World War I as Fulfillment: Power and the Intellectuals
In contrast to older historians who regarded World War I as the destruction of progressive reform, I am convinced that the war came to the United States as the "fulfillment," the culmination, the veritable apotheosis of progressivism in [... more]
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War on the Western Front: In the Trenches of World War I ...
Solid one-volume reference: The authors of this volume succeed in cramming about 12 pounds of information into a 10-pound bag. The large format with 272 pages including index contains knowledgable commentary on the British, French, German, and American [... more]
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Luci Gosling
It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but, during World War I, newspaper illustrations were worth even more, not only conveying the news to anxious families at home and soldiers in battle, but also entertaining and lifting ... [... more]
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Eye-Deep in Hell: Trench Warfare in World War I
Millions of men lived in the trenches during World War I. More than six million died there. In Eye-Deep in Hell, the author explores this unique and terrifying world -- the rituals of battle, the habits of daily life, and the constant struggle of men to [... more]
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A Short History of World War I
World War I was a bloodletting so vast and unprecedented that for a generation it was known simply as the Great War. Casualty lists reached unimagined proportions as the same ground -- places like Ypres and the Somme -- was fought over again and again. [... more]
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How to Be a World War I Buff
World War I was a tragic, but crucial period of history. The bloodshed was mindless and it was a war that was fought simply for the sake of fighting. From the easily avoidable beginning to the endless bloodshed to the entrance of the United ... [... more]
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UNDERSTANDING WORLD WAR I
Known as the Great War, or "The War to End all Wars," World War I brought human suffering to unimaginable levels, with 8.5 million soldiers killed, 21 million wounded, and 7.7 million missing, or taken prisoner--amid the introduction of [... more]
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How to Better Understand the History of World War I
World War I, to me, seems to historically pale in contrast to World War II. Even in its conclusion, we see essentially no conclusion as many historians agree. World War II picks up where World War I left off in certain areas. However, World War I ... [... more]
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The Christmas Truce of World War I
The Christmas Truce, which occurred primarily between the British and German soldiers along the Western Front in December 1914, is an event the official histories of the "Great War" leave out, and the Orwellian historians hide from the public. . [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
British and American Aces of World War I: The Pictorial ...
Photo Album of World War I Aces!: Noted aviation historian Norman Franks offers up a photographic tribute to British and American WWI aces in this evocative 2005 volume from Schiffer Publishing. The book offers a rare glimpse of notable pilots from that [... more]
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World War I Gas Warfare Tactics and Equipment (Elite)
Compact and concise presentation of the first WMD: World War I Gas Warfare Tactics and Equipment is a concise treatment of the chemical weapons used in the Great War. Chlorine gas is again being used as a weapon in Iraq--chlorine gas was suggested as a [... more]
$17.95
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Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War I (Aircraft of the ...
Bristol Two-Seater Aces in Action!: Intended as a 1917 replacement for outdated British reconnaissance aircraft, Bristol's two-seater F2 aircraft possessed tremendous potential that could turn it into a tiger if proper air-fighting tactics were used. [... more]
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