Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Zanzibar and the loss of H.M.S. Pegasus Zanzibar and the loss of H.M.S. Pegasus Kevin Patience An illustrated story of the British Royal Navy cruiser HMS Pegasus and its loss at Zanzibar in September 1914 after being shelled by the German cruiser Konigsberg. OL1790815W
Taishō chic Taishō chic Sharon Minichiello,Kendall H. Brown,Sharon A. Minichiello "Catalogue entries on popular songbooks, kimono, and decorative arts further investigate the potent relations between styles and ideologies imported from the West and those newly established as Japan… OL18312098W
Taking Haiti Taking Haiti Mary A. Renda "The U.S. invasion of Haiti in July 1915 marked the start of a military occupation that lasted for nineteen years - and fed an American fascination with Haiti that flourished even longer. Exploring t… OL221930W
The killing ground The killing ground Tim Travers,Timothy Travers This book explains why the British Army fought the way it did in the First World War. It integrates social and military history and the impact of ideas to tell the story of how the army, especially t… OL3858515W
Rosie's mom Rosie's mom Meredith Cary,Carrie Brown Although the World War II posters of Rosie the Riveter and Wendy the Welder remind us of the women who contributed to the nation's war effort in the 1940s, the women workers of World War I are nearly… OL5352336W
Mud and Khaki Mud and Khaki H. S. Clapham Reprint edition, first published 1930. From the publisher's description "The period covered in this memoir is from 13 January to 23 October 1915 when the author was with the 1st Battalion the Honou… OL9015747W