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"The Guns of August" is the narrative history of the first month of World War I. It describes the strategies of the generals, the preparation and ... More

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This title is nominated for "Financial Times" History Book Of The Year and "Daily Telegraph" Books Of The Year. At the end of 1917 Britain and France ... More

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Recreates the battles and campaigns that raged at The Western Front during the second half of World War I Updated for 2012 with a new forward by ... More

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Millions of men lived in the trenches during World War I. More than six million died there. In "Eye-Deep in Hell, " the author of the widely ... More

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This study of World War I crosses the boundaries of national histories to examine the various connections between the 400-mile-long Western Front and ... More

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The Great War ended more than ninety years ago yet still haunts and fascinates us today. In The Soldier's War, Richard van Emden traces a history of ... More

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The Great War takes a hard look at the legend of the 'Massacre of the Innocents' at Ypres in 1914 - an event that became a cornerstone of Nazi ... More

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These amazingly well preserved photographs originate from German collection. They cover the full gamut of the dreadful conditions that all troops ... More

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This title examines the emergence of the first modern tank, the Renault FT. It is a little known fact that France fielded more tanks in World War I ... More

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A study of the Western Front in 1915, this book is a stinging indictment of incompetent generalship. The author explores the truth of the observation ... More

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Based almost entirely on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and on new or little-known letters, diaries, official ... More

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The first study of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 to incorporate extensive archival research, this book investigates the ideas and behavior ... More

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Reprint. Originally published: London: Allen & Unwin, 1987.

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The first major work published in English that tells the story of World War I from the German point of view. Here, in gripping and vivid detail, are ... More

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With many illustrations this book provides the clearest and most dramatic impressions of World War I.

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With its deadly trench warfare, and constant bombardment, World War I seemed endless. Yet, suddenly, to the complete surprise of those in power, the ... More

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This graphic collection of first-hand accounts sheds new light on the experiences of the French army during the Great War. It reveals in authentic ... More

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Ninety years after the Armistice of 1918, we are still fascinated with the First World War. The Western Front Experience describes the development of ... More

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How would the innocent generation of 1914 respond to the horrors of the trenches? Malcolm Brown's book conveys the spirit of the British soldier, ... More

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Introducing a new series, this book is designed for the "armchair strategist" who enjoys reading about the strategic and tactical planning for ... More

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For the British, World War I was the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the Swiss Frontier to the North Sea. It was there that most of ... More

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'Ten seconds, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one - fire! Down goes the firing switch. At first, nothing. Then from deep down there ... More

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