検索キーワード： 第一次世界大戦

Audiobook "Koniec I wojny światowej i rewolucja w Niemczech" to klasyczna publikacja historyczna, ukazująca kulisy kapitulacji Niemiec i abdykacji cesarza Wilhelma II. Tekst po raz pierwszy ukazał się w druku w latach 30. XX wieku.

Em 1º de maio de 1915, com a Primeira Guerra Mundial chegando a seu décimo mês, um luxuoso transatlântico, decorado como um palacete inglês, saiu de Nova York com destino a Liverpool, levando um número recorde de bebês e crianças. Era surpreendente que os passageiros estivessem tão tranquilos, já que os mares ao redor da Inglaterra tinham sido declarados zona de guerra pela Alemanha e havia meses os U-boats alemães levavam terror ao Atlântico Norte.

How the US Army developed historical programs since World War I―sending combat historians into the fray to interview soldiers and collect documents for the benefit of history.

Mary Roberts Rinehart, known for her best-selling mystery novels such as The Circular Staircase published in 1907, earned a reputation as “the American Agatha Christie” through the success of her novels. Yet Rinehart was also a WWI correspondent. After convincing her editor at The Saturday Evening Post to send her to the Belgian front, and armed with letters of introduction, her status as a well-known writer and member of the American Red Cross, as well as plenty of fearless initiative, she became the first American to report from the front.

This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I. September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between...

The British Army won a convincing series of victories between 1916 and 1918. But by 1939 the British Army was an entirely different animal. The hard-won knowledge, experience and strategic vision that delivered victory after victory in the closing stages of the First World War had been lost. In the inter-war years there was plenty of talking, but very little focus on who Britain might have to fight, and how. Victory to Defeat is a captivating history of the mismanagement of a war-winning army.

Sisto Monti Buzzetti è morto in prima linea il 9 giugno 1917, due giorni prima di compiere 21 anni. Queste sono le lettere che ha inviato dal fronte alla sua famiglia. Sono 280 in tutto: la prima è del 20 marzo 1916. L’ultima scritta il giorno prima di morire, l’8 giugno 1917. Sono lettere in cui il giovane ufficiale, all’inizio, cerca soprattutto di tranquillizzare: sostiene che non c’è pericolo, che tutto va bene, che la vita, al fronte, è lieve.

Parker Hitt's proactive mentorship of Army cryptology during World War I laid the groundwork for the modern American cryptologic system. Though he considered himself an infantryman, Hitt is best known as the "father of American military cryptology".

Der Erste Weltkrieg wurde von 1914 bis 1918 in Europa, dem Nahen Osten, in Afrika, Ostasien und auf den Weltmeeren geführt und forderte rund 17 Millionen Menschenleben. Annähernd 70 Millionen Menschen standen unter Waffen, etwa 40 Staaten waren am Krieg direkt oder indirekt beteiligt. Nach der Ermordung des österreichischen Thronfolgers Franz Ferdinand am 28. Juni 1914 richtete richtete Österreich-Ungarn in der sogenannten Julikrise am 23. Juli ein Ultimatum an Serbien, was schließlich den Weltkrieg auslöste.

The First and Second World Wars were separated by a mere two decades, making the period 1914-1945 an unprecedentedly intense and violent era of history. But how did Britain develop its complex military strategy during these wars, and how were decisions made by those at the top? Robin Prior examines the influence politicians had on military operations, in the first history to assess both world wars together. Drawing uniquely on both military and political archives and previously unexamined sources Prior explores the fraught relationships between civilian and military leaders.

Discover how brave and daring female spies crossed enemy borders and infiltrated countries as they couriered military and political secrets. Many officers were usually unsuspecting of the women they met in brothels and late-night cafés. These female spies excelled at wheedling secrets out of high officials through their powers of seduction.

The Battle of Gallipoli, a significant military campaign of World War I, unfolded between April 25, 1915, and January 9, 1916. The battle was initiated by the Allied powers, primarily British and French forces, with the objective of securing control over the Dardanelles Strait, thereby gaining access to the Black Sea and facilitating the delivery of supplies to Russia.

The Battle of Verdun stands as a testament to the endurance and fortitude displayed by soldiers on both sides, and the enormous human toll of industrialized warfare. Its significance lies not only in the strategic outcome but also in the profound impact it had on the psychology and memory of those involved, shaping the narrative of World War I for generations to come.

The Battle of Tannenberg was a significant World War I conflict fought between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in August 1914. It took place near the town of Tannenberg (now Stębark, Poland) in East Prussia.

The Battle of the Marne, a pivotal conflict of World War I, took place from September 6 to September 12, 1914, near the Marne River in Northeastern France. As the German forces rapidly advanced toward Paris in the early stages of the war, the French and British armies, under the leadership of General Joseph Joffre, confronted them in a determined defense.

The Battle of the Somme, fought from July to November 1916 during World War I, stands as one of the most infamous and costly battles in history. Primarily orchestrated by the British and French forces against the German Empire, the offensive aimed to alleviate pressure on the French at Verdun and achieve a breakthrough on the Western Front. The battle witnessed unprecedented devastation and human loss, with a staggering casualty count of more than one million soldiers.

The #1 Amazon UK bestseller in War Poetry A brilliant and poignant history of the friendship between two great war poets, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, alongside a narrative investigation of the origins of PTSD and the literary response to World War I From the moment war broke out across...

Es bien sabido que la Primera Guerra Mundial se inició con el asesinato del archiduque austriaco Francisco Fernando. Las superpotencias mundiales se enzarzaron entonces en el conflicto más sangriento de la historia, con millones de bajas en ambos bandos. La Primera Guerra Mundial transformó el panorama sociopolítico de principios del siglo XX y marcó la vida de innumerables personas durante décadas.

Sir Barnes Wallis CBE became a household name after the hit 1954 film The Dam Busters in which Michael Redgrave portrayed a shy, slightly abstracted genius at odds with bureaucracy. Yet this was a simplified picture of a complicated, mercurial man. Wallis' contribution to British aircrafts and weapons is legendary; from the R100 intercontinental airship and innovative aircrafts like the Wellesley and Wellington, to bombs that destroyed hitherto invulnerable targets, and variable-geometry aerodynes.

It is well known that World War I was kicked off by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The world superpowers engaged in the bloodiest conflict in history at that time, with millions of casualties on either side. World War I transformed the socio-political landscape of the early 20th century and shaped the lives of countless people for decades to come.