On the 4th of August 1914 the First World War started with the German invasion of Belgium. Four years later, on November 11th 1918, the weapons fell silent, & on the 28th of June 1919 the Peace Treaty of Versailles was signed. Between the start of the war & the signing of the treaty, millions of deaths were mourned worldwide, out of which hundreds of thousands were in Belgium. The In Flanders` Fields Museum in Ypres, Belgium is devoted to the study of World War I. From the rich & unique collection of the Museum, The Great War, 1914-18 offers unique, iconic pictures from the war, never before published. The portraits here are not just of the soldiers` daily lives, but also the lives of the civilians. ...

The Great War: A Photographic Narrative offers an impressive 502-page selection of photographs from the archives of the Imperial War Museum. Arranged into five sections, each prefaced with a detailed chronology of events & a historical summary, every picture has an explanatory caption &, where possible, is attributed. The advent of popular photography meant that the Great War was the first conflict to be documented in photographs, from the deserts of the Middle East to the mud of Western Front. This selection, chosen by Hilary Roberts, Head Curator of Photography at the Imperial War Museum & a specialist in the history of war photography, provides a fascinating record of the 1914 – 1918 conflict. ...

This is a moving anthology of stories inspired by objects from the First World War, illustrated by Jim Kay. The Great War is a powerful collection of stories by bestselling authors, each inspired by a different object from the First World War. From a soldier`s writing case to the nose of a Zeppelin bomb, each object illuminates an aspect of life during the war, & each story reminds us of the millions of individual lives that were changed forever by the four years of fighting. This remarkable book is illustrated by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Jim Kay. It features new work from: AL Kennedy; Tracy Chevalier; Michael Morpurgo; David Almond; Marcus Sedgwick; Adele Geras; Ursula Dubosarsky; John Boyne; Timothee de Fombelle; Sheena Wilkinson; &, Tanya Lee Stone. It is a truly unique & thought-provoking anthology. Gripping stories by some of the world`s leading writers will bring the First World War alive for children. Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal for A Monster Calls, & was recently chosen by J.K. Rowling to illustrate the new full-colour editions of the Harry Potter series. Photographs of the objects which inspired each story will feature in the book. It is published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. ...

A moving anthology of stories inspired by objects from the First World War, illustrated by Jim Kay. The Great War is a powerful collection of stories by bestselling authors, each inspired by a different object from the First World War. From a soldier`s writing case to the nose of a Zeppelin bomb, each object illuminates an aspect of life during the war, & each story reminds us of the millions of individual lives that were changed forever by the four years of fighting. This remarkable book is illustrated by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Jim Kay. Featuring new work from: ** AL Kennedy ** Tracy Chevalier ** Michael Morpurgo ** David Almond ** Marcus Sedgwick ** Adele Geras ** Ursula Dubosarsky ** John Boyne ** Timothee de Fombelle ** Sheena Wilkinson ** Tanya Lee Stone ** ...

Excellent World War I commemorative map from the IGN presenting an overview of the Western Front supported by three more detailed enlargements of the main battlefields including the Somme area, & highlighting 15 special Remembrance Trails, remaining trenches, numerous memorial sites, museums, cemeteries, etc. Prepared by the IGN in collaboration with the Mission du Centenaire programme set up by the French Government, the map has a far more detailed base for presenting all the WWI-related information than found on other maps of the Western Front. Road map of the northern France at 1:410, 000 shows the whole of the front line in October 1914 from the Swiss border to coast of Flanders, also indicating the limit of the German advance & the eventual Armistice line of 11.11.1918. Three panels provide more detailed enlargements at 1:290, 000: the B ...

The Great Western Railway Map 1924: Paddington to Penzance, folded version, from The Old Book House presents the whole 305 miles long route divided into two separate panels, printed side by side on one, over two metres long strip. All stations along the route are marked & annotated with distances from Paddington & to Penzance. The map also shows tunnels & other railway lines connecting to or crossing the route, indicating sections closed since 1924. All along its course the route is annotated with comments on various features of the line & local sights, etc, including text describing changes since 1924. The map is presented in an elegant paper envelope & comes with a separate small booklet providing more historical background. This title is also available as a wallmap. ...

The Great Western Railway Map 1924: Paddington to Penzance, folded version, from The Old Book House presents the whole 305 miles long route divided into two separate panels, printed side by side on one, over two metres long strip. All stations along the route are marked & annotated with distances from Paddington & to Penzance. The map also shows tunnels & other railway lines connecting to or crossing the route, indicating sections closed since 1924. All along its course the route is annotated with comments on various features of the line & local sights, etc, including text describing changes since 1924. The map is presented in an elegant paper envelope & comes with a separate small booklet providing more historical background. This title is also available as a wallmap. ...

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NOW A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME In the winter of 1952, Isabel Carey moves to the East Riding of Yorkshire with her husband Philip, a GP. With Philip spending long hours on call, Isabel finds herself isolated & lonely as she strives to adjust to the realities of married life. Woken by intense cold one night, she discovers an old RAF greatcoat hidden in the back of a cupboard. Sleeping under it for warmth, she starts to dream. & not long afterwards, while her husband is out, she is startled by a knock at her window. Outside is a young RAF pilot, waiting to come in. His name is Alec, & his powerful presence both disturbs & excites her. Her initial alarm soon fades, & they begin an intense affair. But nothing has prepared her for the truth about Alec's life, nor the impact it will have on hers.. . ...