Bean's Gallipoli

'The insights are truthful, harrowing and shocking, for this Gallipoli is not the drama seen through the military censorship of journalistic despatches, but the views of a thoughtful man communicating...

The Willy-Nicky Correspondence

Originally published in 1918, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, this book consists of the text of 65 telegrams which date from 1904 to 1907. The introduction states that these telegrams give "a c...

In Search of the Better 'ole

Bruce Bairnsfather created one of the best-known cartoon characters of the First World War - 'Old Bill' and he drew what many consider to be the most enduring cartoon of all time - the 'Better Ole'.Re...

Sniper Ace

Throughout World War II, German snipers were obliged to carry a Scharfshtzen Buch which recorded every kill. Each success noted had to be verified by a witness and signed by a superior officer. The...

The Brad Ford Pals: History of the 16th and 18th Battalions West Yorkshire Regiment

In 1976 one of the 'Pals Battalions' veterans said to me: "No one could write a book about the First World War unless he had been in it, because he could not possible imagine what it was like" So, I d...

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Koersen in de Groote Oorlog

Helden op de fiets en op de slagvelden van de Groote Oorlog Op 28 juni 1914 klinken vrijwel gelijktijdig twee schoten. In Parijs gaat de twaalfde Tour de France van start en in Sarajevo wordt de Ooste...

The Life and Campaigns of General Hughie Stockwell

The career of General Hugh Stockwell culminated in the ill-fated Suez Operation of 1956 but no stigma can attach to him for this. It was a military success but a political nightmare which resulted in...