Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Sniping in France, 1914-18 Sniping in France, 1914-18 Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard Major Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard was an explorer and adventurer who revolutionized the training of British Army snipers during the First World War. In this richly-detailed book, he explains his … OL1471563W
The guns of August The guns of August Barbara Wertheim Tuchman Published to immediate acclaim in 1962 and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1963, The Guns of August is the classic account of the cataclysmic outbreak of World War I in 1914 and the 30 days of ba… OL3378548W
Some desperate glory Some desperate glory Edwin Campion Vaughan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Desperate_Glory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Campion_Vaughan OL4644151W
Ranger battalion Ranger battalion Milton J. Shapiro Describes the formation of the Rangers, a volunteer Army unit whose recruits were mostly outdoorsmen and sportsmen, and details the World War II campaigns in which they distinguished themselves. OL6322945W