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Fighting in Flanders Fighting in Flanders E. Alexander Powell Fighting in Flanders by Alexander Powell OL1140424W
Media, memory, and the First World War Media, memory, and the First World War David Williams Why does the Great War seem part of modern memory when its rituals of mourning and remembrance were traditional, romantic, even classical? In this highly original history of memory, David Williams sh… OL14990331W
Who's Who in World War I Who's Who in World War I John Bourne Featuring over 1,000 alphabetically arranged, biographical entries, Who's Who in World War One builds up a complete and vivid picture of the major figures of the Great War. The subjects are drawn not… OL15178491W
Edith Wharton Edith Wharton Hermione Lee From Hermione Lee, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning biographer of Virginia Woolf and Willa Cather, comes a superb reexamination of one of the most famous American women of letters.Delving… OL16025713W
Bear in War Bear in War Brian Deines,Harry Endrulat,Stephanie Innes Told from the point of view of a small teddy bear, one Canadian farm family misses their father, Lawrence Rogers, as he fights for England in World War I. They send Teddy to keep him company. Based o… OL16796282W
The War That Ended Peace The War That Ended Peace Margaret Olwen Macmillan From the bestselling and award-winning author of Paris 1919 comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, a fascinating portrait of Europe from 1900 up to the outbreak of World War I. The century sinc… OL16811238W
Christmas Reunion Christmas Reunion Sharon E. McKay Children's historical novel. "As Christmas, 1919, approaches, all of Canada breathes a sigh of relief. The Great War is over and families are reunited once more. After a bittersweet year in Montre… OL18020327W
Bitter freedom Bitter freedom Maurice Walsh "In the tradition of Margaret MacMillan's Paris 1919 comes this groundbreaking history of the Irish Revolution. The Irish Revolution has long been mythologized in American culture, but seldom underst… OL20027249W
Compagnie K Compagnie K William March Roman historique OL20923576W
Great Silence Great Silence Juliet Nicolson Peace at last, after Lloyd George declared it had been 'the war to end all wars', would surely bring relief and a renewed sense of optimism? But this assumption turned out to be deeply misplaced as p… OL21657025W
Le crépuscule des tsars Le crépuscule des tsars Maurice Paléologue Nommé ambassadeur de France à Saint-Pétersbourg au printemps 1914, M. Paléologue y reste jusqu'à son rappel, en mai 1917. Durant cette période de fin du régime impérial en Russie, il écrit un journal… OL22072301W
Les Causes de la Première Guerre mondiale Les Causes de la Première Guerre mondiale Dominique Lejeune Les origines profondes; les causes à moyen terme; les causes immédiates. OL24158067W
Lest we forget Lest we forget n/a Previous edition published as: True Canadian war stories. OL24427378W
A soldier's life A soldier's life Simon Rose Explores the life of Canadian soldiers during World War I. OL24687340W
Hartford in World War I Hartford in World War I Drury, David (Journalist) When the United States Congress declared war in April 1917, Connecticut answered the call to arms. As the capital, Hartford was the hub of the state's war effort. The city hosted major rallies and re… OL28589100W
Queda de gigantes Queda de gigantes Ken Follett Follows the fates of five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--as they move through the dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for wo… OL28598113W
Elles aussi ont fait la Grande Guerre Elles aussi ont fait la Grande Guerre Pauline Raquillet Imaginez seulement... que vous puissiez partager le destin des héroïnes de la guerre de 14-18! C'est ce que vous propose ce livre à travers une galerie de 40 portraits de femmes célèbres ou inconnues… OL31211728W
If I die before I wake If I die before I wake Jean Little A girl named Fiona Macgregor experiences the 1918 flu epidemic firsthand. OL470682W
Britain, France, and the financing of the First World War Britain, France, and the financing of the First World War Horn, Martin "Fighting the First World War consumed lives, material, and money. Millions died; more suffered. By war's end, the political map of Europe had been redrawn as empires disappeared and new states arose… OL6016997W
A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway A Farewell to Arms is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of p… OL63072W
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