A Soldier S Life In World War One
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A Soldier S Life In World War One
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Author : Fiona Corbridge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
A Soldier S Life In World War One written by Fiona Corbridge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Military art and science categories.
'A Soldier's Life In World War One' examines how armies, navies and air forces on all sides during World War One lived and fought together. Find out what life was really like in the armed forces during World War One.
Daily Life During World War I
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Author : Neil Heyman
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2002-08-30
Daily Life During World War I written by Neil Heyman and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-30 with History categories.
This engagingly written narrative focuses on the real details of living in wartime.
Six Weeks
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Author : John Lewis-Stempel
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-10-28
Six Weeks written by John Lewis-Stempel and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-28 with History categories.
The extraordinary story of British junior officers in the First World War, who led their men out of the trenches and faced a life expectancy of six weeks. During the Great War, many boys went straight from the classroom to the most dangerous job in the world - that of junior officer on the Western Front. Although desperately aware of how many of their predecessors had fallen before them, nearly all stepped forward, unflinchingly, to do their duty. The average life expectancy of a subaltern in the trenches was a mere six weeks. In this remarkable book, John Lewis-Stempel focuses on the forgotten men who truly won Britain's victory in the First World War - the subalterns, lieutenants and captains of the Army, the leaders in the trenches, the first 'over the top', the last to retreat. Basing his narrative on a huge range of first-person accounts, including the poignant letters and diaries sent home or to their old schools, the author reveals what motivated these boy-men to act in such an extraordinary, heroic way. He describes their brief, brilliant lives in and out of the trenches, the tireless ways they cared for their men, and how they tried to behave with honour in a world where their values and codes were quite literally being shot to pieces.
Life In The Trenches
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Author : Stephen Currie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Life In The Trenches written by Stephen Currie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Although the soldiers' lives in World War I revolved around fighting, they also spent time off-duty or simply waiting for a battle to commence. How soldiers responded to the boredom and stress of being at war, and how they dealt with ever-present illness, injury, and death are chronicled in this compelling volume.
Empires Soldiers And Citizens
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Author : Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 2012-09-17
Empires Soldiers And Citizens written by Marilyn Shevin-Coetzee and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-17 with History categories.
Empires, Soldiers, and Citizens 2/e offers a vivid range of eyewitness perspectives - from female munitions workers to Indian troops in France - which explore the social, cultural, and military dimensions of World War I. This second edition includes added material to reflect the very latest historical thinking. Combines documents and themes that have proven successful in the first edition with new sources and topics that are currently at the forefront of historical debate and research Now features 59 new documents which illustrate the imperial dimensions of the conflict and broaden the coverage of 'war culture' and developments in Eastern Europe Documents have been included which pay particular attention to the experiences and perspectives of ordinary people, whose voices are often underrepresented in broad accounts The bibliography has been expanded and completely updated, complemented by a new series of maps and illustrations
Letters From The Trenches
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Author : Jacqueline Wadsworth
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-11-30
Letters From The Trenches written by Jacqueline Wadsworth and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-30 with History categories.
A history of World War I—told through the letters exchanged by ordinary soldiers and their families. Letters from the Trenches reveals how people really thought and felt during the Great War, and covers all social classes and groups from officers to conscripts to women at home to conscientious objectors. Voices within the book include Sgt. John Adams, 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers, who wrote in May 1917: “For the day we get our letter from home is a red letter day in the history of the soldier out here. It is the only way we can hear what is going on. The slender thread between us and the homeland.” Pvt. Stanley Goodhead, who served with one of the Manchester Pals battalion, wrote home in 1916: “I came out of the trenches last night after being in four days. You have no idea what four days in the trenches means . . . The whole time I was in I had only about two hours sleep and that was in snatches on the firing step. What dugouts there are, are flooded with mud and water up to the knees and the rats hold swimming galas in them . . . We are literally caked with brown mud and it is in all our food, tea etc.” Jacqueline Wadsworth skillfully uses these letters to tell the human story of the First World War: what mattered to Britain’s servicemen and their feelings about the war; how the conflict changed people; and how life continued on the home front.
World War I On The Ground
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-24
World War I On The Ground written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-24 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of life in the trenches *Includes an online bibliography for further reading World War I, also known in its time as the "Great War" or the "War to End all Wars", was an unprecedented holocaust in terms of its sheer scale. Fought by men who hailed from all corners of the globe, it saw millions of soldiers do battle in brutal assaults of attrition which dragged on for months with little to no respite. Tens of millions of artillery shells and untold hundreds of millions of rifle and machine gun bullets were fired in a conflict that demonstrated man's capacity to kill each other on a heretofore unprecedented scale, and as always, such a war brought about technological innovation at a rate that made the boom of the Industrial Revolution seem stagnant. The enduring image of World War I is of men stuck in muddy trenches, and of vast armies deadlocked in a fight neither could win. It was a war of barbed wire, poison gas, and horrific losses as officers led their troops on mass charges across No Man's Land and into a hail of bullets. While these impressions are all too true, they hide the fact that trench warfare was dynamic and constantly evolving throughout the war as all armies struggled to find a way to break through the opposing lines. Most books and documentaries about the war focus on the carnage of the trenches, depicting the ceaseless bombardment and sniping, and the assaults and counterattacks that took millions of lives. This was the experience of most frontline soldiers during that great conflict, but it was not the only experience. There was another war going on beneath the trenches, a war of tunnels and mines fought by men who didn't see sunlight for days at a time and who lived in constant fear of cave-ins and enemy detection. These men, who had mostly been miners in civilian life, lived a twilight existence, working long hours in silence and near darkness while great battles raged overhead. They suffered from fatigue, stress, and the knowledge that they could be killed at any time by an unseen enemy. Despite this, they persevered, and the mines they laid under enemy trench systems turned the tide of at least one major battle. Though World War I is almost synonymous with trench warfare, that method of combat was nothing new. There had been extensive use of trenches during the later stages of the American Civil War (1864-1865), and trench warfare was constant during the Second Boer War (1899-1902), the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), and the Balkan Wars (1912-1913). These conflicts showed that modern firepower combined with entrenched positions gave a decisive advantage to the defender, yet European observers failed to learn any lessons from these conflicts, and the scale of trench warfare in World War I far eclipsed anything seen before or since, especially on the Western Front. World War I was the first truly industrial war, and it created a paradigm which reached its zenith with World War II and towards which virtually all equipment, innovation and training were dedicated throughout the Cold War and the remainder of the 20th century. To this day, modern warfare remains synonymous with tanks and mass infantry battles, although a confrontation of this nature has not occurred (except briefly during Operation Desert Storm) since World War II. World War I on the Ground: The History and Legacy of Life in the Trenches analyzes the technological advancements in weaponry that produced the deadliest conflict in history up to that time. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about life in the trenches like never before.
Edward On The Somme
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Author : Don Munro
language : en
Publisher: Boolarong Press
Release Date : 2016-07-12
Edward On The Somme written by Don Munro and has been published by Boolarong Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Edward was an Australian stretcher-bearer. He risked his life every day and night to save soldiers who were wounded in battle during World War I. This book provides some insight into the challenges Edward faced in France from 1916 to 1918.
An Intimate History Of The Front
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Author : J. Crouthamel
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-10-09
An Intimate History Of The Front written by J. Crouthamel and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-09 with Social Science categories.
This eye-opening study gives a nuanced, provocative account of how German soldiers in the Great War experienced and enacted masculinity. Drawing on an array of relevant narratives and media, it explores the ways that both heterosexual and homosexual soldiers expressed emotion, understood romantic ideals, and approached intimacy and sexuality.
Notes
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Author : Clifton J. Cate
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2005-10-04
Notes written by Clifton J. Cate and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Bearing his medical discharge from the fledgling American Expeditionary Force after only four months as a trainee in the 1st Massachusetts Ambulance Corps, the author became one of thousands of American youths who sought adventure and validation by traveling North to offer their wartime services as members of the C.E.F. His account, finished in 1927, chronicles his brief U.S. Army experience, and more extensively, the next 20 months--from the signing of his Attestation papers in September, 1917 in Fredericton, N.B., to his release from active duty at St John, in May, 1919--as a Canadian soldier. Beginning with basic drill and an introduction to light artillery in Canada, he moved on to more intensive training in England, to become a charter member of an entirely new unit--the 12th (6-inch howitzer) Battery, 3rd Brigade, CGA. Not just a record of combat in France, the story encompasses a totality of military life as it impacted the author and his close companions. He faithfully records battlefield and bivouac experiences, anecdotes of both legal and unsanctioned absences in five countries, the formation (and shattering) of close friendships, of the strange realization of his having been wounded, and gassed, and his consequent hospitalization and recovery. Following an unauthorized reunification with his Battery mates in Belgium, he describes the boredom of post war occupation, demobilization via Kinmel Park in Wales, his return to Canada, and finally, the long and eagerly anticipated, yet strangely abrupt and poignant emptiness that attended his return to civilian life. The author's highly personal and well documented narrative is enhanced by the inclusion of letters written home, numerous scans of photographs and memorabilia that survived his epoch journey as well as a number of original pen and ink drawings that complement his writing.