The course of events of the Great War has been told many times spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars' However this book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of of the conflict's strategic political economic social & cultural impact Starting with the context & origins of the war including assasination misunderstanding & differing national war aims it then covers the treacherous course of the conflict & its social consequences for both soldiers & civilians for science & technology for national politics & for pan-European revolution The war left a long-term legacy for victors & vanquished alike It created new frontiers changed the balance of power & influenced the arts national memory & political thought The reach of this acount is global showing how a conflict among European powers came to involve their colonial empires & embraced Japan China the Ottoman Empire Latin America & the United States ...

Contains 3 pre-assembled & painted 1100th scale Whippet tanks ...

This is much more than just another book to add to the thousands on The Great War It sets out to fill a gap Written for the layman by a layman (who is also an articulate & experienced battlefield guide) it summarises the key events & contributions of key individuals some well others unknown but with a story to tell To get a true picture of this monumental event in history it is necessary to grasp the fundamentals be they military political social or simply human The slaughters at Verdun Somme & Passchendaele are no more than statistics without the stories of those that fought drowned & died there It is designed to capture the imagination & feed the mind of those ever increasing number of people who seek a better understanding of The Great War ...

Robert Fisk's bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting & incisive historical analysis The history of the Middle East is an epic story of tragedy betrayal & world-shaking events It is a story that Robert Fisk has been reporting for over thirty years His masterful narrative spans the most volatile regions of the Middle East chronicling with both rage & compassion the death by deceit of tens of thousands of Muslims Christians & Jews Robert Fisk's remarkable history is also the tale of a journalist at war
- learning of the 911 attacks while aboard a passenger jet reporting from a bombed-out Baghdad interviewing Osama bin Laden
- & of the courage & frustration of a life spent writing the first draft of history

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THE GREAT WARJuly 1 1916 The First Day of the Battle of the Somme AN ILLUSTRATED PANORAMA WITH AN ESSAY BY ADAM HOCHSCHILDSacco&s work is the best argument around for comics as a journalistic medium&
- GQLaunched on July 1 1916 the Battle of the Somme has come to epitomize the madness of the First World War Almost 20000 British soldiers were killed & another 40000 were wounded that first day & there were more than one million casualties by the time the offensive halted a few months later In The Great War acclaimed cartoonist Joe Sacco depicts the events of that day in an extraordinary 24-foot-long wordless panorama from the riding exercises of General Douglas Haig to the massive artillery positions & marshalling areas behind the trench lines to the legions of British soldiers going over the top& & being cut down in No-Man&s-Land to the tens of thousands of wounded soldiers retreating & the dead being buried en masse Printed on fine accordion-fold paper & packaged in a deluxe hardcover slipcase with a 16-page accompanying booklet The Great War is a landmark work in Sacco&s illustrious career & makes visceral one of the bloodiest days in history
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The third in a series of five titles which will cover each year of the war graphically Many thousands of pictures were taken by photographers on all sides during the events of the First World War These pictures appeared in the magazines journals & newspapers of the time Some illustrations went on to become part of post-war archives & have appeared & continue to appear in present-day publications & TV documentary programmes
- many did not The Great War Illustrated series will include in its pages many rarely seen images with individual numbers allocated & subsequently they will be lodged with the Taylor Library Archive for use by editors & authors The Great War Illustrated 1916 covers the Battle of the Somme otherwise known as ' The Big Push' & the many other battles that commenced on the Western Front that year Some images will be familiar
- many will be seen for the first time by a new generation interested in the war that changed the world forever With over 1000 painstakingly restored images this will be a definitive picture reference book on 1916 & will appeal to enthusiasts collectors & students of the period alike

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The shattering experience of the Great War in the trenches took its toll on a generation of men who were called up to fight in the nightmare of the trenches The experience proved so awe inspiring that for many the experience could only be summed up in verse Today their work has become famous for its poignancy & sense of loss Young men such as Wilfred Owen John Mc Crae & Rupert Brooke were cut down in their prime yet their memory lives on in the brief flowering of immortal verse Others such as A E Houseman & Siegfried Sassoon survived the war & were able to add a more reflective aspect This powerful documentary hosted by Emmy Award winning writer & film maker Bob Carruthers revisits the battlefields where the war poets found their inspiration & presents a moving & comprehensive survey of their lives & work ...

Ideal topic books to use as a complete course or as supplementary resources providing in-depth focus on major themes & events ...

On a stormy winter's day a baby boy Naoki is swept into a fisherman's boat by a great wave Years pass but still Naoki does not grow Must he return to the ocean in order to become a young man? The answer arrives in the form of a mythic fish Japanese artist Hokusai is one of the world's most celebrated printmakers His famous woodcut ' The Great Wave' epitomizes the artist's characteristic techniques & themes In this children's book the artist's masterpiece is the genesis for a simple but compelling story beautifully illustrated in pictures that recall Hokusai's brilliant use of detail perspective & colour A stunning reproduction of the woodcut itself is featured in the book supplemented by information about the artist & his work At once modern & classic The Great Wave introduces young readers to a beloved artist & his timeless portrayals of nature & transformation ...

' Desperate-minded villain!' Two of Dickens' hilarious early stories from Sketches by Boz ' The Great Winglebury Duel' & ' Bloomsbury Christening' Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Charles Dickens (1812-1870) All Dickens' novels & other major works are available in Penguin Classics ...