World War I category: 3312 books
The Impact of the First World War on U.S. Policymakers
American Strategic and Foreign Policy Formulation, 1938–1942
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
This study recounts the formulation of foreign and defense policies through an examination of the background of the policymakers, with specific emphasis on the World War I experience. The introduction provides an analysis of the literature of the history of this American World War II policy formulation....
by Charley Roberts, Charles P. Hess
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Charles Sweeny (1882–1963) was the heir to a fortune. Renouncing a life of comfort, he became a warrior for causes he believed in. Twice kicked out of West Point, he fought in revolts against three Latin American dictators. He was a decorated officer in the French Foreign Legion and in the U.S....
The Second Line of Defense
American Women and World War I
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American "new woman," Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact on the war. Telling the stories of a diverse group of women, including African Americans, dissidents, pacifists, reformers, and...
British Battle Tanks
World War I to 1939
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
When British soldiers charged across the Somme in September 1916 they were accompanied by a new and astonishing weapon – the tank. After a stuttering start armoured behemoths such as the Mark IV, Mark V and Whippet played a crucial role in bringing World War I to an end.
Marking the centenary...
The First World War
The war to end all wars
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
A comprehensive overview of World War I, from its causes to the trench-scarred battlefields of the Western Front and final Armistice, this enhanced eBook tells the story of the 'War to end all Wars', uniquely illustrated with atmospheric contemporary film footage. The assassination of Archduke Franz...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017
This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. Mission orders as described in ADP 6-0, are the foundation of mission command, because it sets the tone of a command climate. Mission orders tell a subordinate what to do and why he is doing...
Beyond the Bonus March and GI Bill
How Veteran Politics Shaped the New Deal Era
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
The period between World Wars I and II was a time of turbulent political change, with suffragists, labor radicals, demagogues, and other voices clamoring to be heard. One group of activists that has yet to be closely examined by historians is World War I veterans. Mining the papers of the Veterans...
Americans in a Splintering Europe
Refugees, Missionaries and Journalists in World War I
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2018
World War I began in August 1914—the United States did not enter the conflict until April 1917. During those nearly three years of neutrality, a small number of Americans did experience the horrors of the war zones of Europe. Some ran for their lives as refugees while others, like journalists and...
We Were a Band of Brothers
The Memoir of Captain Philip Heath
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Captain Philip Heath’s memoir is a vivid and compelling insight to the First World War experiences of a front-line officer. It is by turns harrowing and honest, and also occasionally humorous. Heath survived the Somme, Passchendaele and finally the advance to victory in 1918. He was twice decorated...
What America Did
A Record of Achievement in the Prosecution of the War
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
What America Did; A Record of Achievement in the Prosecution of the War covers the American Army, Navy, and Air Force during World War I. It also discusses topics like financing the War and other issues facing the nation at home during World War I.
Wolfhounds and Polar Bears
The American Expeditionary Force in Siberia, 1918–1920
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Details the military aspects of the American Expeditionary Force's (AEF) deployment to Siberia following World War I to protect the Trans-Siberian Railroad
In the final months of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson and many US allies decided to intervene in Siberia in order to protect Allied...
Unsung Heroes of World War One
How Horses, Donkeys and Mules Changed the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Of all the information out there, there is surprisingly little about horses in World War 1. The history of the WW1 Cavalry is key to the war. War animals were vital to both sides success and failure. Key questions like “why were horses used in World War 1?” and “how were horses used in World...
Days to Remember: The British Empire in the Great War (Illustrated)
The Causes of the War; A Bird's-Eye View of the War; The Turn at the Marne; The Western Front; Behind the Lines; Victory
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
This carefully crafted ebook: "Days to Remember: The British Empire in the Great War (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "It is never easy to fix upon one cause as the origin of a great war, and the war of 1914 was the outcome...
Sky Pilots
The Yankee Division Chaplains in World War I
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
This exploration of the noncombatants who earned the love and respect of the doughboys should appeal to armchair historians and scholars alike. Enhanced with photographs and an appendix summarizing the biographical information for each man, Sky Pilots is the first comprehensive look at the role of...