This classic reprint of Corporal Alvin York's journal reveals him as a humble Christian who risked his life in the First World War and was later awarded the congessional Medal of Honor for his brav

    Widely known for his radio and newspaper dispatches from World War I battlefields, Thomas was immediately successful with this vivid portrait of undersea warfare that included details of the new technology. In his inimitable style, Thomas allows his subjects to tell their stories in their own words, rendering an infinitely interesting look at the challenges of life aboard these early submarines. Their dramatic oral histories tell of von Schweigers's sinking of the Lusitania, the seven U-boat raiders sent to lay mines across the Atlantic and sink merchant ships off the coast of the United States, and other riveting trials and accomplishments of the U-boaters.

    Before Sarajevo: underlying causes of the war. II. After Sarajevo. Immediate causes of the war.