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World
War I - General Section
'The
Great War', the war to end wars - or so it was thought! A period
of rapid technical advancement, with the development of tanks, massive
guns & poison gas. The airplane came into its own & Millions
died on the battlefields of Europe to secure final Allied victory - a
hollow victory which ultimately led to the emergence of the Nazi
evil in Germany
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| THE TWELVE DAYS: 24 JULY TO 4 AUGUST 1914 by George Malcolm Thomson An account of of the period from 24th July to the 4th August 1914 - the period that lead up to the outbreak of WWI in Europe. The book details day by day events from the issue of the Austrian ultimatum to the Serbs. A vivid work of historical reporting.1964, History Book Club, , ,< D-01>,227pp, ills, map, Foxing on edges. Good in d/w, , Subject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 19152-01..............................£8.00 |
| NO MAN'S LAND: 1918 - THE LAST YEAR OF THE GREAT WAR by John Toland The final climatic campaigns of World War I. The German Spring offensive, and the great Allied offensive in the late Summer; the Allied victories in the Balkans and Middle East.1980, Konecky & Konecky, , 1568520093,< D-01>,651pp, illustrations, maps, notes, index, Good in d/w. Small red mark on endpaper, , Subject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 666-02..............................£8.00 |
| NO MAN'S LAND: 1918 - THE LAST YEAR OF THE GREAT WAR by John Toland Studt copy. Spine creased pages browning. Toland's account of the final climatic campaigns of World War I. He examines the German Spring offensive, and the great Allied offensive in the late Summer, and the Allied victories in the Balkans and Middle East.1982, Methuen, , 0413500004,< D-01>,651pp illustrations., , , CARDSubject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 666-04..............................£4.00 |
| AUGUST 1914 by Barbara W Tuchman 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.1964, Reprint Society, , ,< D-01>,499pp, 18 ills, 8 maps, sources, notes, index, Good in faded red boards, , Subject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 30362-03..............................£6.00 |
| THE EUROPEAN POWERS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA by Editor Spencer C Tucker Very Good, small crease on cover corners. Reference work. A comprehensive analysis of the European involvement in WWI. Major campaigns and battles, weapons and profiles of the countries involved. The perceived and underlying causes of the war; the diplomatic efforts to stop the slaughter. Over 350 biographies of military personnel and world leaders.1999, Garland Publishing Inc., , 081533351X,< D-01>,783pp, index, , , CARDSubject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 27767-01..............................£20.00 |
| DEAR OLD BLIGHTY by E S Turner 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'.1980, Michael Joseph, , 0718118790,< D-01>,288pp ills, spine faded ow vg in dw, , Subject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 32837-01..............................£9.00 |
| THE SOLDIER'S WAR: THE GREAT WAR THROUGH VETERANS' EYES by Richard Van Emden Pages browning.The author traces a history of the fighting month by month and year by year, using original diaries, letters and as-yet-unseen photographs taken by the soldiers themselves. We follow them through devastating battles and trench warfare from the outbreak of the war in 1914 to the armistice four years later. 2008, Bloomsbury Publishing, , 9780747597803,< D-01>,394pp illustrations, Very good in d/w, , Subject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 37968-01..............................£6.00 |
| THE MARCH ON PARIS by General Alexander von Kluck The Memoirs of Alexander von Kluck, 1914-1918. Von Kluck commanded the German First Army in the Schlieffen Plan offensive against Paris at the start of the war in August 1914. An aggressive commander, his impatience allied with a lack of direction from the German High Command and effective French and British counter-attacks, led to the failure of the Schlieffen offensive. After capturing Brussels on 20 August, von Kluck was almost successful in defeating France, his forces being halted a mere 13 miles from the French capital in the First Battle of the Marne from 6th September 1914. 2012, Frontline Books, , 9781848326392,< D-01>,xxxi + 146pp, portrait, 4 maps, order of battle, v/g in plastic sleeved d/w. trace of prev. owner's inscription, , Subject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 17991-03..............................£8.00 |
| WORLD WAR ONE: A CHRONOLOGICAL NARRATIVE by Philip Warner An illustration and examination of the course of The Great War. The book covers not only the operations, battles and strategies, but also the impact on the nations involved, both conquerer and conquered.1995, Arms & Armour Press, , 1854092944,< D-01>,256pp, ills, maps, index, vg in dw, , Subject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 22624-01..............................£10.00 |
| A STILLNESS HEARD ROUND THE WORLD: THE END OF THE GREAT WAR, NOVEMBER 1918 by Stanley Weintraub The story of the ending of the Great War. It tells of the last shots fired and the Armistice, the end of the empires of the Central Powers, the situation at the front lines, the fate of the POWs and the collapse of society in Germany. Those memorable days are seen from all sides in the conflict; German, French, British and American. The story ends at a Beer Hall In Munich with the rise of a disillusioned ex-soldier who dismissed the ideas of the old guard in favour of dictatorship. Hitler and the Nazis would grow from the ruins.1985, Allen & Unwin, , 0049400908,< D-01>,xi + 467pp, 25 ills, map, Source notes, Index., good with slight storage wear., , Subject...World War I - GeneralWeb No. 1828-02..............................£10.00 |
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