https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SU%3A%20(WORLD%20%2B%20WAR%20%2B%201914%20%2B%201918%20%2B%20CAMPAIGNS%20%2B%20WESTERN%20%2B%20FRONT)&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20World%20War%2C%201914-1918%20--%20Campaigns%20--%20Western%20Front%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3624597&CF=BIB From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Palin, Michael<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hutchinson Heinemann, 2023.<br />xiii, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 941.082092 - Adult non-fiction - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - 38024018394540<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 941.082092 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024018394557<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 941.082092 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024018394565<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3276113&CF=BIB Stanley Spencer enlisted with the Royal Fusiliers as a private in 1915 and was commissioned in 1917 and thereafter served with the West Yorkshire Regiment until demobilised in 1919. He saw almost continuous active service from 1915 to the end of the War. He was present at the Battle of the Somme (well described), Montaubon and Vimy Ridge. He was slightly wounded on three occasions and was awarded the Military Cross for his role in a particularly successful trench raid on 1 August 1918. He writes of his experiences in a frank and graphic way. Stanley Spencer enlisted with the Royal Fusiliers as a private in 1915 and was commissioned in 1917 and thereafter served with the West Yorkshire Regiment until demobilised in 1919. He saw almost continuous active service from 1915 to the end of the War. He was present at the Battle of the Somme (well described), Montaubon and Vimy Ridge. He was slightly wounded on three occasions and was awarded the Military Cross for his role in a particularly successful trench raid on 1 August 1918. He writes of his experiences in a frank and graphic way.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Spencer, Stanley, 1890-1943<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2022.<br />176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm<br /><br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.48141SPE - Adult non-fiction - Onloan - Due: 26 Apr 2024 - 38024019050273<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3151960&CF=BIB Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their trenches to attack France's German enemies whenever the whistle blows, until Mademba is mortally wounded, and dies in a shell hole with his belly torn open. Without his more-than-brother, Alfa is alone and lost amidst the savagery of the conflict. He devotes himself to the war, to violence and death, but soon he begins to frighten even his own comrades in arms. How far will Alfa go to make amends to his dead friend? Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their trenches to attack France's German enemies whenever the whistle blows, until Mademba is mortally wounded, and dies in a shell hole with his belly torn open. Without his more-than-brother, Alfa is alone and lost amidst the savagery of the conflict. He devotes himself to the war, to violence and death, but soon he begins to frighten even his own comrades in arms. How far will Alfa go to make amends to his dead friend?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Diop, David, 1966-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Pushkin Press, 2021.<br />160 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Adult Fiction - Available - 38024018121141<br />Balderstone Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Adult Fiction - Available - 38024018121158<br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Adult Fiction - Available - 38024018121166<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Adult Fiction - Available - 38024018121174<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2579806&CF=BIB 'Where Poppies Blow' is the story of the British soldiers of the Great War and their relationship with the animals and plants around them. This connection was of profound importance, because it goes a long way to explaining why they fought, and how they found the will to go on. At the most basic level, animals and birds provided interest to fill the blank hours in the trenches and billets - bird-watching, for instance, was probably the single most popular hobby among officers. But perhaps more importantly, the ability of nature to endure, despite the bullets and blood, gave men a psychological, spiritual, even religious, uplift. 'Where Poppies Blow' is the story of the British soldiers of the Great War and their relationship with the animals and plants around them. This connection was of profound importance, because it goes a long way to explaining why they fought, and how they found the will to go on. At the most basic level, animals and birds provided interest to fill the blank hours in the trenches and billets - bird-watching, for instance, was probably the single most popular hobby among officers. But perhaps more importantly, the ability of nature to endure, despite the bullets and blood, gave men a psychological, spiritual, even religious, uplift.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lewis-Stempel, John<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017.<br />xxiv, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Smithybridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.31 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024015905314<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2391018&CF=BIB 'Where Poppies Blow' is the story of the British soldiers of the Great War and their relationship with the animals and plants around them. This connection was of profound importance, because it goes a long way to explaining why they fought, and how they found the will to go on. At the most basic level, animals and birds provided interest to fill the blank hours in the trenches and billets - bird-watching, for instance, was probably the single most popular hobby among officers. But perhaps more importantly, the ability of nature to endure, despite the bullets and blood, gave men a psychological, spiritual, even religious, uplift. 'Where Poppies Blow' is the story of the British soldiers of the Great War and their relationship with the animals and plants around them. This connection was of profound importance, because it goes a long way to explaining why they fought, and how they found the will to go on. At the most basic level, animals and birds provided interest to fill the blank hours in the trenches and billets - bird-watching, for instance, was probably the single most popular hobby among officers. But perhaps more importantly, the ability of nature to endure, despite the bullets and blood, gave men a psychological, spiritual, even religious, uplift.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lewis-Stempel, John<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016.<br />xxii, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.31LEW - Adult non-fiction - Onloan - Due: 26 Apr 2024 - 38024019050299<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1696457&CF=BIB Best known for his Hornblower novels, C.S. Forester's 1936 masterpiece follows Herbert Curzon, who fumbled a fortuitous early step on the path to glory in the Boer War. 1914 finds him an honourable, decent, brave and wholly unimaginative colonel. Survival through the early slaughters in which so many fellow-officers perished then brings him rapid promotion. By 1916, he commands 100,000 British soldiers, whom he leads through the horrors of the Somme and Passchendaele. Wonderfully human, this is the story of a man of his time who is anything but wicked, yet presides over appalling sacrifice and tragedy. Best known for his Hornblower novels, C.S. Forester's 1936 masterpiece follows Herbert Curzon, who fumbled a fortuitous early step on the path to glory in the Boer War. 1914 finds him an honourable, decent, brave and wholly unimaginative colonel. Survival through the early slaughters in which so many fellow-officers perished then brings him rapid promotion. By 1916, he commands 100,000 British soldiers, whom he leads through the horrors of the Somme and Passchendaele. Wonderfully human, this is the story of a man of his time who is anything but wicked, yet presides over appalling sacrifice and tragedy.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : William Collins, 2015.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : William Collins, 2015.<br />320 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Maskew Collection - Maskew Collection - Adult Fiction / Maskew Bequest item - Available - 38024015281773<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1664026&CF=BIB Nearly 100 years have passed since the guns blazed in the ever-deepening mud of Passchendaele. Yet places such as Ypres, the Marne and the Somme can never remain mere names in a chronicle of war - they are heavy with meaning as the setting for the near-destruction of a generation of men. It is this aura of tragedy that makes Huntly Gordon's book, consisting mainly of his own letters written home from the front, such a potent memoir. Nearly 100 years have passed since the guns blazed in the ever-deepening mud of Passchendaele. Yet places such as Ypres, the Marne and the Somme can never remain mere names in a chronicle of war - they are heavy with meaning as the setting for the near-destruction of a generation of men. It is this aura of tragedy that makes Huntly Gordon's book, consisting mainly of his own letters written home from the front, such a potent memoir.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gordon, Huntly, author<br />Revised and extended edition / revised and extended by David Gordon.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bantam Books, 2015.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bantam Books, 2015.<br />232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.4144 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024015207190<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.4144 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024015207224<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1694460&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gordon, George Stuart, 1881-1942<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Project Gutenberg, 2014<br />Project Gutenberg ; 46210<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resource available online</span><br /><br />Web - (Rochdale Library Service) - Online resources - E-Book - Available<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1569601&CF=BIB Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. This volume looks at the causes of World War I. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. This volume looks at the causes of World War I.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Colley, Rupert<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Clipper Audio, 2014.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Clipper Audio, 2014.<br />2 CDs (90 min.) : digital, stereo.<br />History in an hour<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Audiobooks - 940.311 - Audiobook Non-Fiction - 2 CDS - Available - 38024014296590<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1651190&CF=BIB Bestselling author Charlie Connelly returns with a First World War memoir of his great uncle, Edward Connelly, who was an ordinary boy sent to fight in a war the likes of which the world had never seen. But this is not just his story; it is the story of all the young forgotten soldiers who fought and bravely died for their country. Bestselling author Charlie Connelly returns with a First World War memoir of his great uncle, Edward Connelly, who was an ordinary boy sent to fight in a war the likes of which the world had never seen. But this is not just his story; it is the story of all the young forgotten soldiers who fought and bravely died for their country.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Connelly, Charlie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Harper Element, 2014.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Harper Element, 2014.<br />278 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Castleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - B CON - Adult non-fiction - In-transit from Castleton Library to Central Services — not open to the public (Set: 21 Mar 2024) - 38024014872242<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - B CON - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024014872267<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - B CON - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024014872275<br />Milnrow Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - B CON - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024014872283<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - B CON - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024014872309<br />Wardle Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - B CON - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024014872317<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1101773&CF=BIB The trench systems of the Western Front saw some of the heaviest fighting in World War I. Find out about the weapons used by both sides as well as what life was like for soldiers at the front line. The trench systems of the Western Front saw some of the heaviest fighting in World War I. Find out about the weapons used by both sides as well as what life was like for soldiers at the front line.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hunter, Nick<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Raintree, 2014.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Raintree, 2014.<br />48 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 25 cm.<br />Remembering World War I.<br />InfoSearch<br /><br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - 940.4144 - Children's non-fiction - Available - 38024014778886<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1231054&CF=BIB It's 1917 and Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push forward. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy. It's 1917 and Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push forward. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Eldridge, Jim, 1944-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2014.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2014.<br />123 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />My story<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760652<br />Langley Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760777<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760660<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Maskew Collection - Maskew Collection: children's fiction / Maskew Bequest item - Available - 38024014756643<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1286160&CF=BIB Based on years of research by best-selling historian Adrian Gilbert, this is a magisterial account of the British Army at war in 1914. Based on years of research by best-selling historian Adrian Gilbert, this is a magisterial account of the British Army at war in 1914.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gilbert, Adrian<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2014.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2014.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2013<br />304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.421 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024014685594<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1484361&CF=BIB Michael Foreman's watercolours document the detail of war days in Britain. This book is written in memory of 4 of his uncles who died in the Great War. Michael Foreman's watercolours document the detail of war days in Britain. This book is written in memory of 4 of his uncles who died in the Great War.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Foreman, Michael, 1938-<br />WWI 100th anniversary edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Pavilion Children's, 2014.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Pavilion Children's, 2014.<br />79 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 22 x 30 cm<br /><br />Darnhill Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760827<br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760843<br />Langley Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760850<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760868<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760959<br />Milnrow Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760884<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760900<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1000356&CF=BIB Stories of the First World War from Terry Deary, author of the 'Horrible Histories'. Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers aren't happy. A veteran soldier and a young recruit are 'celebrating' Christmas in the trenches. They hear the enemy sing carols and begin to shout greetings across no-man's land - and end up playing an international football match. Stories of the First World War from Terry Deary, author of the 'Horrible Histories'. Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers aren't happy. A veteran soldier and a young recruit are 'celebrating' Christmas in the trenches. They hear the enemy sing carols and begin to shout greetings across no-man's land - and end up playing an international football match.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Deary, Terry<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : A. & C. Black, 2013.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : A. & C. Black, 2013.<br />63 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />World War I tales<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014139634<br />Balderstone Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Onloan - Due: 16 May 2024 - 38024014760223<br />Junction Community Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760272<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760249<br />Milnrow Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014139675<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 - 38024014760330<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Maskew Collection - Maskew Collection: children's fiction / Maskew Bequest item - Available - 38024014756627<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - HSY - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014760355<br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014139709<br />Wardle Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024015921238<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1201812&CF=BIB Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. This volume looks at the causes of World War I. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. This volume looks at the causes of World War I.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Colley, Rupert<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Clipper Audio, 2013.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Clipper Audio, 2013.<br />2 CDs (90 min.) : digital, stereo.<br />History in an hour<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Audiobooks - 940.311 - Audiobook Non-Fiction - 2 CDS - Available - 38024014276535<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=505517&CF=BIB Bourne is a private fighting on the front. Self-reliant and articulate, he is under pressure to accept a commission, but he prefers to be among the ranks, drawn into the universal struggle for survival in a world gone mad. Bourne is a private fighting on the front. Self-reliant and articulate, he is under pressure to accept a commission, but he prefers to be among the ranks, drawn into the universal struggle for survival in a world gone mad.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manning, Frederic<br />New edition / introduction by Simon Caterson.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Melbourne, Vic. : Text Classics, 2013.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Melbourne, Vic. : Text Classics, 2013.<br />320 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - GEN - Available - 38024015015627<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Maskew Collection - GEN - Maskew Collection - Adult Fiction / Maskew Bequest item - Available - 38024014732594<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=528850&CF=BIB This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed. This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Evans, Tony (Children's fiction writer)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Stroud : Real Reads, 2013.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Stroud : Real Reads, 2013.<br />64 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Maskew Collection - HSY - Maskew Collection: children's fiction / Maskew Bequest item - Available - 38024014756650<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=398681&CF=BIB Stanley's dad hasn't been the same since his wife died and his eldest son went off to fight in the war. Now Stanley's only friend is his dad's prizewinning greyhound, Rocket. Stanley runs away and enlists in the army to train as a messenger dog handler, and is soon heading to France with a great Dane called Bones by his side. Stanley's dad hasn't been the same since his wife died and his eldest son went off to fight in the war. Now Stanley's only friend is his dad's prizewinning greyhound, Rocket. Stanley runs away and enlists in the army to train as a messenger dog handler, and is soon heading to France with a great Dane called Bones by his side.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Angus, Sam<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan Children's, 2012.<br />279 p. ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - FML - Children's fiction - Onloan - Due: 26 Apr 2024 - 38024014759381<br />Darnhill Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - FML - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014759423<br />Junction Community Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - FML - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014759449<br />Langley Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - FML - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014759456<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - FML - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014759522<br />Wardle Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - FML - Children's fiction - Available - 38024014759555<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=72701&CF=BIB France, World War One. A young British officer has been found dead in his dugout in the trenches on the Western Front, bludgeoned to death in a brutal and violent attack. There are no leads and no suspects. Inspector Blackstone is determined to find out what happened. France, World War One. A young British officer has been found dead in his dugout in the trenches on the Western Front, bludgeoned to death in a brutal and violent attack. There are no leads and no suspects. Inspector Blackstone is determined to find out what happened.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Spencer, Sally<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sutton : Severn House, 2012.<br />201 p. ; 23 cm.<br />Inspector Sam Blackstone series<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Crime novels - Available - 38024013993403<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=64673&CF=BIB This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed. This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Clipper Large Print, 2011.<br />288 p. (large print)<br /><br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Large Print - Large print fiction - Available - 38024011326978<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=71307&CF=BIB This is the story of a young man who went to war a devoted servant of King and country and returned utterly convinced that war was wrong and who acted upon his convictions, making a pact with God that he would not kill. This memoir, written 50 years after the end of the war, draws on his diary entries and letters home. This is the story of a young man who went to war a devoted servant of King and country and returned utterly convinced that war was wrong and who acted upon his convictions, making a pact with God that he would not kill. This memoir, written 50 years after the end of the war, draws on his diary entries and letters home.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Skirth, Ronald<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Leicester : Charnwood, 2011.<br />472 p. (large print) : ill. ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Large Print - 940.48141 - Large print non-fiction - Available - 38024011475395<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=56322&CF=BIB September, 1919. 20-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver some letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marian's brother Will during the Great War but in 1917, Will laid down his guns on the battlefield, declared himself a conscientious objector and was shot as a traitor. September, 1919. 20-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver some letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marian's brother Will during the Great War but in 1917, Will laid down his guns on the battlefield, declared himself a conscientious objector and was shot as a traitor.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Boyne, John, 1971-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Doubleday, 2011.<br />309 p. ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Adult Fiction - Available - 38024013914912<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Adult Fiction - Available - 38024013914904<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Adult Fiction - Available - 38024013914896<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=321069&CF=BIB This is the story of a young man who went to war a devoted servant of King and country and returned utterly convinced that war was wrong and who acted upon his convictions, making a pact with God that he would not kill. This memoir, written 50 years after the end of the war, draws on his diary entries and letters home. This is the story of a young man who went to war a devoted servant of King and country and returned utterly convinced that war was wrong and who acted upon his convictions, making a pact with God that he would not kill. This memoir, written 50 years after the end of the war, draws on his diary entries and letters home.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Skirth, Ronald<br />[New ed.].<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Pan, 2011.<br />xxvii, 353 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.48141 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024019020094<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1456954&CF=BIB Guardsman Frederick Noakes fought on the Western Front for the last 18 months of the Great War. 'The Distant Drum' is his eloquent account of life in the trenches. Guardsman Frederick Noakes fought on the Western Front for the last 18 months of the Great War. 'The Distant Drum' is his eloquent account of life in the trenches.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Noakes, F. E., 1896-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Frontline, 2010.<br />xiv, 241 p. ; 25 cm.<br /><br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.4144NOA - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024019050265<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=37448&CF=BIB This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed. This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of adventure, only the feeling of youth betrayed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Clipper Audio, 2010.<br />6 sound discs (7 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.<br /><br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Maskew Collection - SW - Maskew Collection: Spoken word / Maskew Bequest item - 6 CDS - Onloan - Due: 25 Apr 2024 - 38024011401011<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=38854&CF=BIB Albert John 'Jack' Martin was a clerk at the Admiralty when he was called up to serve in the army in September 1916. These diaries, written in secret, hidden from his colleagues and only discovered by his family after his return home, present the Great War with heartbreaking clarity. Albert John 'Jack' Martin was a clerk at the Admiralty when he was called up to serve in the army in September 1916. These diaries, written in secret, hidden from his colleagues and only discovered by his family after his return home, present the Great War with heartbreaking clarity.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Martin, Jack<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Leicester : Charnwood, 2010.<br />408 p. (large print) : ill. ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Large Print - 940.48141 - Large print non-fiction - Available - 38024011376528<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=43041&CF=BIB A rich treasure chest of journals, letters and stories about the men and their animals on the Western Front, by the bestselling author of 'The Last Fighting Tommy' and 'The Soldier's War'. A rich treasure chest of journals, letters and stories about the men and their animals on the Western Front, by the bestselling author of 'The Last Fighting Tommy' and 'The Soldier's War'.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Van Emden, Richard<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2010.<br />336 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.4144 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024013855503<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=4327&CF=BIB Albert John 'Jack' Martin was a 32-year-old clerk at the Admiralty when he was called up to serve in the army in September 1916. These diaries, written in secret, hidden from his colleagues and only discovered by his family after his return home, present the Great War with heartbreaking clarity. Albert John 'Jack' Martin was a 32-year-old clerk at the Admiralty when he was called up to serve in the army in September 1916. These diaries, written in secret, hidden from his colleagues and only discovered by his family after his return home, present the Great War with heartbreaking clarity.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Martin, Jack<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2009.<br />272 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.48141 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024013675125<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.48141 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024013675158<br /> https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=15672&CF=BIB A soldier is tried and found guilty of cowardice, impersonating a fellow soldier and theft. As the verdict is passed and he learns that the death sentence awaits him, he remembers two things: that he took something from a dead man in the trenches, and that the name his accusers have been calling him is not his. A soldier is tried and found guilty of cowardice, impersonating a fellow soldier and theft. As the verdict is passed and he learns that the death sentence awaits him, he remembers two things: that he took something from a dead man in the trenches, and that the name his accusers have been calling him is not his.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ryan, Chris, 1961-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Arrow, 2008.<br />112 p.<br /><br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Quick reads - Available - 38024012753857<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Quick reads - Available - 38024012754004<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Quick reads - Available - 38024012753865<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - Quick reads - In-transit from Smithybridge Library to Rochdale Central Library (Set: 25 Apr 2024) - 38024012753873<br />