The First World War: a miscellany
"Have you ever wondered who fired the first British shot of World War One? Or who claimed the glory of downing the Red Baron? And what has Winnie the Pooh got to do with it all? Telling the stories of the battles, the aircraft, the weapons, the soldiers, the poets, the campaigns and the many heroes, Norman Ferguson delves deep into the history of the 'Great War'. Through anecdotes and statistics, and drawing on letters, speeches and official reports, this comprehensive miscellany is a compellin…
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- Full title :The First World War : a miscellany / Norman Ferguson.
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"Have you ever wondered who fired the first British shot of World War One? Or who claimed the glory of downing the Red Baron? And what has Winnie the Pooh got to do with it all? Telling the stories of the battles, the aircraft, the weapons, the soldiers, the poets, the campaigns and the many heroes, Norman Ferguson delves deep into the history of the 'Great War'. Through anecdotes and statistics, and drawing on letters, speeches and official reports, this comprehensive miscellany is a compelling guide to a war that transformed and marked forever the course of twentieth-century history."--Publisher description.
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- Publication Date:©2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Summersdale
- Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2014
The Physical Object
- Description:188 pages : : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; : 19 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781849534529, 1849534527
- oclc:ocn881126416
- Dewey Decimal:940.302
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