The Western Front Experience: 1914-1918 (Y) - Hardcover

Sheffield, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847329179 ISBN 13: 9781847329172

Publisher: Carlton Books, 2012

Synopsis

Ninety-four years after its end, the First World War still fascinates. From the ordinary soldiers to the commanding generals, from obscure actions to major battles, The Western Front Experience is a riveting, all-encompassing guide to one of the most terrible periods of warfare the world has ever known.  Endorsed by the Imperial War Museum, and including 15 rare and painstakingly researched facsimile items, here is history at its finest.

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About the Author:

Professor Gary Sheffield was appointed Chair of War Studies at the University of Birmingham in 2006, having previously taught as a Professor of Modern History at King's College, London. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts and has written widely on twentieth-century military history, especially the First World War. In 2003, he shared the Templer Medal for Military Literature for his contribution to The British General Staff: Innovation and Reform (2002). Gary regularly broadcasts on radio and television, and his work has appeared in the Guardian, the Mail on Sunday, the Times Literary Supplement, and BBC History Magazine. He lives in Birmingham, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carlton Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1847329179
• ISBN 13: 9781847329172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 80