The Great War had a profound impact on Britain. Not only did families risk their sons in active combat; every member of
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From five thousand children marching in a parade, singing, "Johnnie get your hoe.... Mary dig your row," to co
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With a new preface and updated historiographical essay. Based on recent scholarship and deep research in primary sources
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The verdict of history on the British generals of the First World War - Haig, French, Plumer, Gough and Byng - has been
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Focusing on 1916, this work examines the actions of the principal commanders as they sought for a way to win the war and
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The author of an acclaimed account of the lives of children in the Civil War, Marten here provides a more comprehensive
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Canada and the Great War explores the military and socio-cultural history of World War I, adding new dimensions not only
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This portrait of early-WWII British life "nicely weaves together anecdotes and stories of actual individuals that h
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The civilian police during the First World War in Great Britain were central to the control of the population at home. T
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