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Author : Francis K. Mason
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Battle Over Britain written by Francis K. Mason and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1990 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raymond H. Fredette
Publisher : Harvest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780156827508
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (275 download)
Download or read book The Sky on Fire written by Raymond H. Fredette and published by Harvest Books. This book was released on 1966 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raymond H. Fredette
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 081735347X
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book The Sky on Fire written by Raymond H. Fredette and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2006-01-08 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the developments and deployments of air power in World War I, which forshadowed the decisive role air power played in the World War II and continues to influence military strategies today.
Author : Jonathan Sutherland
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844153452
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)
Download or read book Battle of Britain 1917 written by Jonathan Sutherland and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2006-06-19 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter om de første tyske bombeangreb på England under 1. verdenskrig. Da de tyske bombefly kom frem i efteråret 1916, kunne de flyve væsentligt højere end noget britisk jagerfly på denne tid.
Author : Raymond H. Fredette
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Sky on Fire written by Raymond H. Fredette and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John D. Grainger
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 9781843832638
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Battle for Palestine 1917 written by John D. Grainger and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Allied victory in the Holy Land, far from the carnage of the Western Front but a crucial, morale-boosting success under the aggressive and forward-thinking General Allenby. Three battles for the control of the key fortress-city of Gaza took place in 1917 between the `British' force [with units from across the Empire, most notably the ANZACs] and the Turks. The Allies were repulsed twice but on theirthird attempt, under the newly-appointed General Allenby, a veteran of the Western Front where he was a vocal critic of Haig's command, finally penetrated Turkish lines, captured southern Palestine and, as instructed by Lloyd George, took Jerusalem in time for Christmas, ending 400 years of Ottoman occupation. This third battle, similar in many ways to the contemporaneous fighting in France, is at the heart of this account, with consideration of intelligence, espionage, air-warfare, and diplomatic and political elements, not to mention the logistical and medical aspects of the campaign, particularly water. The generally overlooked Turkish defence, in the face of vastly superior numbers, is also assessed. Far from laying out and executing a pre-ordained plan, Allenby, who is probably still best remembered as T. E. Lawrence's commanding officer in Arabia, was flexible and adaptable, responding to developmentsas they occurred. JOHN D. GRAINGER is the author of numerous books on military history, ranging from the Roman period to the twentieth century.
Author : Michael Howard
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199205590
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book The First World War written by Michael Howard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-01-25 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of the Great War--from the state of Europe in 1914, to the role of the US, the collapse of Russia, and the eventual surrender of the Central Powers. Examining how and why the war was fought, as well as the historical controversies that still surround the war, Michael Howard also looks at how peace was ultimately made, and describes the potent legacy of resentment left to Germany.
Author : Philip Zelikow
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541750942
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (417 download)
Download or read book The Road Less Traveled written by Philip Zelikow and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War all sides-Germany, Britain, and America-believed the war could be concluded. Peace at the end of 1916 would have saved millions of lives and changed the course of history utterly. Two years into the most terrible conflict the world had ever known, the warring powers faced a crisis. There were no good military options. Money, men, and supplies were running short on all sides. The German chancellor secretly sought President Woodrow Wilson's mediation to end the war, just as British ministers and France's president also concluded that the time was right. The Road Less Traveled describes how tantalizingly close these far-sighted statesmen came to ending the war, saving millions of lives, and avoiding the total war that dimmed hopes for a better world. Theirs was a secret battle that is only now becoming fully understood, a story of civic courage, awful responsibility, and how some leaders rose to the occasion while others shrank from it or chased other ambitions. "Peace is on the floor waiting to be picked up!" pleaded the German ambassador to the United States. This book explains both the strategies and fumbles of people facing a great crossroads of history. The Road Less Traveled reveals one of the last great mysteries of the Great War: that it simply never should have lasted so long or cost so much.
Author : George H. Cassar
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9781852851668
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (516 download)
Download or read book The Forgotten Front written by George H. Cassar and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Forgotten Front, George H. Cassar intends to demonstrate Italy's vital contribution to the Allied effort in the First World War. His account of the war in Italy covers the strategic considerations as well as the actual fighting.
Author : Jonathan Sutherland
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783460350
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Battle of Britain 1917 written by Jonathan Sutherland and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2006-06-19 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the autumn of 1916 the Germans began to equip with the Gotha twin-engine bomber. The Gothas were designed to carry out attacks across the channel against Britain. A group of four squadrons was established in Belgium, and they carried out their first bombing raid towards the end of May 1917. This 22 aircraft sortie, against the town of Folkestone, caused 95 deaths. In mid June a force of 18 Gothas attacked London in broad daylight. Over 90 British fighters met them, but not one Gotha was brought down. This bombing raid caused 162 deaths.From mid-September an even larger, more potent bomber joined the Gothas. The Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeug or "Giant" bomber. It had a range of about 800km (500 miles). The Gotha/Giant night raids continued throughout 1917, almost unscathed until December when the British began to have success in intercepting the Gothas at night. Anti-aircraft fire was also becoming more effective and the increased use of barrage balloons affected the bombers. By the end of the war a 50-mile long line of barrage balloons surrounded London.In the meantime the Giants continued a small but influential campaign against London. On 16 February, during a four aircraft raid, a Giant dropped a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bomb—the largest used by anyone in the war—and blew up a wing of the Chelsea hospital.
Author : David Stevenson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198702388
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)
Download or read book 1917 written by David Stevenson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1917 was a year of calamitous events, and one of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution, leading historian of World War I David Stevenson examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed. He shows how in this one year the war was transformed, but also what drove the conflict onwards and how it continued to escalate. Two developments in particular - the Russian Revolution and American intervention - had worldwide repercussions. Offering a close examination of the key decisions, David Stevenson considers Germanys campaign of submarine warfare, America's declaration of war in response, and Britain's frustration of German strategy by adopting the convoy system, as well as why (paradoxically) the military and political stalemate in Europe persisted. 1917 offers a truly international understanding of events, including abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the disastrous spring offensive that plunged the French army into mutiny, on the summer attacks that undermined the moderate Provisional Government in Russia and exposed Italy to national humiliation at Caporetto, and on the British decision for the ill-fated Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele). David Stevenson also analyzes the global consequences of the years developments, describing how countries such as Brazil and China joined the belligerents, how Britain offered responsible government to India, and how the Allies promised a Jewish national home in Palestine. Blending political and military history, and moving from capital to capital and from the cabinet chamber to the battle front, the book highlights the often tumultuous debates through which leaders entered and escalated the war, and the paradox that continued fighting was justifiable as the shortest road toward peace.
Author : Raymond H. Fredette
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (977 download)
Download or read book The First Battle of Britain, 1917-1918 written by Raymond H. Fredette and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Byron Farwell
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393320282
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Over There written by Byron Farwell and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the rise of the American military and the role it played in winning World War I, from the declaration of war in 1917 to the social changes that occurred on the home front.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (911 download)
Download or read book The First Battle of Britain 1917-1918 and the Origins of British Air Defence written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Passingham
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075248365X
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Pillars of Fire written by Ian Passingham and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Britain and her allies needed it most: boosting Allied morale and shattering that of the Germans. Precisely orchestrated, Messines was the first true all-arms modern battle which brought together artillery, engineers, infantry, tanks, aircraft and administrative units from a commonwealth of nations to defeat the common enemy. So why is its name not as familiar as the Somme, Passchendaele or Verdun? This book examines the battle for the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge from the British, ANZAC and German perspectives. Illustrated with archive photographs and maps, it is a major contribution to our understanding of one of the seminal battles of the First World War.
Author : Douglas E. Delaney
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774834021
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Turning Point 1917 written by Douglas E. Delaney and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the British Empire and its allies of the Great War, 1917 was a year marked by crises. But here and there glimmers of light pierced the gloom. Soldiers began solving the problems posed by trench warfare. The dominions asserted themselves in the councils of imperial power. And the US finally entered the war. This book examines the British imperial war effort during the most pivotal and dynamic twelve months of the war. Written by internationally recognized historians, its chapters explore military, diplomatic, and domestic aspects of how the empire prosecuted the war. Their rich, nuanced analysis transcends narrow, national viewpoints to provide a multi-faceted perspective of events that laid the groundwork for victory.
Author : Richard F. Hamilton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521545303
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (453 download)
Download or read book Decisions for War, 1914-1917 written by Richard F. Hamilton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-13 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample Text
