The First World War was one of the seminal events in world history. The First World War in 100 Objects offers a unique perspective on the world's first truly global conflict. It traces its history through the examination of iconic items like the Zeppelin, the gas mask and Winston Churchill's Cigar, to personal objects which tell the poignant stories of individuals and official documents, medals and badges. Fully illustrated, each object will be accompanied by approximately 500 words of text that will give the item context and highlight its significance.
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Professor Gary Sheffield was appointed Chair of War Studies at the University of Birmingham in 2006, having previously taught as a Professor of Modern History at King's College, London. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts and has written widely on twentieth-century military history especially the First World War. In 2003, he shared the Templer Medal for Military Literature for his contribution to The British General Staff: Innovation and Reform (2002). Gary regularly broadcasts on radio and television, and his work has appeared in the Guardian, the Mail on Sunday, the Times Literary Supplement and BBC History Magazine. He lives in Oxfordshire.
The First World War was one of the seminal events in world history. The First World War in 100 Objects offers a unique perspective on the world's first truly global conflict. It traces its history through the examination of iconic items like the Zeppelin, the gas mask and Winston Churchill's Cigar, to personal objects which tell the poignant stories of individuals and official documents, medals and badges. Fully illustrated, each object will be accompanied by approximately 500 words of text that will give the item context and highlight its significance.
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. Virtually new. Hardback and First Edition. Pristine. No inscriptions and not price clipped. Original price £25. The white illustrated DJ is near fine. It is totally bright and clean, intact with no nicks at all. No shelfwear. The spine is olive green with smart white lettering. Picture of a tank on the DJ. The book itself is fine - like new. White illustrated pristine hardcovers.The pages are totally bright and clean and the spine is totally tight. 256 pages. Gary Sheffield is Professor of War Studies at Wolverhampton University. This is a mixture of poignant stories, hard fact and gripping drama that will shed light on the Great War in a new and immersive way. Light to post within the UK. PLEASE note that international orders will incur a small amount of extra postage due to weight. An excellent copy in every way, either as a gift or for personal use. I am a small UK private, well established bookseller not a mass lister, and my stock is never ex library or in bad condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 003036
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