilization, with effects that echoed throughout the rest of the twentieth century.The war was fought by the world's leading Christian nations, who presented the conflict as a holy war. Thanks to the emergence of modern media, a steady stream of patriotic and militaristic rhetoric was given to an unprecedented audience, using language that spoke of holy war and crusade, of apocalypse and Armageddon. But this rhetoric was not mere state propaganda. Jenkins reveals how the widespread belief in angels and apparitions, visions and the supernatural was a driving force throughout the war and shaped all three of the major religions—Christianity, Judaism and
£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Paris at the End of the World The City of Light
Book SynopsisA preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city’s history.From 1914 through 1918 the terrifying sounds of World War I could be heard from inside the French capital.Trade Review"A lively Parisian narrative. ... Engaging." -- New York Times Book Review "Well-researched and entertaining. ... The content is compelling and the writing vivid. ... Baxter's anecdotes and observations are consistently enlightening." -- Washington Post "Lively and characterful. ... Shows the panache the French brought to their 'improvised' war." -- Liesl Schillinger in the New York Times (9 Books That Would Make Great Gifts) "An intimate memoir of his grandfather's experiences of that war. ... All this is done with Baxter's inimitable lightness of touch and conversational style, which often belies the profound knowledge he has of his adoptive city." -- Anton Gill, author of A Dance Between the Flames: Berlin Between the Wars and An Honourable Defeat: A History of German Resistance to Hitler, 1933-1945 "An enjoyable, swift read ... as fun as a work of historical fiction." -- Kirkus Reviews "Captivating... In the series of vignettes and anecdotes that make up this elegant and sophisticated book, Baxter reveals an encyclopaedic knowledge of the City of Light." -- Sydney Morning Herald "Engaging. ... An entertaining story of wartime Paris, and of Baxter's search to find his heritage within it." -- The Australian "The most original and unexpectedly beguiling account of the Great War I have ever read. John Baxter is one of the master storytellers of our age ... A revelation, an adventure, a joy to read." -- Kevin Jackson, author of Constellation of Genius:1922: Modernism Year One.
£16.36
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Great Rescue
Book SynopsisTrade Review“This fresh examination of the Great War will be appreciated by general readers and World War I buffs alike.” — Library Journal
£11.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc All the Ways We Said Goodbye A Novel of the Ritz
Book SynopsisTrade Review"ALL THE WAYS WE SAID GOODBYE is a superbly plotted lover's knot of passion, regret, and betrayal. Willig, Williams, and White expertly spin three narrative threads across two wars and three generations, grounding their trio of very different heroines in the gilded luxury of the Paris Ritz—a place where anything can happen, even a decades-deferred second chance. Atmospheric, twisty, intriguing to the last page!" — KATE QUINN, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Alice Network “A sweeping historical novel about the strength of women who find themselves in impossible situations.” — Popsugar "The Ws have done it again! Combining meticulous research with elegant prose, the result is a captivating book of love and betrayal, loss and redemption as timeless and magnificent as the legendary Ritz itself." — Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan’s Tale “All three of these “team W” writers create engaging characters and complex relationships while setting a tone that matches the story’s time period…The twist at the center of the story is worth the price of admission on its own. A great choice for anyone looking for clever historical fiction with plenty of drama, action, and surprises in every chapter.” — Library Journal “Full of heart and intrigue, the authors' latest collaboration captures women's perseverance and how history connects us all.” — Booklist “For most people, staying at a grand hotel is a rare treat. It’s a time to indulge in luxury, to be catered to with impeccable service and to forget about the outside world until check-out. It’s not unlike the experience a reader gets when reading All the Ways We Said Goodbye.” — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “An elegantly scripted and multi-layered novel that showcases the three co-author's impressive literary skills with narrative driven storytelling, All the Ways We Said Goodbye . . . is an inherently fascinating, multi-generational read from beginning to end.” — Midwest Book Review “Three historical fiction powerhouses combine efforts to create an enthralling adventure spanning from the onset of World War I to the 1960s, telling the story of three women and their stay at the famous Ritz Hotel in Paris.” — Book Riot “Well-researched and cohesively written, this historical novel reflects the strength of these women as they struggle to survive during turbulent times.” — Orange County Register "This triumvirate of historical fiction writers team up once again to tell the stories of three very different women whose lives intertwine across the decades in Paris’ legendary Ritz Hotel." — The Palm Beach Post
£19.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Poppy Wife
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Band of Sisters
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A compelling tale of love, resilience, expectations, bravery, and above all, the powerful, redemptive bonds of female friendship." — Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names “With heart and humor, Willig explores the complexities of female friendships—feuds, forgiveness, and all. A touching portrait of triumph and found family in the midst of war. Bravo!” — Stephanie Dray, New York Times Bestselling author of America's First Daughter & The Women of Chateau Lafayette “An inspiring ode to the indomitable strength of women and the fierce, indelible bonds of female friendship, a tale of she-roes that will make you both laugh and cry.” — Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of The Queen’s Fortune “An affecting and memorable tale of women and the way their friendships are tested by a changing world and the unforgiving crucible of conflict. Altogether it’s an utterly entertaining and enlightening work of historical fiction. Brava!” — Jennifer Robson, bestselling author of Our Darkest Night “Willig expertly uses historical detail in her seamless, well-plotted tale. This will entice readers from the very first page.” — Publishers Weekly “Band of Sisters spotlights a fascinating group of young women who braved the strains of world war to help those caught in the crossfire and left direly in need. Through snappy dialogue and endearing characters, Willig delivers a heartwarming tale powered by sisterly support, forgiveness, and the strength found together—and within.” — Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday "A crackling portrayal of everyday American heroines…A triumph." — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue. "Captivating! The ever-masterful Lauren Willig beautifully celebrates these singular women.” — Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Mrs. Christie. “Brimming with a cast of characters to love and root for, and based on actual events and the lives of truly brave women, BAND OF SISTERS is the perfect story for our troubled times. This is the historical novel you’ve been hungering for.” — Susan Meissner, bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things
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HarperCollins The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights
Book Synopsis“A haunting meditation on the bonds between mothers and daughters. Zeldis offers a fascinating look into historic New York City and New Orleans, and her skill as a storyteller is matched by her compassion for her characters. What a beautiful read.”—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace“By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, Kitty Zeldis’s The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights, set against the backdrop of the not-always-so-roaring Twenties, is an only-in-America story of reinvention, rising above tragedy, and finding family.”—Lauren Willig, New York Times bestselling author of Band of SistersFor fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Joanna Goodman, a mesmerizing historical novel from Kitty Zeldis, the author of Not Our Kind, about three women in 1920s New York City and the secrets they ho
£16.14
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Canary Girls
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£28.80
Penguin Putnam Inc The First World War
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£17.85
Penguin Putnam Inc The Ottoman Endgame
Book SynopsisAn astonishing retelling of twentieth-century history from the Ottoman perspective, delivering profound new insights into World War I and the contemporary Middle EastBetween 1911 and 1922, a series of wars would engulf the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, in which the central conflict, of course, is World War I—a story we think we know well. As Sean McMeekin shows us in this revelatory new history of what he calls the “wars of the Ottoman succession,” we know far less than we think. The Ottoman Endgame brings to light the entire strategic narrative that led to an unstable new order in postwar Middle East—much of which is still felt today.The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East draws from McMeekin’s years of groundbreaking research in newly opened Ottoman and Russian archives. With great storytelling flair, McMeekin makes new the epic stories we know from the Ottoman front, from Gallipoli to the exploits of Lawrence in Arabia, and introduces a vast range of new stories to Western readers. His accounts of the lead-up to World War I and the Ottoman Empire’s central role in the war itself offers an entirely new and deeper vision of the conflict. Harnessing not only Ottoman and Russian but also British, German, French, American, and Austro-Hungarian sources, the result is a truly pioneering work of scholarship that gives full justice to a multitiered war involving many belligerents. McMeekin also brilliantly reconceives our inherited Anglo-French understanding of the war’s outcome and the collapse of the empire that followed. The book chronicles the emergence of modern Turkey and the carve-up of the rest of the Ottoman Empire as it has never been told before, offering a new perspective on such issues as the ethno-religious bloodletting and forced population transfers which attended the breakup of empire, the Balfour Declaration, the toppling of the caliphate, and the partition of Iraq and Syria—bringing the contemporary consequences into clear focus.Every so often, a work of history completely reshapes our understanding of a subject of enormous historical and contemporary importance. The Ottoman Endgame is such a book, an instantly definitive and thrilling example of narrative history as high art.
£18.90
Penguin Putnam Inc Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey A Novel
Book SynopsisBoth heartbreaking and sharply funny...Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey is brilliant and surprising at every turn.—Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer finalist for The Great BelieversA heart-tugging and gorgeously written novel based on the incredible true story of a WWI messenger pigeon and the soldiers whose lives she forever altered, from the author of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. From the green countryside of England and the gray canyons of Wall Street come two unlikely heroes: one a pigeon and the other a soldier. Answering the call to serve in the war to end all wars, neither Cher Ami, the messenger bird, nor Charles Whittlesey, the army officer, can anticipate how their lives will briefly intersect in a chaotic battle in the forests of France, where their wills will be tested, their fates will be shaped, and their lives will emerge forever altered. A saga of hope and duty, love and endurance, as well as the claustrophobia of fa
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Oxford University Press, USA The russian Civil Wars 19161926 Ten Years That
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Random House USA Inc Dead Wake
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania“Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly“Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR“Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. MartinOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era’s great transatlantic “Greyhounds”—the fastest liner then in service—and her captain
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Random House USA Inc Catastrophe 1914
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Back Bay Books The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven
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Presidio Press Castles of Steel Britain Germany and the Winning
Book SynopsisIn a work of extraordinary narrative power, filled with brilliant personalities and vivid scenes of dramatic action, Robert K. Massie, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Dreadnought, elevates to its proper historical importance the role of sea power in the winning of the Great War.The predominant image of this first world war is of mud and trenches, barbed wire, machine guns, poison gas, and slaughter. A generation of European manhood was massacred, and a wound was inflicted on European civilization that required the remainder of the twentieth century to heal.But with all its sacrifice, trench warfare did not win the war for one side or lose it for the other. Over the course of four years, the lines on the Western Front moved scarcely at all; attempts to break through led only to the lengthening of the already unbearably long casualty lists.For the true story of military upheaval, we must look to the sea. On the eve
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WW Norton & Co The Young T. E. Lawrence
Book SynopsisAn intimate biography of the years that turned T. E. Lawrence into Lawrence of Arabia.Trade Review"T. E. Lawrence has always been one of the most enigmatic figures of the twentieth century, but he becomes markedly less so here. Through meticulous research and crackling prose, Sattin charts the youthful passions and influences—and not a few family and personal secrets—that helped create the future Lawrence of Arabia, and he has done so in an account so well-written that it is hard to put down. An absolutely indispensable read for anyone hoping to understand the evolution of one of the most beguiling and romantic figures of the modern age." -- Scott Anderson, author of Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East"I enjoyed The Young T. E. Lawrence very much. On the subject of biography, Ulysses S. Grant once wrote that 'What I want to know is what a man did as a boy,' i.e., 'the formative years,' and while Lawrence is not a boy in Anthony Sattin’s splendid book, he clearly prefigures Lawrence of Arabia—a conscious striving toward becoming a hero, and a bold exploration not only of the Middle East but of himself." -- Michael Korda, author of Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia"Anthony Sattin knows a good story when he sees one. While most of Lawrence's biographers focus heavily on the war period, Sattin has grasped the importance of the years Lawrence spent in the Middle East beforehand, essential preparation for what followed. As a travel writer enlarging on the writings of a forerunner, Sattin also often enriches Lawrence's account. I thoroughly enjoyed the result." -- Jeremy Wilson, author of Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T. E. Lawrence"Sattin’s unique portrait reveals an itinerant scholar adventurously immersing himself in the history, peoples, and landscapes of the Near East, the chrysalis of the brilliant figure soon to emerge: Lawrence of Arabia." -- Steve Kemper, author of A Labyrinth of Kingdoms"Sattin has written a compelling account of a young man learning to live according to his dreams." -- Observer (London)"Anthony Sattin proves that the British know how to write a great adventure as well as how to have one. This highly readable book never lacks the big story but it also does not let that history lose the hero." -- Robert Davis - New York Journal of Books"Approaches the oft-profiled T.E. Lawrence from a new angle… engaging." -- Publishers Weekly"Sattin paints a rich picture of these years in Lawrence’s life." -- Philip Delves Broughton - Wall Street Journal"[A] quirky but rigorous biographical study…biographers such as Mr. Sattin have to be diggers and restorers, sifting a mass of evidence and gluing the bits together." -- The Economist"Passionate, informed… Anthony Sattin reached that place of grace in his research for The Young T.E. Lawrence where a writer can relax and let the story tell itself. And what a story he has to tell." -- Linda Diebel - The Toronto Star
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Houghton Mifflin Rites of Spring The Great War and the Birth of
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£17.42
Basic Books Army of Empire The Untold Story of the Indian
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£30.00
The University of Michigan Press Atrocity Deviance and Submarine Warfare
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£999.99
Mariner Books The Last of the Doughboys
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£17.99
Cengage Learning, Inc To End All Wars
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Penguin Putnam Inc Russia
Book Synopsis“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. The doomed White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky’s Red Army and the single-minded Communist dictatorship under Lenin. In the savage civil war that followed, terror begat terror, which in turn led to ever greater cruelty with man’s inhumanity to man, woman and child. The struggle became a world war by proxy as Churchill deployed weaponry and troops from the British empire, while contingents from the United States, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, and Czechoslovakia played rival parts. Using the most up to date scholarship and archival research, Antony Beevor assembles the complete picture in a gripping narrative that conveys the conflict through the eyes of everyone from the worker on the streets of Petrograd to the cavalry officer on the battlefield and the doctor in an improvised hospital.
£30.40
Penguin Young Readers Rebellion
Book SynopsisThe only edition in print of the classic book at the center of Hugo Hamilton's highly anticipated novel, The Pages: Joseph Roth's 1924 tale of a one-legged street musician defying his fate in postwar Vienna.Andreas Pum, having lost his leg in World War I, is rewarded with a medal and a permit to support himself by playing a barrel organ in the streets of Vienna. At first the simpleminded veteran is entirely satisfied with his lot, and he even finds a voluptuous widow to marry. But then a public quarrel with a respectable citizen on a tram propels Andreas’s life into a rapid downward trajectory. As he loses his beggar’s permit, his new wife, and even his freedom, he is provoked into finally rejecting his blind faith in the benevolence of the powers that govern his life. Joseph Roth’s remarkable novel deploys the haunting atmosphere and propulsive power of a dream to convey the bewilderment of an ordinary man as his world falls apart around him.
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Penguin Young Readers El libro de la Primera Guerra Mundial The World
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£22.41
Houghton Mifflin World War I American Heritage
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£17.99
Irish Academic Press Ltd Neither Unionist nor Nationalist The 10th Irish
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£76.50
Arcadia Publishing World War I on the Virginia Peninsula Images of
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£21.24
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) The World War I Book
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£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Czechoslovak Armored Fighting Vehicles 19181948
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Flying Officers of the United States Navy
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Eagles Recalled
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd First to the Front
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Lafayette Flying Corps
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£49.49
Schiffer Publishing Ltd WORLD WAR I POSTERS Schiffer Book for Collectors
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A History of No 10 Squadron Royal Naval Air
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£47.96
Schiffer Publishing Ltd German Rocket Fighters of World War II Schiffer
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Imperial German Field Uniforms and Equipment
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£54.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Uniforms and Equipment of the French Armed Forces
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£54.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Uniforms and Equipment of the Central Powers in
Book SynopsisTrade Review"These two Volumes will be of exceptional benefit to those whose hobby is concerned with the Uniforms and Equipment of World War 1 and those especially interested in the Central Powers. The author has done splendid research in locating these photographs" - Dr Stuart C Blank, Military Archive Research, November 2018
£57.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lets Go The History of the 29th Infantry Division
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd World War I Quilts
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The First World War on Cigarette and Trade Cards
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£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Czechoslovak Armored Cars in the First World War
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd On the Western Front
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd To Hell with the Kaiser 1 America Prepares for
Book SynopsisThis two volume series serves as a unique window to view the U.S. Army's entry onto the world stage. Faced with entry into the Great War, the country called upon its military leaders to prepare the Army for combat. What follows is the in-depth story of how the American military and civilian leadership created and trained the Doughboys. In less than eighteen months, America's Army would grow from its humble beginning to fielding over a million soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne campaign. Training and leading this force into battle against the Imperial German Army were some of the great names in American military history, including such stalwarts as John J. Pershing, George Marshall, and Leonard Wood. Here is the story of their perseverance and courage that ultimately defeated the enemy and helped to win the war.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd To Hell with the Kaiser America Prepares for War
Book SynopsisThis two-volume series serves as a unique window to view the U.S. Army's entry onto the world stage. Faced with entry into the Great War, the country called upon its military leaders to prepare the Army for combat. What follows is the in-depth story of how the American military and civilian leadership created and trained the Doughboys. In less than eighteen months, America's Army would grow from its humble beginning to fielding over a million soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne campaign. Training and leading this force into battle against the Imperial German Army were some of the great names in American military history, including such stalwarts as John J. Pershing, George Marshall, and Leonard Wood. Here is the story of their perseverance and courage that ultimately defeated the enemy and helped to win the war.
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