One of the bloodiest battles fought in military history — this Battle Story will make you understand what happened and why.The Battle of the Somme raged from July 1 to November 18, 1916, and was one o
According to Napoleon, an army marches on its stomach and it fights on its stomach too. Yet, have you ever wondered how hundreds of men on the frontline are fed under fire or in the trench lines? Duri
Ten million military personnel died during the Great War. Many millions of them experienced horrendous enemy attacks on entrenched positions that stretched across France and Belgium, as well as the Ea
Why did this war that was supposed to be "over by Christmas" descend into four years of millions of men living in trenches on the Western Front and in other parts of the globe? How were thousands of m
Paperback edition of the best-selling account of the archaeology of the First World War. Compelling case studies revealing the lives of individual soldiers. Graphic insights into the reality of trench
The first day of the Battle of the Somme of World War I (1914-1918) is still on record as having the largest number of deaths in any one day in any war. This book explores the myths of this infamous b
The diary of the inhabitant of a notorious POW camp reveals shocking breaches of the Geneva convention while highlighting the incredible ingenuity and resourcefulness of Allied soldiers?Major Vic Ebba
