The First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unparalleled ferocity far beyond its European epicentre it broke the century of relative peace & prosperity which we associate with the Victorian era. It unleashed both the demons of the twenieth century
- pestilence military destruction & mass death
- & the ideas which continue to shape our world today
- modernism in the arts new approaches to psychology & medicine & radical ideas about economics & society. An event of this scale & complexity needs a great historian to portray it & in his new book John Keegan fulfils a life-long ambition to write the definitive book on the war. It was of course foremost a fascinating new interpretations of the military events. But the war also acted as a formidable engine for social change throughout the world & this too is brilliantly conveyed in Keegans fascinating & magisterial work.


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This is a great addition to this exciting sticker book series for boys. It is packed with historically accurate uniforms & scenes from the Great War from brave young privates in the trenches & German commanders in their steel-pointed helmets to fighters in the Arab revolt in their long flowing desert robes. It comes with over 150 stickers to choose from including uniforms weapons carrier pigeons & even an army dog in a gas mask. ...

This is a great addition to this exciting sticker book series for boys. It is packed with historically accurate uniforms & scenes from the Great War from brave young privates in the trenches & German commanders in their steel-pointed helmets to fighters in the Arab revolt in their long flowing desert robes. It comes with over 150 stickers to choose from including uniforms weapons carrier pigeons & even an army dog in a gas mask. ...

Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe Africa & the Middle East the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterised by slow costly advances & fierce attrition the great battles of the Somme Verdun & Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never previously imagined. This book with a foreword by Professor Hew Strachan covers the fighting on all fronts from Flanders to Tannenberg & from Italy to Palestine. A series of moving extracts from personal letters diaries & journals bring to life the experiences of soldiers & civilians caught up in the war. ...

The First World War produced some of the most haunting & memorable poetry of our age. In this compelling anthology the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion guides us through both the horror & the pity of that conflict from the trenches of the Western Front to reflections from our own age. With a generous selection of our best-loved war poets First World War Poems also returns lesser known pieces to the light. This mesmerizing book reminds us how the poetry of that time has more than any art form come to stand testament to the grief & outrage occasioned by World War I. ...

Why wont my baby stop crying? Will I ever lose this baby weight? How can I get a decent nights sleep? Who am I
- Help?! A new baby
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Forget unrealistic childcare manuals
- this is the book you really need to help you cope brilliantly with those first chaotic days
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This title features 200 brilliant & bizarre curiosities highlighting the First Last & Onlys that have occurred during the illustrious history of this sport
- from the determined cricketers fined for playing on the Sabbath to the only virtuoso to score a century & take all ten wickets in a single innings. This absorbing collection of stories is guaranteed to enthral &

Includes:: some of the greatest gentleman to have graced the field of play such as: the first player to bat on all 5 days of a test match; the last incidence of under-armed bowling in an international match; & the only father & son to score centuries in the same First Class innings. Delight in a myriad of facts that you never knew about this glorious game.


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Mister Donnelleys compendium of tantalising tales brings you a multitude of intriguing & amusing stories
- from the midfielder
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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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