First World War

ARCHIVAL HISTORY FROM ENVELOPEBOOKS: Robert Best and his younger brother Frank were born into privileged middle-class Birmingham in the 1890s, wher...

'Entirely fresh, brilliantly insightful and utterly compelling' James Holland'Full of fascinating insights about the use and misuse of power' Danie...

When William Hearst succeeded James Whitney as leader of Ontarios Conservative party and Premier in 1914, he was relatively unknown and represented...

This illustrated study pits the Kaisers troops against their British opponents during the climactic year of 1918 on the Western Front. Launched o...

'Entirely fresh, brilliantly insightful and utterly compelling' James Holland'Full of fascinating insights about the use and misuse of power' Danie...

Tens of thousands of Jewish children were orphaned during World War I and in the subsequent years of conflict. In response, Jewish leaders in Polan...

There has been very little previous attention paid to Scottish civilians during the Great War, but, as is revealed here, Scotland had its own uniqu...