1.41Kg of CO2
176 litre(s) of Water
0.0106 Tree(s)
1 book donated to global literacy projects
The First World War in 100 Objects
The First World War in 100 Objects
hardback
Published:
1 March, 2014
Popular Books by Peter Doyle
View All Books by Peter Doyle
Description
Objects allow us to reach out and touch the past and they play a living role in history today. Through them we can understand the experience of men and women during the First World War. They bear witness to the stories of men whose only morning comfort in the trenches was the rum ration, children who grew up with only one photograph of the father that they would never get to know, women who would sacrifice their girlhood in hospitals yards from the frontline, pinning a brooch on to remind themselves of a past life. Weapons like the machine gun and vehicles like the tank that transformed the battlefield; planes that had barely learnt to be flown entangled in dogfights far above the barbed wire of the frontline; German submarines that stalked shipping across the seas. Through these incredible artefacts, Peter Doyle tells the story of the First World War in a whole new light.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780752488110 |
| ISBN10 | 0752488112 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | The History Press Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
GoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
PETER DOYLE specialises in the understanding of military terrain, with special reference to the two world wars. A member of the British Commission of Military History, and co-secretary of the Parliamentary All Party War Graves and Battlefield Heritage Group, he is the author of a number of works of military history.