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Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: JF.E JG.NZ Ada / College 4i - Fremdsprachig	Status: Entliehen	Frist: 25.11.2024	Vorbestellungen: 0

Discover the horror of war with this unique guide to the grim challenge of life or death on the Western Front. Devastating first-hand reports and contmporary photographs of the battles that slaughtered millions, thogether with a clear account of how nation upon nation sent their men to join the carnage, combine to present a dramatic "eyewitness" view of this terrible war. See: the fateful car of the heir to Austria-Hungary; everyday life in the dug-out; sappers mining tunnels beneath the enemy; Mata Hari learning the art of spying. Learn: how people avoided gas attacks; when periscopes were used; what soldiers wrote home to their sweethearts and mothers; the best way to use a tank; how troops flattened a hillside; the meaning of Armistice Day. Discover: how it felt to go "over the top"; what happened to all the bodies; how people dealt with shell shock; why war led to revolution.Summary A guide to the grim challenge of life or death on the Western Front of World War I, this book features first-hand reports and contemporary photographs of the battles that slaughtered millions with an account of how nation upon nation sent their men to join the carnage.Biography Simon Adams is the author of many popular history titles for children and adults including the DK Visual Timeline of the 20th Century, Eyewitness: Titanic and Eyewitness: World War 2.