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Days of Wonder: Contributions to the Daily Express, 1966-1971    by Henry Williamson
Price: $5.50 USD. 41640 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

The subjects of these articles range from graphic descriptions of the battles of the Somme and Vimy Ridge, written on the fiftieth anniversaries of the battles, to essays on ecology and conservation – in particular, in support of banning the hunting of otters in the UK, and a trilogy of essays on the occasion of a congress of the World Wildlife Fund held in London in 1970.
Naval Aviation in World War I - Official Reference Source, Naval Aircraft, the Flying Bomb, Hewitt and Elmer Sperry, War Against the U-Boat, Navy's First Ace, Training at MIT and Yale    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 95030 words. Language: English. Published on January 29, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

Based on official sources as well as the recollections of participants, it is authoritatively presented through an interesting combination of official and personal accounts.
The U.S. Air Service in World War I - The Final Report and A Tactical History - Sopwith Camel, Haviland, Eddie Rickenbacker, Observation Balloons, Pursuit Tactics, Handley-Page, Spad Planes    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 200110 words. Language: English. Published on December 6, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this is an important and comprehensive historical account of U.S. air activities in Europe during World War I.
Biplanes and Bombsights: British Bombing in World War I - Sopwith Strutter, Zeppelin, Dehavilland, Handley Page, General Hugh Trenchard, Lord Rothermere    by Progressive Management
Price: $7.99 USD. 97390 words. Language: English. Published on June 22, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

This study develops and substantiates a comprehensive evaluation of British long-range bombing in the First World War. Its findings run directly counter to the generally held opinion. Natural limitations, technical shortfalls, and aircrews lacking proficiency acted in concert with German defenses to produce far less results than those claimed.
How Canada Won the Great War    by Robert Child
Price: $3.99 USD. 9740 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

For nearly 100 years Canada's role in ending WWI sooner than anyone thought possible has gone largely unrecognized. The Canadian Corp led by unlikely citizen soldier, Arthur Currie, became the premiere fighting force on the Western Front. Canadian soldiers hailed from hard scrabble farms and logging camps. Their natural survival and hunting instincts were exactly what the Great War required.
A Fleet in Being: Austro-Hungarian Warships of WW1    by Russell Phillips
Price: $2.99 USD. 9230 words. Language: English. Published on December 10, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.

Illustrated with thirty photographs and drawings, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed listing of the ships that made up the Austro-Hungarian Navy, its operations, and the unique problems this unusual fleet faced, from contentious duelling parliaments to ships built by landlocked Hungary.