Best Little Stories from World War I: Nearly 100 True Stories - Softcover

Kelly, C. Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402293437 ISBN 13: 9781402293436

Verlag: Cumberland House, 2014

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Reseña del editor:

Behind the tangled alliances, feuding royals, and deadly battles are the nearly 100 riveting true stories of the men and women who lived, fought, and survived the first Great War. Based on the writings of soldiers, politicians, kings, nurses, and military leaders, Best Little Stories from World War I humanizes their foibles, triumphs, and tragedies—and chronicles how the emergence of fervent national pride led not only to ruthless combat, but a critical turning point in the twentieth century.

Fascinating characters come to life, including:

Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnavon, who turned her husband's Highclere Castle into a luxurious military hospital for British officers (and inspired the hit television show Downton Abbey).

Otto Roosen, the high-flying German reconnaissance pilot, who was shot down not only one but twice—first by the Canadian ace Billy Bishop and then by a fellow German—and survived.

Arthur Guy Empey, the American who volunteered for the British Army after the sinking of the Lusitania, then wrote a bestselling memoir about life in the muddy trenches of the western front.

Biografía del autor:

C. BRIAN KELLY is a prize-winning journalist and a former editor for Military History magazine. Kelly's articles have appeared in Reader's Digest, Friends, Yankee, and other magazines. INGRID SMYER has been a freelance writer and editor and is a member of the Charlottesville (VA) Historical Resources Committee.

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• Verlag: Cumberland House
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1402293437
• ISBN 13: 9781402293436
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304