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The First World War

A Very Short Introduction
2007
A brief history of World War I, looking at conditions in the major power countries of Europe in 1914, and discussing significant people and events from the opening campaigns to the settlement. Includes maps.

Winnie's great war

2019
"An imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear, from her early days in the Canadian forest to her travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, all the way to the London Zoo, where she met Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the creation of Winnie-the-Pooh"--Provided by publisher.

The horses didn't come home

2012
"In an army camp in a Middle Eastern desert, a young Australian soldier named Harry is saddling and grooming his horse, Bunty. She is sturdy and strong: an Australian waler who belongs to Harry's sister, Laura, back home in Australia. As Harry finishes the grooming he stands in front of Bunty. The two of them, horse and master, are totally still. Then Harry swings up in into the saddle and turns away from the camp into the desert. A few soldiers watch them as they ride out. No one says a word. It's their last ride together"--Back cover.

World War I

the great war to end all wars
2022
"Learn about the events that led to the first battles of WWI all the way through the war's final hours. This book asks readers to examine primary source stories, photographs, artwork, and literature produced by people involved in the war to explore a complete picture of a global conflict that still resonates around the world 100 years after it ended"--Provided by publisher.

Rites of spring

the Great War and the birth of the modern age
2000
Examines the impact World War I had on the psychology of those who fought it and lived through it and the role it played in the development of modernism, chronicling history between the 1913 premiere of Stravinsky's ballet "The Rite of Spring" and the death of Hitler in 1945.

Cher Ami

based on the World War I legend of the fearless pigeon
2022
"A nonfiction picture book about the unforgettable Cher Ami, a heroic animal who changed WWI history forever"--Provided by publisher.

Radium girls

2022
"It's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the 'Ghost Girls.' The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing, radioactive powder that clings to their clothes after every shift painting watch dials. The soft, greenish glow even stains their lips and tongues, which they use to point the fine brushes used in their work. It's perfectly harmless . . . or so claims the watch manufacturer. When teeth start falling out, followed by jawbones, the dial painters become the unprepared vanguard on the frontlines of the burgeoning workers' rights movement. Desperate for compensation and acknowledgement from the company that has doomed them, the Ghost Girls must fight, not just for their own lives but the future of every woman to follow them"--Back cover.

Soldiers unknown

2019
"Based on the true-life story of Yurok men called to serve in World War I, this story follows three cousins as they struggle with being combat soldiers on the Western Front"--OCLC.

A bend in the stars

(Historical Fiction)
2020
"An epic love story and heart-pounding journey across WWI-era Russia, about a brilliant young scientist racing against Einstein to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the universe"--Provided by publisher.

The story of the First World War for children, 1914-1918

2018
Provides a brief introduction to the First World War with illustrations, photographs, and maps.

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