World War I
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Trench Warfare - 1914-1918 - Tony AshworthTrench Warfare by 1914-1918: The Live and Let Live System by Tony Ashworth is part of the Pan Grand Strategy Series. The shock and slaughter of the battlefields of the Somme, Verdun and Passchendale is well documented. However, during the smaller battles soldiers could, and often did, make personal decisions not possible during large ones. |
ZAR 60.00 |
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Avoiding Armageddon - Jeremy BlackAvoiding Armageddon: From the Great War to the Fall of France, 1918-40 by Jeremy Black is an original and up-to-date account of a key period of military history, one that not only links the two World Wars but also anticipates the more complex nature of conflict following the Cold War. |
ZAR 175.00 |
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1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War - Charles Emmerson1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson liberates the world of 1913 from this “prelude to war” narrative, and explores it as it was, in all its richness and complexity. |
ZAR 175.00 |
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The Great War 1914-1918 - Peter HartThe Great War 1914-1918 by Peter Hart was published in paperback for the anniversary of the conflict and is a pioneering and comprehensive account of the First World War, comparable to Anthony Beevor or Max Hastings. |
ZAR 130.00 |
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Catastrophe 1914 - Max HastingsCatastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings gives us a conflict different from the familiar one of barbed wire, mud and futility. |
ZAR 225.00 |
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Shooting Range - Inge HennemanShooting Range: Photography & The Great War edited by Inge Henneman draws on a selection of magnificent private archives to show how this then relatively new technology was used for a variety of propaganda purposes. The First World War began on July 28, 1914, 100 years ago, and lasted until November 11, 1918. |
ZAR 220.00 |
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The Kaiser's Pirates - Nick HewittThe Kaiser's Pirates: Hunting Germany's Raiding Cruisers in World War I by Nick Hewitt is a dramatic and little-known story of World War I, when the actions of a few men shaped the fate of nations. By 1914 Germany had ships and sailors scattered across the globe, protecting its overseas colonies and "showing the flag" of its new Imperial Navy. |
ZAR 150.00 |
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The First World War in Photographs - Richard HolmesThe First World War in Photographs by Richard Holmes presents the conflict in all its appalling and intensely moving detail - covering all the great battles and theatres of operations, from the mud of Flanders to the beaches of Gallipoli. |
ZAR 280.00 |
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1913 - Florian Illies1913: The year before the storm by Florian Illies is a witty yet moving narrative worked up from sketched biographical fragments and is an intimate vision of a world that is about to change forever. The stuffy conventions of the nineteenth century are receding into the past, and 1913 heralds a new age of unlimited possibility. |
ZAR 110.00 |
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The Great and Holy War - Philip JenkinsThe Great and Holy War: How World War I became a religious crusade by Philip Jenkins offers the first look at how religion created and prolonged the First World War. |
ZAR 165.00 |
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A Short History of the first World War - Gary SheffieldA Short History of the first World War by Gary Sheffield is the ultimate introduction for anyone wanting a clear understanding of what happened and why. |
ZAR 95.00 |
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Delville Wood - Ian UysDelville Wood by Ian Uys is the story of the battle of Delville Wood in which Boer and British soldiers stood together against the pride of the German army. |
ZAR 250.00 |