Military History - Other Topics - Diverse Subjects
World
War I - The Western Front
'The
Great War', the war to end wars - Hundreds of thousands died in the mud
& static trench warfare of the Western Front.
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by Author & Title - 10 Titles per page |
| FOR KING & EMPIRE: VOL. V. THE CANADIANS AT ARRAS, AUG-SEPT 1918 by Norm Christie Signed by author. The Battle of Arras and the Breaking of the Drocourt- Queant line was Canada’s greatest military victory in the Great War. In 8 days the Canadian Corps cracked 5 German defensive lines. It was considered to be the most spectacular victory of the War. The book contains a historical overview, battlefield tour, asides on Conscription, the Newfoundlanders, and more.
2002, CEF Books, , 1896979165,< D-02>,c80pp, numerous ills, fold-out tour map, New , , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 31625-02..............................£11.50 |
| FOR KING & EMPIRE: VOL. VII. THE CANADIANS AT AMIENS, AUGUST 1918 by Norm Christie On August 8, 1918, 100,000 men of the Canadian Corps smashed the German defences east of Amiens and advanced for 8 miles. It was the first major defeat inflicted on the Kaiser’s Army. The book chronicles the Battle and includes a historical overview, battlefield tour and asides on the killing of Canadian Nurses and POWs2002, CEF Books, , 1896979203,< D-02>,90pp, numerous ills, fold-out tour map, New - signed by author, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 31627-02..............................£11.50 |
| FOR KING & EMPIRE: VOL. VIII. THE CANADIANS AT MOUNT SORREL, JUNE 1916 by Norm Christie Signed by author. The Battle of Mount Sorrel was typical of many “small”, local actions in the Great War. In less than 2 weeks in June, 1916, more than 3,000 Canadians were dead. Amongst the dead & prisoners were two Canadian Generals & five Colonels
2002, CEF Books, , 1896979149,< D-02>,97pp, numerous ills, fold-out tour map, New , , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 31628-02..............................£11.50 |
| FOR KING & EMPIRE: VOL.X. THE NEWFOUNDLANDERS IN THE GREAT WAR, 1916-1918 by Norm Christie As in many other parts of the British Empire, Newfoundlanders greeted the coming of the Great War with great euphoria. Hastening to enlist for the "Great Adventure", they were to to take part in some of the war's most historic battles. They were at the first day of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st, 1916 - the most infamous day in British military history, at Arras in April, 1917 &, later, at Cambrai. By the end of the war 4,253 Newfoundlanders had served on the Western Front - & 1,200 had made the ultimate sacrifice 2003, CEF Books, , 1896979238,< D-02>,96pp, numerous ills, tour maps, New - signed by author, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 31719-01..............................£10.00 |
| BATTAILES EXPLOITS FAITS D'ARMES by Rose E B Coombs The French edition of "Before Endeavours Fade" - the guide to the WWI battlefields on the Western Front.1978, After the Battle, , ,< D-02>,123pp, 300 photos, maps, A4 format. very good., Fr.text, CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 18833-01..............................£11.00 |
| 1918 WAR AND PEACE by Gregor Dallas 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.2000, John Murray, , 0719554772,< D-02>,616pp 60 b&w photos & illustrations, 4 maps, Slight creasing edge of dw . Edges browning ow very good, , Subject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 30460-02..............................£10.00 |
| THE HAZY RED HELL by (Editor) Tom Donovan Trench and front-line experiences of British soldiers in the First World War. A collection of first-hand experiences of battle and trench fighting on the Western Front. Features all the battles and operations from August 1914 to the Armistice in November 1918.1999, Spellmount, , 186227035X,< D-02>,256pp, 16 ills, sources, index, vg in dw, , Subject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 28496-01..............................£15.00 |
| EYE DEEP IN HELL: THE WESTERN FRONT 1914-18 by John Ellis The Western Front, 1914-1918. A look at the experiences of the soldiers at the front line with accounts of patrols and raids, the reality of battle, and the squalour of daily life in the trenches.1976, Book Club Edition, , ,< D-02>,vi + 215pp, photos & ills, Rubbed boards no dw. edges browning. Good, , Subject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 5857-02..............................£8.00 |
| MONS 1914-1918 : THE BEGINNING AND THE END by Don Farr The British Expeditionary Force fought their first battle at Mons in August, 1914 and it was close to the same town that the war ended for them over 1500 days later. They liberated the town only hours before the Armistice on 11th November, 1918.2008, Helion & Company, , 9781906033286,< D-02>,233pp.maps. illustrations., Near fine in like dw, , Subject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 35641-01..............................£12.00 |
| THE BIG PUSH by R Brian Gardner The Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, climax of Haig's plan to break the deadlock of trench warfare on the Western front. It foundered at the cost of 20,000 British soldiers killed and 35,000 wounded. An analysis of the policy, planning and action of the British and French armies.1961, Cassell, , ,< D-02>,x + 178pp, illustrations maps, notes, index, Good in edge-worn dw, , Subject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 13569-02..............................£10.00 |
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