Sheffield, Gary

Manpower and the Armies of the British Empire in the Two World Wars

by Roy, Kaushik, Sheffield, Gary, McGibbon, Ian, Grayson, Richard S., Frost, Mark, Fennell, Jonathan, Newlands, Emma, Waag, Ian van der, Delaney, Douglas E., Meyer, Jessica, Fedorowich, Kent, Bartrop, Paul R., Booth, Charles, Bou, Jean, Brown, Andrew L., Byers, Daniel, Fitzpatrick, Meghan, Sarty, Roger

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In the first and only examination of how the British Empire and Commonwealth sustained its soldiers before, during, and after both World Wars, a cast of leading military historians explores how the empire mobilized manpower to recruit workers, care for veterans, and transform fa…

Manpower and the Armies of the British Empire in the Two World Wars

by Roy, Kaushik, Sheffield, Gary, McGibbon, Ian, Grayson, Richard S., Frost, Mark, Fennell, Jonathan, Newlands, Emma, Waag, Ian van der, Delaney, Douglas E., Meyer, Jessica, Fedorowich, Kent, Bartrop, Paul R., Booth, Charles, Bou, Jean, Brown, Andrew L., Byers, Daniel, Fitzpatrick, Meghan, Sarty, Roger

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In the first and only examination of how the British Empire and Commonwealth sustained its soldiers before, during, and after both World Wars, a cast of leading military historians explores how the empire mobilized manpower to recruit workers, care for veterans, and transform fa…

In this biography, General Haig is shown fairly "in the round", which goes beyond his generalship on the battlefield to include activities in training and logistics, writing doctrine, and dealing with allies and politicians. This reassessment of Britain's most controversial gene…

The chief: Douglas Haig and the British Army

by Sheffield, Gary

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In this biography, General Haig is shown fairly "in the round", which goes beyond his generalship on the battlefield to include activities in training and logistics, writing doctrine, and dealing with allies and politicians. This reassessment of Britain's most controversial gene…

War on the Western Front

by Sheffield, Gary

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"World War I stands as a watershed in the evolution of modern warfare, with the development of sophisticated trench systems forming a battlefield over 400 miles long; innovations in weaponry and equipment; and the introduction of tanks in battle. Without the ordinary soldier, ho…

War on the Western Front

by Sheffield, Gary

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This book examines the day-to-day lives of the men as they fought and died in the trenches, from their recruitment and training to their combat experience. It provides an extensive re-assessment of trench warfare, a revolutionary tactic that challenged the war, and details devel…

One of the seminal events in world history. The First World War in 100 Objects offers a unique perspective on the world's first truly global conflict. It traces its history through the examination of iconic items like the Zeppelin, the gas mask and Winston Churchill's Cigar, to …

The First World War in 100 objects: the story of the Great War told through the objec…

by Sheffield, Gary

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One of the seminal events in world history. The First World War in 100 Objects offers a unique perspective on the world's first truly global conflict. It traces its history through the examination of iconic items like the Zeppelin, the gas mask and Winston Churchill's Cigar, to …