World War I

The rituals and narratives of Gajan dominate the spring season in the villages of Bengal. It is a ritual of the common village people created from indigenous sources and heavily laden with symbols of fertilization and reproduction. Rites of Spring analyzes the meaning of these narratives and their s... More

The untold story of the pioneering aviation heroes of WW1, in their own words First-hand accounts of bravery and adventure from the individuals who embraced the exciting – and dangerous – new world of flying at the start of the First World War. Few are aware of the risks that the pioneering ai... More

WAR & PEACE probably the greatest novel ever written stands alone in its vast scope and minute detail, its immense diversity and final unity.Set in the years leading upto and culminating in Nepolean's disastorous Russian invasion, the novel focusses upon the entire society torn by conflict and chang... More

The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the personal equipment worn by the infantryman thanks to an American officer named Anson Mills and the skills of the company created to produce his design - the... More

Five powerful,hard hitting monologues in which the playwright tackles head-on issues of violence, intolerance of others, narrow concepts of community and nation, each with a twist that lifts it into the realm of real drama. Award-winning play-wright Manjula Padmanabhan, in her attempt to come to gri... More

E. H. Carr's classic work on international relations, published in 1939, was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work. The author was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals of the 20th century. The issues and themes he developed continue to have relevanc... More

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This study of World War I crosses the boundaries of national histories to examine the various connections between the 400-mile-long Western Front and the home fronts of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, the United States, and other participants. A thorough reexamination of the ... More

Starting with the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna, this book is full of lively portraits of the main characters of the period, from Malthus, Mill and Bentham to Marx and Robert Owen. Russell also considers the founding of democracy in America and the struggle with slavery, bringing to ... More

In this volume, Jane Carmichael has collected over 100 photographs from the archives of the Imperial War Museum in London, powerful photographs never before published, representing an extraordinary range of images. Carmichael focuses on the growing use of the photograph both as a medium for the mass... More

A vast amount of literature has emerged on the First World War and its repercussions since the Armistice. Two leading historians therefore present this comparative analysis of the ways in which the history has been written and interpreted. Identifying three generations of historians, literary schola... More

Taking into account the scholarship of the last 20 years, this new edition rejects recent arguments that Britain went to war out of either weakness, fear of an "invented" German menace, or fears for the Empire. Instead, while placing greater emphasis than before on the role of Russia, Zara S. Steine... More

This is a history of warfare, wars and the armed forces of Europe from the military revolution of the mid-17th century to the Napoleonic wars.; This book is intended for broad-based undergrad courses on 18th century Europe/Britain and the Ancient Regime. 2nd and 3rd year thematic courses on warfare ... More

The origins of the First World War, both diplomatic and social, are discussed thoroughly examined. The reader is then taken through the major battles on the Eastern and Western fronts, and is given insight into the eventual Allied victory. The war at sea, on the home front, and in distant theaters i... More

'A well-researched and concise presentation of the fourteen years' experience of this state ... a first-class study aid.' Heinz Abosch, Suddeutsche Zeitung'There is no better introduction to the historical complexities of the first German republic for teachers, students or laymen.' Heinrich August W... More

The first of four volumes that together provide a comprehensive account of World War I, this book unravels the complicated and tragic events of the war's Eastern Front. In particular, this book details the history of conflict between Germany and Russia, which proved disastrous for the Russian forces... More

A brief but comprehensive survey of British society and culture during the First World War. George Robb concentrates not on military campaigns and battle strategies, but on the lives of ordinary Britons - how they responded to and were affected by the war, how they attempted to understand the confli... More

"A work of genius ... succeeds supremely well in reflecting a new understanding of the nature of war." - Arthur Marwick, Times Higher Education Supplement"A work of genius ... succeeds supremely well in reflecting a new understanding of the nature of war." - Arthur Marwick, Times Higher Education Su... More