Nation, Memory and Great War Commemoration: Mobilizing the Past in Europe, Australia and New Zealand

Nation, Memory and Great War Commemoration: Mobilizing the Past in Europe, Australia and New ZealandNation, Memory and Great War Commemoration: Mobilizing the Past in Europe, Australia and New Zealand by Shanti Sumartojo, Ben Wellings
ISBN: 3034309376
Published by Peter Lang on April 23rd 2014
Pages: 329

Len's Summary: Social history.

A Zouave’s Journey: Recollections of a Footsoldier in the 37th African Division

A Zouave’s Journey: Recollections of a Footsoldier in the 37th African DivisionA Zouave's Journey: Recollections of a Footsoldier in the 37th African Division by Marilène Patten Henry
ISBN: 0820497088
Published by Peter Lang on February 2nd 2007
Genres: History, Military, General, Social History
Pages: 142

Len's Summary: Biography of a French Great War conscript, an orphan, based on the diary of poilu Archille Lecreux. Dr. Henry is the author of Monumental Accusations about popular resentment in memorializing WWI in France.

The Hounds of Ulster: A History of the Northern Irish Regiments in the Great War

The Hounds of Ulster: A History of the Northern Irish Regiments in the Great WarThe Hounds of Ulster: A History of the Northern Irish Regiments in the Great War by Gavin Hughes
ISBN: 9783034308335
Published by Peter Lang on May 21st 2012
Genres: History, Europe, General, Ireland
Pages: 305

Len's Summary: The Ulstermen fought in two cavalry and three infantry regiments, as well as the Irish Guards. A political, military and social history.

Karl Hanssen’s Samoan War Diaries, August 1914-May 1915: A German Perspective on New Zealand’s Military Occupation of German Samoa

Karl Hanssen’s Samoan War Diaries, August 1914-May 1915: A German Perspective on New Zealand’s Military Occupation of German SamoaKarl Hanssen's Samoan War Diaries, August 1914-May 1915: A German Perspective on New Zealand's Military Occupation of German Samoa by James N. Bade
ISBN: 363163174X
Published by Peter Lang on December 30th 2011
Genres: Germany, History
Pages: 266

Len's Summary: One of a very few works on the loss of German Pacific colonies; written by a resident German copra trader.

Army of the Sky: Russian Military Aviation before the Great War, 1904-1914

Army of the Sky: Russian Military Aviation before the Great War, 1904-1914Army of the Sky by Gregory Vitarbo
ISBN: 9781433114908
Published by Peter Lang on 2012-01
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, Aviation, Transportation
Pages: 256

Len's Summary: By 1914, Russian military aviation was about on a par with other European nations, but almost entirely dependent on foreign equipment.