The true story of how Britain won the First World War

The 'Forgotten Voices' of the First World War speak for the final time

The unmissable Sunday Times bestseller now in paperback. The first history of World War I to place centre-stage the British soldier who fought in the trenches, this superb and important book tells the story of an epic and terrible war through the letters, diaries and memories of those who fought it.

There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps.

A major new history of the most infamous battle of the First World War, as described by the men who fought it.

1st Ypres; 2nd Ypres (Gas Attack); 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele); 4th Ypres (The Lys). Covering the important WWI Battles of Ypres, including the notorious Passchendaele, this guidebook takes readers on a historic trip through some of the well-known and most important sites of the area.

The definitive story of the First World War's bloodiest conflict

The key battle of the First World War from the German point of view

On 8 August 1918, the Allied forces launched the surprise attack that heralded the end of the First World War. With skill and daring, 21 divisions of men breached the German lines, supported by 500 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. This book considers the successes and failures of both sides in this conflict.

How the British, ANZACs and Canadians finally broke the German army on the most decisive day of the Great War.

Talks about notions of what it is - or perhaps was - to be English . Such notions are highly relevant as Britain's involvement in the so-called war against terrorism promotes questions about what it means to be British in a multi-cultural, multi-faith society.

For most British people, the First World War was the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the Swiss Frontier to the North Sea. This account covers things from how the front was created and the experiences of the British Army in France, to the battle of Verdun and the last hundred days of the war.

The First World War was unique in being fought largely in trenches. Men ate, slept, fought, sang, prayed, and died there. This book brings together a collection of postcards which portray this strange subterranean world and provides a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of the men who fought one of the most gruesome wars in history.

A heart-rending compilation of the greatest soldiers? songs from the First World War

In July 1917, a young man in the 12th East Surrey Regiment kept a journal of his experiences at the front. Bringing the sights, sounds, smells, and horrors of war to life, this book describes the daily struggles of one soldier.

In this study of World War I the author presents the military conflict, the battles on land, sea and in the air, together with interpretations of military events. He also shows how the war also acted as an engine for social change which shapes our world today.

German Assault Troops of the First World.

A memoir of astonishing power, savagery and ashen lyricism that illuminates the horrors as well as the fascination of total First World War, presenting the conflict through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier. It provides an account of the terrors of the Western Front and of the sickening allure that made men keep fighting on for 4 long years.

A compelling account of the battle for Passchendaele from grand strategy at the highest levels right down to the experience of the ordinary infantrymen

In this study of World War I the author presents the military conflict, the battles on land, sea and in the air, together with interpretations of military events. He also shows how the war also acted as an engine for social change which shapes our world today.