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The courage of the early morning : a biography of the great ace of World War I / by Bishop, William Arthur,1923-;
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Subjects: Bishop, William A., 1894-1956.; Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps; Fighter pilots; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2011., Thomas Allen Publishers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A nation is born : World War I and independence, 1910-1929 / by Nelson, Sheila.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 82), Internet addresses (p. 83) and index.Explains how Canada's identity and independence strengthened as a result of its successful battlefield victories during World War I.
Subjects: Nationalism; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2006., Mason Crest Publishers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Band of sisters : a novel / by Willig, Lauren,author.;
Eschewed by her wealthy Smith College classmates, a former scholarship student reluctantly volunteers to join a group of graduates who travel to Europe to help World War I French civilians before finding herself surrounded by desperate families in villages decimated by German bombs.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Smith College Relief Unit; Female friendship; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A bear in war / by Innes, Stephanie.; Endrulat, Harry.; Deines, Brian.;
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Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; Fathers and daughters; Teddy bears;
© 2013, c2012., Pajama Press,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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World War I in 100 objects / by Doyle, Peter,1960-;
100 Objects -- Nations to War -- The Soldier -- First Moves, 1914 -- Developing Trench Warfare -- The War Deepens and Expands, 1915-16 -- Plumbing New Depths, 1917-18 -- War at Sea, in the Air -- At Home."A dynamic social history commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. General readers and history buffs alike have made bestsellers of books like A History of the World in 100 Objects. In that tradition, this handsome commemorative volume gives a unique perspective on one of the most pivotal and volatile events of modern history. In World War I in 100 Objects, military historian Peter Doyle shares a fascinating collection of items, from patriotic badges worn by British citizens to field equipment developed by the United States. Beautifully photographed, each item is accompanied by the unique story it tells about the war, its strategy, its innovations, and the people who fought it"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Material culture; Material culture; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Catastrophe : Europe goes to war 1914 / by Hastings, Max.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'Catastrophe', Max Hastings answers how World War I could ever have begun. Ranging across Europe, from Paris to St. Petersburg, from kings to corporals, he traces how tensions across the continent kindled into a blaze of battles; not the stalemates of later trench-warfare but battles of movement and dash where Napoleonic tactics met with weapons from a newly industrialised age.
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918.;
© 2013., William Collins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Verdun affair : a novel / by Dybek, Nick,author.;
"A ... novel set in Europe in the aftermath of World War I and Los Angeles in the 1950s, about a lonely young man, a beautiful widow, and the amnesiac soldier whose puzzling case binds them together even as it tears them apart"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1914-1918; War widows; Amnesia;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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An unwilling accomplice / by Todd, Charles.;
While home on leave, World War I battlefield nurse Bess Crawford finds her career, honor, and life in jeopardy when the wounded soldier she is supposed to accompany to Buckingham Palace commits murder and then disappears.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Historical fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Crawford, Bess (Fictitious character); Nurses; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Antiques Roadshow World War One in 100 family treasures / by Atterbury, Paul,author.;
To mark the centenary of the start of World War I, the Antiques Roadshow team filmed a series of specials at the Somme, where the public brought in their family's war memorabilia and photographs. These 'antiques' weren't financially valuable, or in some cases even very beautiful, but the stories that came attached to these momentoes were priceless. This text takes 100 of the most fascinating and moving stories and shows how they fit in to the wider history that was occurring around them.
Subjects: Antiques roadshow (Television program : Great Britain); World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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At the edge of summer : a novel / by Brockmole, Jessica,author.;
Spending a summer in a French château in the aftermath of her father's death and mother's disappearance, fifteen-year-old Clare befriends her hosts' son, who she reencounters years later during World War I as an angry and devastatingly wounded soldier.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; First loves; Man-woman relationships; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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