Artillery in the Great War
Artillery in the Great War

Author: Paul Strong

Publisher: Grub Street Publishers

Published: 2011-05-18

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1844682463

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A year-by-year examination of key WWI battles and how the ongoing advances in artillery shaped strategy, tactics, and oprations; includes battlefield maps! World War I is often said to have been an artillery war, yet the decisive role artillery played in shaping military decisions—and therefor the war itself—has rarely been examined. Artillery in the Great War traces the development of this all-important technology, the differing approaches to its use, the many innovations it underwent on both sides, and how those approaches and innovations in turn effected key battles such as the Battle of the Somme. This highly readable and informative history is perfect for any reader interested in understanding the legacy of World War I, or the evolution of modern warfare.

The Chemists' War
The Chemists' War

Author: Michael Freemantle

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1849739897

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The 1914-18 war has been referred to as the 'chemists' war' and to commemorate the centenary this collection of essays will examine various facets of the role of chemistry in the First World War. Written by an experienced science writer, this will be of interest to scientists and historians with an interest in this technologically challenging time.

The Elements of the Great War
The Elements of the Great War

Author: Hilaire Belloc

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2015-09-02

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9781341191756

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The Great War
The Great War

Author: Ian F. W. Beckett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 812

ISBN-13: 1317866142

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The course of events of the Great War has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However, this book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of of the conflict's strategic, political, economic, social and cultural impact. Starting with the context and origins of the war, including assasination, misunderstanding and differing national war aims, it then covers the treacherous course of the conflict and its social consequences for both soldiers and civilians, for science and technology, for national politics and for pan-European revolution. The war left a long-term legacy for victors and vanquished alike. It created new frontiers, changed the balance of power and influenced the arts, national memory and political thought. The reach of this acount is global, showing how a conflict among European powers came to involve their colonial empires, and embraced Japan, China, the Ottoman Empire, Latin America and the United States.

The Great War
The Great War

Author: Various

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2015-04-14

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0763675547

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Combines evocative photographs and illustrations in a treasury of stories by 11 international writers that were inspired by artifacts connected to World War I. Illustrated by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning artist of A Monster Calls.