This epic account of the events of 1918 is a major reappraisal of the end of the war and describes what is in some respects a forgotten chapter in history.

Using personal accounts from the diaries and letters of British soldiers who served in the First World War, David Woodward describes the experience of combat in Egypt and Palestine. He paints a picture of life for the British Tommy in conditions vastly different from the Western Front.

Nick Lloyd's 'Hundred Days' explores the brutal, heroic and extraordinary final days of the First World War. On the 11th hour of the 11th day in November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent. The Armistice, which brought the Great War to an end, marked a seminal moment in modern European and world history. Yet the story of how the war ended remains little-known. In this study, Nick Lloyd examines the last days of the war and asks the question:...

From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles, this book gives an overview of the war. The causes of the war are discussed, as well as key battles on land, air, and sea.

By August 1918, the outcome of the Great War was not in doubt: the Allies would win. But what was unclear was how this defeat would play out - would the Germans hold on, prolonging the fighting deep into 1919, with the loss of hundreds of thousands more young lives, or could the war be won in 1918? In 'The Last Battle', Peter Hart, author of 'Gallipoli' and 'The Great War', and oral historian at the Imperial War Museum, brings to life the dramatic...

In the annals of military history, the Western Front stands as an enduring symbol of the folly and futility of war. However, this book reveals that the story is not, as so many assume, one of pointlessness and stupidity. Rather, it is an epic triumph against the odds. With a cast of hundreds and a huge canvas of places and events, Nick Lloyd tells the whole tale, revealing what happened in France and Belgium between August 1914 and November 1918 from...

A remarkable find in a rubbish heap ... One winter morning, Barroux was walking down a street in Paris when he made an extraordinary find: the real diary of a soldier in the First World War. Barroux rescued the diary and illustrated the soldier's words.

Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their trenches to attack France's German enemies whenever the whistle blows, until Mademba is mortally wounded, and dies in a shell hole with his belly torn open. Without his more-than-brother, Alfa is alone and lost amidst the savagery of the conflict. He devotes himself to the war, to violence and death, but soon he begins to...

The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 was designed to force Turkey out of the war and bring supplies and arms to the Russians. The campaign proved to be a costly failure. Using private papers and official records, this book recreates the Gallipoli campaign.

Stephen Bull provides a picture of trench warfare, from the construction of the trenches and their different types, to the new weaponry & tactics employed in defence & attack. Annotated trench maps highlight particular features of the trenches, while photographs & documents combine to give an account of war in the trenches.