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1913: The World Before the Great War
In his introduction, Emmerson explains that he wants ‘to look at the world in 1913 through contemporary eyes, in its…
World War I Tales: The Last Flight
1916. Young Alfred Adams in a private in the British Army about to be sent to the Western Front. He…
Blackstone and the Endgame
1916. After an incident in which Sam Blackstone is (probably) set up, he is on the run like an ordinary…
Dorothea’s War: The Diary of a First World War Nurse
To summarise the contents of this outstanding diary of a First World War nurse would be a great injustice. Vera…
The Russian Tapestry
Marie Kulbas belongs to a family that is enlightened enough to allow her to study law, but like all young…
Hardcastle’s Traitors
1915. With England in the midst of war, Detective Inspector Ernest Hardcastle gets pulled from the streets of London into…
The Cartographer of No Man’s Land
Holidays in Nova Scotia inspired P. S. Duffy’s setting for her first novel, The Cartographer of No Man’s Land. Duffy…
World War I Tales: The War Game
France, December 1914. Private Albert Watson is on his way to the Western Front. His mate, Charlie, an experienced soldier,…
Song of the Mokihana
In this South Sea adventure novel set during World War I, a Chinese-owned sailing vessel is captured by a mixed…
The Bootlace Boys
This vividly realistic, tightly-paced and gripping novel draws on diaries and military records to convey the story of Ted Smith.…
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