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  • Monchy le Preux

    Arras

    af Colin Fox ...
    Serier serie Battleground Europe
    As the motorist speeds past Arras on the motorway south to Paris, a look to the east should bring into view the hilltop village of Monchy le Preux. This farming community dominates the ground to the North (as it falls away to the River Scarpe) and to the South ( to the River Coejeul). In the early days of the Battle of Arras in the spring of 1917 the Village fell to British attacks after a ... Læs mere

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  • Lydbog

    Tchaikovsky Discovers America

    A Tale of Courage and Adventure

    Uforkortet

    47 min

    Tchaikovsky arrives in New York for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall in 1891. It’s all aboard for a fun-filled musical adventure to Niagara Falls. During his trip, the great composer shares stories with a young family about his music, his life and his fear of conducting. In the end, both the composer and the family discover something about courage and about themselves. More than two dozen ... Læs mere

    64,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

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  • 1918

    The Year of Victories

    At the outset of 1918 Germany faced certain defeat as a result of Allied technical innovation in tanks and aircraft, and the American entry into the war. Victory could only be gained by the immediate application of overwhelming force in new tactical form; the 'fire-waltz' artillery barrage and the storm-trooper infantry attack.1918 examines both the Germans' tactics and the Allies' preferred ... Læs mere

    55,41 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Ypres 1914-1915

    The Fight for Flanders Fields

    af Will Fowler ...
    Ypres was a medieval town known for its textiles; however, it became infamous during the Great War with trench warfare, poison gas and many thousands of casualties.As the German Army advanced through Belgium, it failed to take the Ypres Salient. On 13 October 1914, German troops entered Ypres. On looting the city, the Germans retreated as the British Expeditionary Force advanced. On 22 November ... Læs mere

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  • The Imperial War Museum Book of the Western Front

    af Malcolm Brown ...
    An unrivalled and readable introduction to the years of Trench Warfare' TESThe First World War was won and lost on the Western Front. Covering the whole war, from the guns of August 1914 to the sudden silence of the November 1918 Armistice, the IWM Book of the Western Front reveals what life was really like for the men and women involved. With first-hand accounts of off-duty entertainments, trench ... Læs mere

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  • Manchester Pals

    A History of the Two Manchester Brigades

    Unlike its near neighbour, working-class Salford, Manchester proved able to raise eight Pals battalions. Initially, these battalions were composed of middle-class men who experience before the war years was within the commercial, financial and manufacturing interests which formed the foundations of Edwardian Manchesters life and prosperity. Manchester was undeniably proud of its pals battalions; ... Læs mere

    49,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Battle Story: Cambrai 1917

    af Chris McNab ...
    Serier serie Battle Story
    Cambrai 1917 was the battle that sowed the seeds of future combined-arms tank and infantry warfare, while remaining a battle of singular drama in its own right. If you truly want to understand what happened and why – read Battle Story. Detailed profiles explore the background of the generals of the two opposing forces, as well as what made up the average German and British soldier. First-person, ... Læs mere

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  • The Western Front-North

    Serier serie Major & Mrs Holt's Concise Illustrated Battlefield Guide
    Following in their best-selling series of Battlefield Guides this is a companion volume to the Holts Western Front South Guide. Between the two, they cover the main WW1 Western Front battlefields. This book covers 15 of the most significant battles of the northern area from Nieuwport to just north of The Somme.Whether travelling on the ground or in the mind, the reader is carefully guided through ... Læs mere

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  • Walking the Somme

    af Paul Reed ...
    Serier serie Battleground Somme
    This new edition of the classic WWI battlefield guide is updated with current information and a new walking tour through Mametz Wood.Paul Reed's Walking the Somme is an essential traveling companion for anyone visiting the site of the 1916 Battle of the Somme. It distills a lifetime of research into the battle and the landscape over which it was fought. Combining expert insight, historical context ... Læs mere

    49,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Most Unfavourable Ground

    The Battle of Loos, 1915

    af Niall Cherry ...
    The year of 1914 had been a difficult one for the British Expeditionary Force, the war that had started in August had not been over by the expected time of Christmas. Additionally many of its original members had become casualties and replacements were difficult to find. 1915 did not go much better, the BEF was still a minor player with only a relatively small number of divisions compared to the ... Læs mere

    185,49 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Pillars of Fire

    The Battle of Messines Ridge, 1917

    'Gentleman, we may not make history tomorrow, but we shall certainly change the geography.' So said General Plumer the day before 600 tons of explosives were detonated under the German position on Messines Ridge. The explosion was heard by Lloyd George in Downing Street, and as far away as Dublin.Until 1918, Messines was the only clear cut Allied victory on the Western Front, coming at a time when ... Læs mere

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  • Mons 1914

    The BEF's Tactical Triumph

    af David Lomas ...
    Serier Bog 49 - Campaign
    Alongside maps and carefully-chosen archive photography, David Lomas explores The British Expeditionary Force's presence during the battle of Mons and thereafter.When the First World War broke out in August 1914 the Imperial German Army mistakenly assumed that the BEF – 'that contemptible little army' – would be easily defeated. They were stopped in their tracks by the numerically inferior British ... Læs mere

    137,49 kr.