"Simon Jones's graphic history of underground warfare during the Great War uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for supr…
Simon Joness graphic history of underground warfare during the Great War uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for suprem…
"Seeking Victory on the Western Front examines how, in the face of the devastating firepower advantages that modern weapons offered the Germans, the British army developed the means to reclaim the offense and break the stalemate of the western front to defeat their enemy. Within…
A comparative view of the role of newspapers in Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary during the Great War, this volume goes beyond atrocity stories to look at how war itself, the objectives and the enemy were all defined by the national presses.
"The First World War marked a key turning point in America's involvement on the global stage. Isolationism fell, and America joined the ranks of the Great Powers. Both the federal government and the military expanded rapidly during this time, in terms of size and power. The new …
