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  • A Rifleman Goes To War [Illustrated Edition]

    by Captain Herbert W. McBride ...
    Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosThe classic account of sniping on the Western Front."Herbert Wesley McBride was a Captain in the Twenty-first Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the First World War. He was a sniper and commander of a machine gun unit known as the "Emma Gees." He was also the author of two books on the war: "A ... Read more

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  • A Rifleman Went to War

    by Herbert W. McBride ...
    More than 70 years after it was first published, this book is still one of the all-time clazzics on the art of military marksmanship, and is required reading at the U.S. Marine Corps Sniper School. The author grew up learning to shoot in the backwoods of Indiana, and went on to compete nationally as a sharpshooter. When World War I broke out in Europe, he was so eager to fight that he enlisted in ... Read more

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  • The Emma Gees [Illustrated Edition]

    by Captain Herbert W. McBride ...
    Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosThe classic account of sniping on the Western Front."Herbert Wesley McBride was a Captain in the Twenty-first Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the First World War. He was a sniper and commander of a machine gun unit known as the "Emma Gees." He was also the author of two books on the war: "A ... Read more

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  • The Emma Gees

    by Herbert W. McBride ...
    "The Emma Gees" by Herbert W. McBride is a captivating narrative that delves into the experiences of soldiers during World War I. McBride, drawing from his own military service, provides a vivid portrayal of life in the trenches, highlighting the camaraderie and struggles faced by the men. The book is not just a war story; it also reflects on the human spirit, resilience, and the bonds formed in ... Read more

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  • A Rifleman Went to War

    by Herbert W. McBride ...
    Over 70 years after it was first published, this book remains one of the all-time classics on the art of military sniping, and is still on the required reading list of the U.S. Marine Corps Sniper School. The author grew up learning to shoot and hunt in the woods of Indiana, and went on to compete nationally as a sharpshooter. When World War I broke out in Europe, he was so eager to fight that he ... Read more

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  • The Emma Gees

    Enriched edition.

    by Herbert W. McBride, Lance Thomas ...
    In "The Emma Gees," Herbert W. McBride presents a vivid and enthralling account of the experiences of a Canadian soldier during World War I. Through a blend of gritty realism and introspective narrative, McBride captures the psychological complexities of warfare, alongside the camaraderie and tribulations faced by soldiers. His use of understated prose and poignant imagery enhances the ... Read more

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  • The Emma Gees

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Secrets of Machine Gunners in World War I

    by Herbert W. McBride, Molly Warner ...
    In "The Emma Gees," Herbert W. McBride presents a vivid and personal account of the experiences of a Canadian machine gunner during World War I. Written with stark realism and an unflinching gaze, McBride's narrative not only chronicles the harrowing realities of combat but also delves into the psychological complexities faced by soldiers. The book mirrors the modernist literary context of the ... Read more

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  • 40 WW1 Novels

    A World War I Fiction Anthology of Trench Realism, Espionage, Home-Front Drama, Trauma, and Antiwar Voices

    by Sapper, Ford Madox Ford, Henri Barbusse, Boyd Cable, Thomas Nelson Page, A. P. Herbert, Zane Grey, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Elizabeth Von Arnim, Herbert W. McBride, Owen Wister, Robert W. Chambers, Frederic Manning, William John Locke, Edith Wharton, Hall Caine, Marie Belloc Lowndes, John Oxenham, Frances Hodgson Burnett, O. Douglas, J. Storer Clouston, Ring Lardner, William Le Queux, D. H. Lawrence, H. C. McNeile, John Buchan, Herbert George Jenkins, Louis Tracy, Romain Rolland, Owen Johnson, Earl Derr Biggers, Stephen Hudson, Hesketh Prichard ...
    40 WW1 Novels gathers a wide-ranging body of fiction shaped by the First World War and its far-reaching social, imperial, and psychological consequences. Moving between espionage, trench narrative, romance, adventure, satire, domestic drama, and moral inquiry, the volume reveals how the conflict transformed popular as well as high literary forms. Its striking range encompasses accounts of combat ... Read more

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  • Voices from the Trenches: 40 First World War Novels

    Trench Tales, Home-Front Dramas, Espionage, and Anti-War Testimony from the Great War

    by John Buchan, D. H. Lawrence, H. C. McNeile, Henri Barbusse, Sapper, Ford Madox Ford, Thomas Nelson Page, A. P. Herbert, Zane Grey, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Elizabeth Von Arnim, Herbert W. McBride, Owen Wister, Robert W. Chambers, Frederic Manning, William John Locke, Edith Wharton, Hall Caine, Marie Belloc Lowndes, John Oxenham, Frances Hodgson Burnett, O. Douglas, J. Storer Clouston, Ring Lardner, William Le Queux, Herbert George Jenkins, Louis Tracy, Romain Rolland, Owen Johnson, Earl Derr Biggers, Stephen Hudson, Hesketh Prichard ...
    Voices from the Trenches: 40 First World War Novels surveys the Great War not as a single event but as a literary crucible of combat, espionage, displacement, grief, patriotism, and disillusion. Its wide-ranging selection moves among trench narratives, psychological studies, romances, political fiction, adventure tales, and mysteries, revealing how popular and experimental modes alike registered ... Read more

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  • All-in Fighting

    by W. E. Fairbairn ...
    The author of this concise guide to unarmed combat and self-defence is a legend. W. E. Fairbairn (1885-1960) spent over thirty years in the tough environment of the Riot Squads of China's Shanghai Municipal Police. In order to lower levels of Police mortality at the hands of Chinese Tongs, he studied ancient Chinese and Japanese martial arts, including Ju-jitsu, and was the first foreigner to be ... Read more

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  • The Battle of the Somme

    The First and Second Phase

    by John Buchan ...
    On the 1st July, 1916, 20,000 British troops lost their lives during the first day of the Somme.Artillery had barraged the German lines for seven days, but the Germans were heavily dug in and many shells failed to explode due to the wet ground.The bombardment signalled to the Germans that the British were coming, so once it had finished they emerged from their fortifications ready to face, and ... Read more

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