Surviving Trench Warfare

Author : Bill Rawling
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442620209

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Surviving Trench Warfare by Bill Rawling Pdf

The horrors of the First World War were the product of a new and unprecedented type of industrial warfare. To survive and win demanded not just new technology but the techniques to use it effectively. In Surviving Trench Warfare, Bill Rawling takes a close look at how technology and tactics came together in the Canadian Corps. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from interviews to staff reports, Rawling describes the range of new weapons that the Canadians adopted, including tanks, trench mortars, and poison gas, making it clear that the decisive factor in the war was not the new technology itself but how the Canadians responded to it. Only through intensive training, specialization, and close coordination between infantry and artillery could the Canadians overcome the deadly trinity of machine-guns, barbed wire, and artillery. Surviving Trench Warfare offers a whole new understanding of the First World War, replacing the image of a static trench war with one in which soldiers actively struggled for control over their weapons and their environment, and achieved it. Released to coincide with the centenary of the First World War, this edition includes a new introduction and afterword reflecting the latest scholarship on the conduct of the war.

Author : Bill Rawling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 1442620196

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Surviving Trench Warfare by Bill Rawling Pdf

Author : Bill Rawling
Publisher : Brantford : WRMS, 1993. (Peterborough : Ontario Audio Library Service)
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : World War, 1914-1918 Canada Technology
ISBN : OCLC:638749718

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Surviving Trench Warfare [sound Recording] : Technology and the Canadian Corps, 1914-1918 by Bill Rawling Pdf

Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780735235274

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The Secret History of Soldiers by Tim Cook Pdf

There have been thousands of books on the Great War, but most have focused on commanders, battles, strategy, and tactics. Less attention has been paid to the daily lives of the combatants, how they endured the unimaginable conditions of industrial warfare: the rain of shells, bullets, and chemical agents. In The Secret History of Soldiers, Tim Cook, Canada's foremost military historian, examines how those who survived trench warfare on the Western Front found entertainment, solace, relief, and distraction from the relentless slaughter. These tales come from the soldiers themselves, mined from the letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral accounts of more than five hundred combatants. Rare examples of trench art, postcards, and even song sheets offer insight into a hidden society that was often irreverent, raunchy, and anti-authoritarian. Believing in supernatural stories was another way soldiers shielded themselves from the horror. While novels and poetry often depict the soldiers of the Great War as mere victims, this new history shows how the soldiers pushed back against the grim war, refusing to be broken in the mincing machine of the Western Front. The violence of war is always present, but Cook reveals the gallows humour the soldiers employed to get through it. Over the years, both writers and historians have overlooked this aspect of the men's lives. The fighting at the front was devastating, but behind the battle lines, another layer of life existed, one that included songs, skits, art, and soldier-produced newspapers. With his trademark narrative abilities and an unerring eye for the telling human detail, Cook has created another landmark history of Canadian military life as he reveals the secrets of how soldiers survived the carnage of the Western Front.

Author : Sue Bradford Edwards
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680771015

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Trench Warfare by Sue Bradford Edwards Pdf

This title examines the conditions, designs, soldiers, diseases, and warfare tactics of World War I's trenches. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, a selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Aaron Pegram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108486194

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Surviving the Great War by Aaron Pegram Pdf

Surviving the Great War is the first detailed analysis of Australians in German captivity in WW1. By placing the hardships of prisoners of war in a broader social and military content, this book adds a new dimension to the national wartime experience and challenges popular representations of Australia's involvement in the First World War.

Author : John Ellis
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1989-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0801839475

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Eye-Deep in Hell by John Ellis Pdf

A detailed reconstruction of life and death in the trenches of World War I, describing the construction and physical and spiritual environment of the trenches and the soldiers' daily routine.

Author : John Hamilton
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617861765

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Trench Fighting Of World War I by John Hamilton Pdf

An overview of trench warfare during World War I.

Author : Stephen Currie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1560068388

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Life in the Trenches by Stephen Currie Pdf

Although the soldiers' lives in World War I revolved around fighting, they also spent time off-duty or simply waiting for a battle to commence. How soldiers responded to the boredom and stress of being at war, and how they dealt with ever-present illness, injury, and death are chronicled in this compelling volume.

Author : Tony Ashworth
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0330480685

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Trench Warfare, 1914-1918 by Tony Ashworth Pdf

The shock and slaugter of the battlefields of the Somme, Verdun and Passchendale is well documented. However, during the smaller battles soldiers could, and often did, make personal decisions. From these evolved a culture of live and let live, which constrained that of kill and be killed.

Author : John Wilson
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781443119290

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I Am Canada: Shot at Dawn by John Wilson Pdf

Sentenced to death for abandoning his unit, a soldier recounts the events leading up to his arrest. The reality of trench warfare is a shock to Allan McBride. Like many other young soldiers, he enthusiastically signed up for the chance to join the war effort and be a part of the fighting. But after months in the ravaged battlefields, watching men, including his friend Ken, get blown up by German shelling, something in Allan snaps and he leaves his unit, believing he is "walking home to Canada" to get help for his friend. After nearly a week of wandering aimlessly, Allan is taken in by a band of real deserters — men who have abandoned their units and live on the edge of survival in the woods of northern France. Once Allan realizes what he's done, he is paralyzed by the reality of his circumstance: if he stays with these men, it's possible they will be found and have to face the consequences; and if he returns to his unit, he will be charged with desertion — a charge punishable by death. In this outstanding new title in the I Am Canada series, acclaimed author John Wilson explores life in the horrific trenches of WWI and the effect of battle on a shell-shocked soldier.

Author : Yvonne Chiu
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231544177

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Conspiring with the Enemy by Yvonne Chiu Pdf

Despite the strong influence of just war theory in military law and practice, warfare is commonly considered devoid of morality. Yet even in the most horrific of human activities, there is frequent communication and cooperation between enemies. One remarkable example is the Christmas truce—unofficial ceasefires between German and English trenches in December 1914 in which soldiers even mingled in No Man’s Land. In Conspiring with the Enemy, Yvonne Chiu offers a new understanding of why and how enemies work together to constrain violence in warfare. Chiu argues that what she calls an ethic of cooperation is found in modern warfare to such an extent that it is often taken for granted. The importance of cooperation becomes especially clear when wartime ethics reach a gray area: To whom should the laws of war apply? Who qualifies as a combatant? Should guerrillas or terrorists receive protections? Fundamentally, Chiu shows, the norms of war rely on consensus on the existence and content of the laws of war. In a wide-ranging consideration of pivotal instances of cooperation, Chiu examines weapons bans, treatment of prisoners of war, and the Geneva Conventions, as well as the tensions between the ethic of cooperation and the pillars of just war theory. An original exploration of a crucial but overlooked phenomenon, Conspiring with the Enemy is a significant contribution to military ethics and political philosophy.

Author : Gordon Corrigan
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780225548

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Mud, Blood and Poppycock by Gordon Corrigan Pdf

The true story of how Britain won the First World War. The popular view of the First World War remains that of BLACKADDER: incompetent generals sending brave soldiers to their deaths. Alan Clark quoted a German general's remark that the British soldiers were 'lions led by donkeys'. But he made it up. Indeed, many established 'facts' about 1914-18 turn out to be myths woven in the 1960s by young historians on the make. Gordon Corrigan's brilliant, witty history reveals how out of touch we have become with the soldiers of 1914-18. They simply would not recognize the way their generation is depicted on TV or in Pat Barker's novels. Laced with dry humour, this will overturn everything you thought you knew about Britain and the First World War. Gordon Corrigan reveals how the British embraced technology, and developed the weapons and tactics to break through the enemy trenches.

Author : Peter Doyle,Julian Walker
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752479217

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Trench Talk by Peter Doyle,Julian Walker Pdf

The First World War largely directed the course of the twentieth century. Fought on three continents, the war saw 14 million killed and 34 million wounded. Its impact shaped the world we live in today, and the language of the trenches continues to live in the modern consciousness.One of the enduring myths of the First World War is that the experience of the trenches was not talked about. Yet dozens of words entered or became familiar in the English language as a direct result of the soldiers’ experiences. This book looks at how the experience of the First World War changed the English language, adding words that were both in slang and standard military use, and modifying the usage and connotations of existing words and phrases. Illustrated with material from the authors’ collections and photographs of the objects of the war, the book will look at how the words emerged into everyday language.

Author : Richard Rubin
Publisher : HMH
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780547843698

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The Last of the Doughboys by Richard Rubin Pdf

“Before the Greatest Generation, there was the Forgotten Generation of World War I . . . wonderfully engaging” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). “Richard Rubin has done something that will never be possible for anyone to do again. His interviews with the last American World War I veterans—who have all since died—bring to vivid life a cataclysm that changed our world forever but that remains curiously forgotten here.” —Adam Hochschild, author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918 In 2003, eighty-five years after the end of World War I, Richard Rubin set out to see if he could still find and talk to someone who had actually served in the American Expeditionary Forces during that colossal conflict. Ultimately he found dozens, aged 101 to 113, from Cape Cod to Carson City, who shared with him at the last possible moment their stories of America’s Great War. Nineteenth-century men and women living in the twenty-first century, they were self-reliant, humble, and stoic, never complaining, but still marveling at the immensity of the war they helped win, and the complexity of the world they helped create. Though America has largely forgotten their war, you will never forget them, or their stories. A decade in the making, The Last of the Doughboys is the most sweeping look at America’s First World War in a generation, a glorious reminder of the tremendously important role America played in the “war to end all wars,” as well as a moving meditation on character, grace, aging, and memory. “An outstanding and fascinating book. By tracking down the last surviving veterans of the First World War and interviewing them with sympathy and skill, Richard Rubin has produced a first-rate work of reporting.” —Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia “I cannot remember a book about that huge and terrible war that I have enjoyed reading more in many years.” —Michael Korda, The Daily Beast