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Growing up in Tzfat at the turn of the twentieth century, Esther does not know what to expect when she marries Moshe, a trunk-maker with dreams of following his brothers to start a new life in America. Tzfat may not be perfect . . . but what about the challenges of the new world, so strange and so far from everything Esther and Moshe have ever known?Those challenges, after all, are considerable-from the constant economic struggle of feeding and housing...
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How did women contribute to the French Army in the World Wars? Drawing on myriad sources, historian Andrew Orr examines the roles and value of the many French women who have been overlooked by historians-those who worked as civilians supporting the military. During the First World War, most officers expected that the end of the war would see a return to prewar conditions, so they tolerated women in supporting roles. But soon after the November 1918...
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"All it takes to earn a place at the table is a little help from the deadliest epidemic since the plague." It's 1918, in a Wellington that few people would recognise today, and two major events are about to collide: the signing of the Armistice to end World War I, and the soldier-borne plague we now call the Spanish flu. Into this comes Wellington's only female lawyer, leading her group of Sapphist friends as they attempt to strike a blow for women's...
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Get the Summary of Barbara W. Tuchman's The Proud Tower in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Proud Tower" by Barbara W. Tuchman is a richly detailed historical narrative that explores the social and political landscape of the Western world primarily between 1890 and 1914, leading up to World War I. The book delves into the lives of the aristocracy, the tensions between the old order and emerging political movements,...
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Excerpt: "The Maxim Gun. GENERAL DESCRIPTION. Weight of the ·303-in. gun, 60 lbs. Weight of the tripod, 48 lbs. Weight of ammunition box containing one filled belt, Mark VI 21 lbs., Mark VII 19½ lbs. The gun may be considered as divided into two portions-the non-recoiling and the recoiling. It is worked automatically by two forces-the explosion of the charge which forces the recoiling portion backwards, and a strong spring (called the fusee spring)...
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The second novel in The Shifting Sands series picks up the story as Lord Wolfe and Carlotta leave Tsingtao, having concluded a treaty with the Japanese, and head for Seoul in the Kingdom of Korea.Travelling across the Pacific, they enter the vast British North American colonies and traverse the expanse by train, to the East coast where interesting news awaits. An Atlantic liner awaits, and they make a welcome return to Harcourt Hall after so many...
7) 'Ours'
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For the first time, the story of Jersey in the First World War is revealed. Whilst the island's role in the Second World War is well documented, a generation earlier another devastating war had struck Jersey, jeopardising the lives and liberties of its people. In 1915, a band of 300 young men known as the Jersey Company volunteered to fight for king and country in a war beyond the comprehension of many. Feted as heroes, they proudly took their place...
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What would you do if you were convinced you were going to die? Swept up in the frenzy of patriotism, Albert volunteers to serve his king and country. He is shipped off to the trenches of France along with almost every able-bodied man that he knows, leaving his estranged wife and his child behind. Convinced he will die a horrible death, he seeks comfort in the arms of Marie, a local French woman who gives him hope his last days might become bearable....
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Prenez un garçon timide et rêveur. Faites-le voyager grâce à une faille spatio-temporelle incroyable, propice à de folles et périlleuses aventures…
Telle est l'histoire d'Amédée Pan.
Plongé au cœur des années folles, en 1920, le jeune héros va embarquer à bord du célèbre train l'Orient-Express, o il croisera une bande de détectives en herbe et mènera l'enquête dans une mission de la plus haute importance.
Amédée Pan, un ingénieux...
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With this brilliantly innovative book, reissued for the one-hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau and Annette Becker have shown that the Great War was the matrix from which all subsequent disasters of the twentieth century were formed.
They identify three often neglected or denied aspects of the conflict that are essential for understanding the war: First, what inspired its unprecedented physical...
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Set against the terrifying and tense backdrop of the First World War, this Algernon Blackwood tale is a masterful example of weird literature and a classic short horror story.
First published in 1921, this anti-war tale follows the protagonist as he leaves his Holy Order and finds work with the Red Cross in France. Dedicating his life to helping in the hospitals and convalescent camps, he discovers the true horrors of war. He finds peace and respite...
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Between 1916 and 1918, chaplain David Railton supported the soldiers on the Western Front in their worst moments. He buried the fallen, comforted the wounded, wrote to the families of the missing and killed, and helped the survivors to remember and mark the loss of their comrades so that they were able to carry on. He was with his men at many battles, including High Wood, the Aisne, and Passchendaele. He received the Military Cross for rescuing an...
13) Forty Dead Men
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The summer of 1273 is peaceful for most of England, but not for Prioress Eleanor of Tyndal Priory. Her friend, Crowner Ralf, is newly widowed with a baby. And her new anchoress is welcoming visitors to her window at night: one of them a man the prioress secretly loves. Now his loyalty to her as head of Tyndal Priory is suspect. Then Martin the Cooper is poisoned at the local inn. Martin had a wealth of enemies. The killer could be any of them. No...
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The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was born in 1917. And it was implemented in full force in 1922.The USSR flag is hoisted for the last time in Moscow on December 25, 1991, the USSR disappears from the world map, the Soviet Union was once considered the largest country in the world, the Soviet Union was an expanse of 22 million kilometres. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, new 15 countries are born, it is a matter to think that what...
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A readable and entertaining introduction to aerial combat in the series that "would be excellent for someone with an early interest in military history" (Army Rumour Service).
Just over a decade after the first successful powered flight, fearless pioneers were flying over the battlefields of France in flimsy biplanes. Though the infantry in their muddy trenches might see aerial combat as glorious and chivalric, the reality was very different and...
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Three friends enlist in WW1 and find their niche in life. One seeking to become an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and a Pilot.
This young country boy with a mechanical aptitude, has a fascination with aviation, and ultimately achieves his ambition. Starting as an assistant to a town mechanic, he becomes a qualified mechanic. During this time, he collects as much information as possible, on the emerging Aviation Industry, while carrying out kite flying...
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August 1914 brought an end to the 'Golden Age' of English cricket. At least 210 professional cricketers (out of a total of 278 registered) signed up to fight, of whom thirty-four were killed. However, that period and those men were far more than merely statistics: here we follow in intimate detail not only the cricketers of that fateful last summer before the war, but also the simple pleasures and daily struggles of their family lives and the whole...
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Includes The First World War On The Western Front 1914-1915 Illustrations Pack with 101 maps, plans, and photos.
A fascinating view of the opening phases of the First World War.
"Imperial Germany had long planned the conflict that was to become the First World War, but when the onslaught came there was little sign that the nations which would be embroiled were prepared for the storm. Germany advanced in the east and west where French and Belgian...
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In "Under The Red Crescent, Plevna 1877," readers are transported to the heart of one of the most pivotal moments in European history. Set against the backdrop of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, this gripping narrative chronicles the epic struggle for the Bulgarian town of Plevna.
As the Russian Empire seeks to expand its influence in the Balkans and challenge Ottoman dominance, the small garrison town of Plevna becomes the focal point of a fierce...
20) Neath Verdun: the Experiences of a French Soldier During the Early Months of the First World War
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"The war of the French volunteers
This book does not concern the Battle of Verdun in 1916-widely considered to be the largest battle in world history, rather it positions the action geographically for the reader. Written during wartime this account concerns the personal experiences of a young officer of the French infantry from the earliest days of the Great War through a period of comparative fluidity of movement before the stalemate of trench warfare....
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