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I'll Take My Chances - Volume 3 (Paperback): Gary Turner I'll Take My Chances - Volume 3 (Paperback)
Gary Turner
R446 R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Save R29 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I'll Take My Chances - Volume 2 (Paperback): Gary Turner I'll Take My Chances - Volume 2 (Paperback)
Gary Turner
R523 R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Save R35 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Literary Digest History of the World War, Vol. IV (in Ten Volumes, Illustrated) - Compiled from Original and Contemporary... The Literary Digest History of the World War, Vol. IV (in Ten Volumes, Illustrated) - Compiled from Original and Contemporary Sources: American, Britis (Hardcover)
Francis W. Halsey
R1,089 Discovery Miles 10 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The quantity of journalism produced during World War I was unlike anything the then-budding mass media had ever seen. Correspondents at the front were dispatching voluminous reports on a daily basis, and though much of it was subject to censorship, it all eventually became available. It remains the most extraordinary firsthand look at the war that we have. Published immediately after the cessation of hostilities and compiled from those original journalistic sources-American, British, French, German, and others-this is an astonishing contemporary perspective on the Great War. This replica of the first 1919 edition includes all the original maps, photos, and illustrations, lending an even greater immediacy to readers a century later. Volume IV covers December 1916 through March 1918, from the entrance of the United States into the conflict through the last of the zeppelin raids on the Western Front. American journalist and historian FRANCIS WHITING HALSEY (1851-1919) was literary editor of The New York Times from 1892 through 1896. He wrote and lectured extensively on history; his works include, as editor, the two-volume Great Epochs in American History Described by Famous Writers, From Columbus to Roosevelt (1912), and, as writer, the 10-volume Seeing Europe with Famous Authors (1914).

Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Hardcover): T.E. Lawrence Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Hardcover)
T.E. Lawrence
R1,031 Discovery Miles 10 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom first appeared in 1922 it was immediately recognized as a literary masterpiece. In writing his extraordinary account of the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918 and his own role in it, T.E. Lawrence sealed his place in history and legend as Lawrence of Arabia. Widely regarded as the last great romantic war story and described by Winston Churchill as one of "the greatest books ever written in the English language," it conveys a world of wonders, written in the same committed fashion that Lawrence applied to his duties in Syria, this is a towering achievement of both autobiography and military history, as well as a first-rate adventure story, Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a must read.Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.

Skyfighters of France - an Account of the French War in the Air During the First World War (Hardcover): Henry Farre Skyfighters of France - an Account of the French War in the Air During the First World War (Hardcover)
Henry Farre
R835 Discovery Miles 8 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

At war with the Escadrilles of France
Henry Farre was an observer with French bombers during the Great War and was thus in a position to have a clear understanding of the subject of his writings. This fascinating book is partly comprised of Farre's own experiences and his view-combined with contributions from his comrades in arms-of the French effort for the war in the air. Within its pages we share the experiences of the French Aces and join the bombers on raids in daylight and night-time. There are interesting observations and anecdotes of aerial photography flights, the bombing of enemy held cities and harbours and the work of the aviators who operated far out to sea to torpedo German submarines. This is a vital book for every student of the early air forces in combat."

The Molasses Cookbook (Hardcover): Dominion Molasses Co The Molasses Cookbook (Hardcover)
Dominion Molasses Co
R748 Discovery Miles 7 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Taming Balkan Nationalism - The Habsburg 'Civilizing Mission' in Bosnia 1878-1914 (Hardcover): Robin Okey Taming Balkan Nationalism - The Habsburg 'Civilizing Mission' in Bosnia 1878-1914 (Hardcover)
Robin Okey
R4,861 Discovery Miles 48 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Concentrating on the politics of the Habsburg Monarchy's self-proclaimed "cultural mission" in occupied Bosnia in the period from 1878 to the outbreak of war in 1914, Taming Balkan Nationalism addresses two related issues: the impact of "Europeanization" in a backward society and the crystallization of the identities which have since dominated Bosnian life.
On the basis of wide reading in the Austrian, Hungarian, and south Slav sources, including the Hungarian-language papers of the two leading administrators of Bosnia, Benjamin von Kallay and Istvan Burian, Robin Okey provides fresh and wide-ranging perspectives on a whole range of issues, including the "Orientalist" assumptions of Austrian policy, the struggle of administrators for the moral high ground with nascent Serb and Croat intelligentsias, Kallay's controversial policy of the "Bosnian nation," and the strategy and personality of the intriguing Burian. He also opens up the hitherto unexplored background to student terrorism in the secondary schools of pre-1914 Bosnia, from which the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was to emerge.
Beyond this immediate historical context, the book also sheds much light on wider issues such as the construction of Serb and Croat nationhood in Bosnia, the beginnings of the Europeanization of Bosnian Muslims, and the new divisions created by the rapid pace of social, economic, and intellectual change as the nineteenth turned into the twentieth century.

How Jerusalem Was Won - Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine (Hardcover): W. T. Massey How Jerusalem Was Won - Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine (Hardcover)
W. T. Massey
R895 R814 Discovery Miles 8 140 Save R81 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Life in a Tank (Hardcover): Richard Haigh Life in a Tank (Hardcover)
Richard Haigh
R797 Discovery Miles 7 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

The 305th Field Artillery in the Great War - History of the 305th Field Artillery & In France With Battery F 305th Field... The 305th Field Artillery in the Great War - History of the 305th Field Artillery & In France With Battery F 305th Field Artillery (Hardcover)
Charles Wadsworth Camp, Ben Jacobson
R978 Discovery Miles 9 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Two accounts of American Gunners at War
Not only was the United States committed to a policy of neutrality as the Great War broke out in Europe in 1914 it was also, in any event, completely unprepared to be a participant in a global conflict. By 1917 its army consisted of only 300,000 men, it had experienced operational difficulties in its recent expedition into Mexico and had not fully grasped that its rate of growth as a nation would inevitably include it in all events on the world stage whether it wished to be included or not. The allies looked to the prodigious manufacturing capacity of the United States and its resources in manpower to break the stalemate of the war on the Western Front and so in April of 1917 it reluctantly 'threw its hat into the ring.' Those who are interested in Americans at war, the United States effort in World War 1, the history of the US Artillery arm and the first hand experiences of the US soldiers who fought in Europe in the early years of the twentieth century will find much to interest them in the pages of this book. However, while all that may be sufficient for many The 305th Field Artillery in the Great War offers more. It serves very well in its capacity as a unit history, but the author, Charles Wadsworth Camp, takes us into the heart of the unit relating anecdotes and personal accounts with humour, insightful detail and a remarkable skill in penmanship; indeed he was a noted correspondent, critic and writer in civilian life. Camp's unit seems to have been blessed with more than the usual quota of creative talent, particularly artists, and the text is liberally complemented with excellent and evocative illustrations of the 305th at war. All these considerations combined make this book a pleasure to read in every way. To complement Camp's book another, shorter, account of the 305th on campaign on the Western Front that adds context and enhances the value in this special Leonaur edition is also included. Available in softcover and hardcover with dust jacket.

Odhams' A.B.C. of the Great War (Hardcover): E W Ed Colbrook Odhams' A.B.C. of the Great War (Hardcover)
E W Ed Colbrook
R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Spider Web - Royal Navy Air Service Flying Boat Operations During the First World War by a Flight Commander (Hardcover):... The Spider Web - Royal Navy Air Service Flying Boat Operations During the First World War by a Flight Commander (Hardcover)
Theodore Douglas Hallam (P. I. X.)
R837 Discovery Miles 8 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

War at sea-war in the air
This is an account of the early days, during the Great War, of the service that became the Fleet Air Arm. It did not take long after hostilities commenced for the Royal Navy to appreciate the potential of an 'air force' both as an eye in the sky and as an effective method of countering enemy surface vessels and most especially German submarine activity. Endurance, speed and surprise were the essential components of the sea-plane and flying boat war. Appearing suddenly out of the sun, a surface cruising U-Boat had little time to dive to safety before destruction rained down upon it. This book contains may gripping incidents of U-Boat hunting in the 'Spider Web', a great tract of the North Sea which was the Navy flyer's patrol area and battlefield. This was a hard war fraught with dangers from mechanical breakdowns, attacks from enemy aircraft, lethal weather and anti-aircraft fire among its many perils. A riveting account of the sea and early aviation warfare.

Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches (December 1915-April 1919) [microform] (Hardcover): Douglas Haig Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches (December 1915-April 1919) [microform] (Hardcover)
Douglas Haig; Ferdinand 1851-1929 Foch; Created by J H (John Herbert) 1885- Boraston
R1,204 Discovery Miles 12 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Narrative of Company A, 106th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division, United States Army, in the Great War - Together With... The Narrative of Company A, 106th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division, United States Army, in the Great War - Together With Its Formation and a Summary of the Activities of Its Predecessors, Troops K and H, First New York Cavalry (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R876 Discovery Miles 8 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Honours and Awards of the Old Contemptibles - The Officers and Men of the British Army and Navy Mentioned in Despatches,... Honours and Awards of the Old Contemptibles - The Officers and Men of the British Army and Navy Mentioned in Despatches, 1914-1915 (Hardcover)
Anon
R777 Discovery Miles 7 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Literary Digest History of the World War, Vol. III (in Ten Volumes, Illustrated) - Compiled from Original and Contemporary... The Literary Digest History of the World War, Vol. III (in Ten Volumes, Illustrated) - Compiled from Original and Contemporary Sources: American, Briti (Hardcover)
Francis W. Halsey
R1,120 Discovery Miles 11 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The quantity of journalism produced during World War I was unlike anything the then-budding mass media had ever seen. Correspondents at the front were dispatching voluminous reports on a daily basis, and though much of it was subject to censorship, it all eventually became available. It remains the most extraordinary firsthand look at the war that we have. Published immediately after the cessation of hostilities and compiled from those original journalistic sources-American, British, French, German, and others-this is an astonishing contemporary perspective on the Great War. This replica of the first 1919 edition includes all the original maps, photos, and illustrations, lending an even greater immediacy to readers a century later. Volume III covers July 1915 through May 1917 on the Western Front, from the first major Allied offensive to the German assault on Verdun and the Allied drive on the Somme. American journalist and historian FRANCIS WHITING HALSEY (1851-1919) was literary editor of The New York Times from 1892 through 1896. He wrote and lectured extensively on history; his works include, as editor, the two-volume Great Epochs in American History Described by Famous Writers, From Columbus to Roosevelt (1912), and, as writer, the 10-volume Seeing Europe with Famous Authors (1914).

The Great War in the Middle East - Allenby's Final Triumph (Hardcover): W. T. Massey The Great War in the Middle East - Allenby's Final Triumph (Hardcover)
W. T. Massey
R925 Discovery Miles 9 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The conclusion of W.T Massey's Middle Eastern theatre trilogy
The final book in Massey's trilogy concerns the drive through Palestine into Syria, the conquest of Damascus and the harrying of the defeated Turkish and German forces as their broken armies retreated northwards towards and beyond Aleppo and the borders of Turkey itself. In the pages of this excellent account-written as part history, part first hand account by one who was there-the reader will find many familiar and famous figures. Here are Allenby, Lawrence, Feisal and others. Renowned regiments pass through its pages-the stalwart Yeomanry, the indomitable and cheerful Londoners, the dashing Australian Light Horse as well as the early fighter and bomber crews of the emerging air force. An essential book for those who value the impression of a campaign told with the immediacy of first hand knowledge.

Under The Stretcher (Hardcover): Max Levin Under The Stretcher (Hardcover)
Max Levin
R731 Discovery Miles 7 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The 1st Canadians at War - Two Accounts of the First Canadian Division in the Great War (Hardcover): Frederic C Curry, Louis... The 1st Canadians at War - Two Accounts of the First Canadian Division in the Great War (Hardcover)
Frederic C Curry, Louis Keene
R885 Discovery Miles 8 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From the St. Lawrence to the Yser With the 1st Canadian Brigade
by Frederic C. Curry
"Crumps"-the Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went
by Louis Keen
Two first hand accounts in one value edition
When the First World War broke out, the view of the British Empire by those who built it, colonised it and spread its influence over the globe was that of a strong closely bonded family held together by common origin and purpose. There could be little doubt that the peoples of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and other countries would quickly rally to a flag they considered their own as readily as they had done in the past-particularly during the war in South Africa just a decade and a half previously. These young, enthusiastic, mostly citizen armies were comprised in the main of the flower of the country's young manhood. In Canada these first came from the members of the Canadian Militia, though such was the demand to 'do ones bit' that this was quickly absorbed by quantities of volunteers from the community at large eager to take up arms in the service of the 'mother country.' These two first accounts concern men of the First Canadians who join, train, sail to Europe and throw themselves into the early battles with the German Army in Belgium and France. They make absorbing reading as perspectives of the infantry war from the Canadian viewpoint and represent great value in this special two-in-one edition. Available in softcover and hardback with dustwrapper.

The Raids on Zeebrugge & Ostend 1918 - The Royal Navy Attacks on the German Occupied Belgian Coast During the First World... The Raids on Zeebrugge & Ostend 1918 - The Royal Navy Attacks on the German Occupied Belgian Coast During the First World War-Ostend and Zeebrugge by C. Sanford Terry & Zeebrugge Affair by Keble Howard (Hardcover)
C. Sanford Terry, Keble Howard
R832 Discovery Miles 8 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
With Our Fighting Men - the Story of Their Faith, Courage, Endurance in the Great War (Hardcover): William Edward 1859- Sellers With Our Fighting Men - the Story of Their Faith, Courage, Endurance in the Great War (Hardcover)
William Edward 1859- Sellers
R952 Discovery Miles 9 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles - With the Names of the Adventurers, Planters, and... The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles - With the Names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours From Their First Beginning, An[no] 1584. to This Present 1624.: With the Procedings of Those Severall Colonies and The... (Hardcover)
John 1580-1631 Smith; Created by Samuel 1577?-1626 Purchas, William 1556-1616? Symonds
R952 Discovery Miles 9 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ambulance 464 Encore Des Bless?'s - The Experiences of an American Volunteer with the French Army During the First World... Ambulance 464 Encore Des Bless?'s - The Experiences of an American Volunteer with the French Army During the First World War (Hardcover)
Julien H. Bryan
R832 Discovery Miles 8 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Experiences of a motor ambulance driver
The author of this book was a Princeton student who became a member and driver of the American Ambulance Field Service-a group of young volunteers who travelled to Europe to assist the French war effort during the Great War before the United States took an active part in the conflict. His is a personal story derived from diary notes he made on active service. Although he freely admits to the reader that he volunteered to see the war and experience some excitement predictably his actual experiences of the battlefield and the suffering of French soldiers and civilians alike made a profound impression upon him. Bryan provides the reader with a clear and interesting view of the life of an American volunteer driver and his impressions of war in the trenches with the French Army on the Western Front. Available in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket.

My .75 - Reminiscences of a Gunner of a 75m/M Battery (Hardcover): Paul Lintier My .75 - Reminiscences of a Gunner of a 75m/M Battery (Hardcover)
Paul Lintier
R921 Discovery Miles 9 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Literary Digest History of the World War, Vol. II (in Ten Volumes, Illustrated) - Compiled from Original and Contemporary... The Literary Digest History of the World War, Vol. II (in Ten Volumes, Illustrated) - Compiled from Original and Contemporary Sources: American, Britis (Hardcover)
Francis W. Halsey
R1,089 Discovery Miles 10 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The quantity of journalism produced during World War I was unlike anything the then-budding mass media had ever seen. Correspondents at the front were dispatching voluminous reports on a daily basis, and though much of it was subject to censorship, it all eventually became available. It remains the most extraordinary firsthand look at the war that we have. Published immediately after the cessation of hostilities and compiled from those original journalistic sources-American, British, French, German, and others-this is an astonishing contemporary perspective on the Great War. This replica of the first 1919 edition includes all the original maps, photos, and illustrations, lending an even greater immediacy to readers a century later. Volume II covers August 1914 through July 1915 on the Western Front, from the German advance on Paris to the first use of aeroplanes and zeppelins. American journalist and historian FRANCIS WHITING HALSEY (1851-1919) was literary editor of The New York Times from 1892 through 1896. He wrote and lectured extensively on history; his works include, as editor, the two-volume Great Epochs in American History Described by Famous Writers, From Columbus to Roosevelt (1912), and, as writer, the 10-volume Seeing Europe with Famous Authors (1914).

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