Author: J. M. Winter
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Penguin Studio
1996
Format: PDF
Pages: 440
Language: English
Size: 52 MB
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   The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century 
Author: J. M. Winter The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century Penguin Studio 1996 Format: PDF Pages: 440 Language: English Size: 52 MB Read Full Post Courcelette (Battleground Europe)
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 Author: J. M. Winter The Experience of World War I Oxford University Press 1989 Format: PDF Pages: 264 Language: English Size: 63 MB In The Experience of World War I, J.M. Winter marshalls a comprehensive range of historical materials, hundreds of vivid illustrations, and numerous eye-witness accounts to provide an illuminating and gripping chronicle of this cataclysmic event and its aftermath. This is an examination of the costs of the First World War, considering the direct political, material and human consequences and shows how the Great War left an indelible imprint on the cultural life of the West, drawing on chronologies, biographies and maps. Read Full Post The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914
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 Author: Michael Renshaw Beaucourt Pen and Sword Battleground Europe 2003 Format: EPUB Pages: 160 Size: 22 Mb Language: English Beaucourt is one of the last parts of the Battle of the Somme still to be covered, until now, by the splendid Battleground Europe Series. It was also one of the last actions of the Battle of the Somme, 1916.The eventual capture of Beaucourt along with Beaumont Hamel forced the Germans to retreat to their new defensive position known as the Hindenburg Line. Readers are taken on a voyage of discovery through the village of Beaucourt and along the banks of the Ancre in the direction of Cambrai. Read Full Post Gallipoli: A Ridge Too Far
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Author: Mike O'Connor
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