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SUGGESTED READINGRemembering the Great WarHere is a brief selection of favorite, new and hard-to-find books, prepared for your journey. For your convenience, you may call (800) 342-2164 to order these books directly from Longitude, a specialty mail-order book service. To order online, and to get the latest, most comprehensive selection of books for your voyage, go directly to reading.TJ26250.HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDThese five items are available as a set for $85 including shipping, 15% off the retail price (Item EXWAR20). Any additional books ordered will be shipped free of charge.Keegan, John. The First World War. Vintage Books, 2000. Keegan, a well-known British military historian, paints in visceral detail the major campaigns and battles of the war in this popular history. (PAPER, 475 Pp., $17, Item WAR10)Baxter, John. Paris at the End of the World, The City of Light During the Great War, 1914-1918. HarperCollins, 2014. John Baxter (The Most Beautiful Walk in the World) explores how the City of Light managed to shine even brighter during the four years when WWI threatened her destruction. (PAPER, 416 Pp., $15.99, Item FRA122)Graves, Robert. Good-Bye to All That, An Autobiography. Doubleday, 1998. Grave's bittersweet, influential and magnificently written memoir, two-thirds devoted to his experience in World War I. A reissue of the original 1929 version. (PAPER, 352 Pp., $16.95, Item WAR35)Eyewitness Guides. Eyewitness Guide France. DK Publishing, 2014. This superb guide to all of France features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (PAPER, 672 Pp., $30, Item FRN01)National Geographic Society. France Adventure Map. National Geographic Maps, 2012. One in the growing series of excellent maps, printed on water- and tear-resistant paper. (MAP, $11.95, Item FRA36)MAPS & GUIDEBOOKSBorch Maps. Paris Map. Borch Maps, 2011. A sturdy laminated map of the city center at a scale of 1:12,000 and all of Paris at a scale of 1:15,000. (MAP, $8.95, Item FRN400)Girard, Marie-Helene, and Anny Monet. Lonely Planet French Phrasebook. Lonely Planet Publications, 2015. This handy phrasebook focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (PAPER, 272 Pp., $9.99, Item FRN120)Miles, Rebecca. Eyewitness Guide Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Antwerp. DK Publishing, 2015. This superbly illustrated guide features color photos and maps of city neighborhoods, with information on history, culture and sightseeing. (PAPER, 200 Pp., $20, Item BLG16)HISTORY, CULTURE & EXPLORATIONCaro, Ina. The Road from the Past, Traveling through History in France. Harvest Books, 1996. Time travel through France by way of its finest castles, chateaux, cathedrals and monasteries. This unusual travelogue is an invaluable companion for traveling in Paris, southern France, the Dordogne and the Loire Valley, combining personal observation with large doses of well-presented history. (PAPER, 339 Pp., $17, Item FRN03)Grant, R. G. World War I, The Definitive Visual History. DK Publishing, 2014. Well designed and illustrated with maps, timelines and charts, this comprehensive history of the First World War includes touching personal accounts and special interest stories. (HARD COVER, 360 Pp., $40, Item WAR196)Hart, Peter. The Somme: The Darkest Hour on the Western Front. W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. Hart utilizes new material and a fresh perspective in this definitive account of the Battle of the Somme, one of World War I’s bloodiest campaigns. (PAPER, 589 Pp., $17.95, Item WAR236)Holmes, Richard. The First World War in Photographs. Sterling Publishing Company, 2014. A beautifully produced compendium of 400 photographs from World War One, including lesser-known fronts like Galacia and the Italian Alps, innovative battle tactics and younger versions of Hitler and Churchill. (HARD COVER, $39.95, Item WAR205)Martel, Gordon. The Month That Changed the World, July 1914. Oxford University Press, 2014. A day-by-day history of European countries’ decisions to go to war, profiling such leaders as Prussia’s Kaiser Wilhelm II, Austria’s Emperor Franz Joseph, Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II and Britain’s Sir Edward Grey. (HARD COVER, 416 Pp., $34.95, Item WAR197)Otte, Thomas. July Crisis, The World's Descent into War, Summer 1914. Cambridge University Press, 2014. Delving deep into the statecraft of the early 20th century, a noted historian uncovers the causes of WWI. (HARD COVER, 500 Pp., $29.99, Item WAR202)Stichelbaut, Birger. The Great War Seen from the Air, In Flanders Fields, 1914-1918. Aa Balkema, 2014. Featuring hundreds of original photographs, this collection illustrates in unprecedented detail the physical extent of the environmental damage at Flanders Fields. (HARD COVER, 352 Pp., $90, Item WAR194)Strachan, Hew. The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War. Oxford University Press, 2014. Brimming with illustrations and contributions from leading scholars, this survey covers the military, political and social history of one of the most significant wars. (HARD COVER, 416 Pp., $45, Item WAR192)Wawro, Geoffrey. A Mad Catastrophe. Perseus, 2014. A clear and absorbing history of the state of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the start of WWI, the point at which the empire began collapsing. (HARD COVER, 440 Pp., $29.99, Item WAR201)Yockelson, Mitchell. Forty-Seven Days. New American Library, 2016. This deft history chronicles the deadliest clash in American history, the Battle of Meuse-Argonne, telling how General John J. Pershing instilled confidence in the doughboys and achieved an astonishing triumph. (HARD COVER, 400 Pp., $28, Item WAR248)TRAVEL, BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRButcher, Tim. The Trigger. Grove Press, 2015. In equal parts travelogue, reportage and history, Butcher provides a deft portrait of Gavril Princip, the reactionary teenager who started World War One. (PAPER, 336 Pp., $16, Item WAR200)Gopnik, Adam. Paris to the Moon. Random House, 2001. Gopnik writes with candor and humor about Paris and Parisian ways in these charming reflections on adapting to life in glorious exile. (PAPER, 338 Pp., $16, Item FRN208)LITERATURELee, Jennifer (Editor). Paris in Mind. Vintage Books, 2003. With selections spanning 300 years, this wonderful anthology reflects America's long connection to Paris and the French. The 30 American writers tapped include Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway and David Sedaris. (PAPER, 288 Pp., $16, Item FRN412)Remarque, Erich Maria. All Quiet on the Western Front. Ballantine Books, 1996. Written by a soldier in the Kaiser's army, this novel has been hailed as the greatest novel of World War I, and was later made into a memorable film. (PAPER, 295 Pp., $16, Item GER15)TO ORDER2838 Vicksburg LanePlymouth, MN 55447Tel: (952) 252-1203info@Shipping charges via UPS or Priority Mail: $4.95 for first book, $1 per additional book up to a maximum of $9.95Book prices and availability subject to changeChecks, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx and Discover acceptedCall (800) 342 2164 or go toreading.TJ26250?2015 Longitude Rev 8/15 ................
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