World War 1 Books
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The Splintered Empires
GNM Multiple formatsAt the beginning of 1917, the three empires fighting on the Eastern Front were reaching their breaking points, but none was closer than Russia. After the February Revolution, Russia's ability to wage... -
The Luger
WPN 64 Multiple formatsPatented in 1898 and produced from 1900, Georg Luger's iconic semi-automatic pistol became synonymous with Germany's armed forces throughout both world wars. Initially chambered for the 7.65×21mm... -
Blanc Mont Ridge 1918
CAM 323 Multiple formatsThe dominating Blanc Mont Ridge complex in the Champagne region of France was home to some of the most complex German defences on the Western Front. Its heights offered artillery observation that made... -
US Flush-Deck Destroyers 1916–45
NVG 259 Multiple formatsFour pipes and flush decks - these ships were a distinctively American destroyer design. Devised immediately prior to and during the United States' involvement in World War I they dominated the US... -
Polish Legions 1914–19
MAA 518 Multiple formatsDue to its partitions and dissolution in the late eighteenth century, hundreds of thousands of Polish soldiers enlisted in distinct units in the armies of many countries - primarily those of the Russian... -
US Marine vs German Soldier
CBT 32 Multiple formatsAfter the US declaration of war on Germany, hundreds of thousands of American troops flooded into France and were thrust into the front line. Among them was the US Marine Corps' 4th Marine Brigade... -
Zeppelin vs British Home Defence 1915–18
DUE 85 Multiple formatsWhen Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin's rigid airship LZ 1 flew over Lake Constance in 1900, it was the most advanced and impressive flying machine in the world: a colossal, lighter-than-air craft capable... -
1918
CMP Multiple formatsIn 2018, the world will be commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War. In many ways, 1918 was the most dramatic year of the conflict. After the defeat of Russia in 1917, the Germans... -
Tanks
GNM Multiple formatsFrom an internationally acclaimed expert in the field comes a detailed, analytical and comprehensive account of the worldwide evolution of tanks, from their inception a century ago to the present day.... -
Early US Armor
NVG 254 Multiple formatsThe first American armoured cars began to emerge around the turn of the century, seeing their first military use in 1916 during the Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa. When the United States entered...