by Peter Parker
A moving homage to Harry Patch, the last surviving veteran of the First World War and a thoughtful reflection on the echo of war down through the generations.
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by Ian F W Beckett
In this provocative book, historian Ian Beckett turns the spotlight on twelve particular events of the First World War that continue to shape the world today.
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by Geoff Dyer
'Head bowed, rifle on his back, a soldier is silhouetted against the going down of the sun, looking at the grave of a dead comrade, remembering him. A photograph from the war, is also a photograph of the way the war will be remembered.
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by Terence Zuber
Conventional histories of the Battles of Mons and Le Cateau describe how, although the British were massively outnumbered, precise and rapid rifle fire mowed down rows of German troops: the staggering casualties inflicted made both British victories,
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by Ralph Whitehead
The Other Side of the Wire brings to life a period long forgotten in the decades that have passed since the Great War ended in 1918.
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by Duncan Barrett & Ronald Skirth
Part love story , part war reminiscence, this memoir based on personal letters and journals is a moving response to the horrors of war.
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by Max Arthur
The legacy of the First World War is explored in the impact it made on the men who returned and their families.
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by Peter Barton
Unique analysis of the battlegrounds of the Somme using original panorama photographs and previously unpublished personal testimonies. An absolute must for serious students of the First World War.
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by Adam Hochschild
In this brilliant work of history, Adam Hochschild follows a group of characters connected by blood ties, close friendships or personal enmities and shows how the war exposed the divisions between them.
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by Peter Fiennes
The moving account of Anglican chaplain Edward Montmorency 'Monty' Guilford's service in the First World War, tracing his journey from his first days on the Somme, through the mud and terror of Cambrai.
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