First to Fight : The U.S. Marines in World War I, Oscar E. Gilbert and Romain Cansiere

First to Fight : The U.S. Marines in World War I, Oscar E. Gilbert and Romain CansiereNew Hardback "Retreat, hell! We just got here!" The words of Captain Lloyd Williams at Belleau Wood in June 1918 entered United States Marine Corps legend, and the Marine Brigade's actions there along with the censor's failure to take out the name of the Brigade in the battle reports made the Corps famous. The Marines went to war as part of the American Expeditionary Force, bitterly resented by the Army and General Pershing. The Army tried to use them

from Wigtown to Penzance

The book is full of useful tips for both new and experienced wild swimmers

renowned historian Paul Kendall relives some of the most emotional scenes ever witnessed through the eyes of those men and women that were there

While for generations Polly Toynbee's ancestors have been committed left-wing rabble-rousers railing against injustice

How did this revolution come about

Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs

in the trenches from the Crimea to the Western Front

A manifesto for revolutionising our food system

his opposition to tradition

and what it means for all of us down here on Earth

the promenade

who were forced to develop adequate tactics in order to deal with the enormous defensive firepower of the American planes