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Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
"It tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque." --
3) Under fire
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xxii, 318 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Under Fire (1916) is a novel by Henri Barbusse. Written from notes taken while Barbusse was serving in the First World War, the novel was quickly, recognized as, a powerful tale of perseverance and comradery in the face of unspeakable suffering. Intended to promote the cause of pacifism, Under Fire is deeply critical of the rich and powerful men whose inability to live peacefully, leads time-and-again to the sacrifice of countless human lives. "Each...
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 7.5 hrs.) : sound, black and white w/ color seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive look at the war that shaped the 20th century. Through rare actual battle footage and veteran interviews, the viewer is taken from the assassination of the Austrian Archduke in 1914 to the final desperate battles of 1918.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
319, 16 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A heartbreaking and powerful story of personal demons and the hard journey back from an abyss of betrayal in the aftermath of World War I.
Journalist Alex Dyer made his name covering the bloody horrors of the European trenches. Yet even after the Great War is over, he cannot shake the guilt he feels for not serving on the front lines like his dearest childhood friend, Ted Eden. Worse still, Alex cannot put to rest the emotions that gnaw at him from...
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015].
Lexile measure
1250L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title examines the conditions, designs, soldiers, diseases, and warfare tactics of World War I's trenches. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, a selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts" --
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the principal causes and events of World War I and considers what the outcome might have been for the participants and subsequent history had different decisions been made at crucial times before, during, and after the war.