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A world-famous expert on the French military provides a major contribution to our understanding of World War I. He reveals why and how the French ... More

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A world-famous expert on the French military provides a major contribution to our understanding of World War I. He reveals why and how the French ... More

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" ... the student of the Great War and gender is well served, and Braybon's introduction provides an excellent overview of the various ... More

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Where others had failed, Canada's citizen army won its greatest victory on Vimy Ridge in 1917. This, the latest in the "Battleground Europe" series, ... More

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This book presents a major new history of one of the first battles of World War I, fought between the French and German armies in August 1914. ... More

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Boom Ravine was one of the most spectacular features on the Somme battlefield. The Germans took full advantage of the ravine's defensive ... More

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Were thousands of unarmed Belgian civilians slaughtered by invading German troops in August, 1914, or are accounts of these deaths mere fabrications ... More

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A well-known authority in the field provides a wide-ranging exploration of the repercussions of the First World War upon the French people.

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The battle of Mons in August 1914 endures as one of the British Army's greatest moments, despite the much larger actions fought in the next four ... More

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'Why, ' the Kaiser enquired of Czar Nicholas in 1913, did he wish to ally himself with France when 'the Frenchman is no longer capable of being a ... More

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This volume in the Problems in European Civilization series is a collection of scholarly essays and primary sources focusing on the legacy of World ... More

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Anyone who tours the famous battlefields of 1914-1918 finds that most traces of the fighting have disappeared. An expert on World War I teams with a ... More

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Combles lies on the eastern edge of the Somme battlefield. It was elaborately fortified by the Germans, utilizing the extensive catacombs and cellars ... More

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Montauban was the scene of one of the most famous and tragic incidents of the Somme battle of July 1, 1916, as men of the 8th East Surreys attempted ... More

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The Allied assault Riqueval Bridge during World War I bears some resemblance to the capture of the Bridge Remagen in 1944. Today, many traces of ... More

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A new look at the horrors of the First World War reveals how the tactics of trench warfare came into being (for better or worse); the significant ... More

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This book is devoted to the crucial World War I battles of the spring of 1917. It covers the successful defence of Verdun, and the complete failure ... More

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The fighting on Redan Ridge in 1916 has long been overshadowed by events on each flank, namely Serre on the left and Beaumont Hamel on the right. On ... More

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Delville Wood is particularly associated with the World War I service of the South African Brigade. Many thousands now visit Delville Wood annually ... More

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The Legend of the Mutilated Victory is the first book in any language to analyze Italian diplomacy from the outbreak of World War I to the Paris ... More

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