Tag: World War I

  • “Give ‘Way to the Right” Book Release Remembers the Soldiers Who Fought in World War I

    Jillian Murphy 706-864-1556 ungpress@ung.edu Give ’Way to the Right recounts the true story of Chris Emmett’s service in World War I Give ’Way to the Right releases November 11, 2018, the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice, from the University of North Georgia Press Dahlonega, GA—November 11, 2018—The University of…

  • Shell Shock in “The Secret Battle”

    We’re honored to have The Secret Battle editor Austin Riede as a guest author today. Riede is an associate English professor at the University of North Georgia, specializing in British modernism. His areas of expertise includes British Literature, Modernism, World War I Literature, Film, and Science Fiction. What drew me most…

  • On “The Secret Battle”: An Interview with Editor Austin Riede

    [Jillian Murphy]    We’re here to discuss The Secret Battle, which you’re the head editor of, but not the original writer, because when was it first written?  [Austin Riede]       It was written in 1919. First published in 1919, right after A. P. Herbert finished with the war. When the war had…

  • Editing and Annotating “The Secret Battle”

    We’re honored to have The Secret Battle editor Austin Riede as a guest author today. Riede is an associate English professor at the University of North Georgia, specializing in British modernism. His areas of expertise include British Literature, Modernism, World War I Literature, Film, and Science Fiction. Working on The Secret…

  • “The War in the Air” Sample Chapter

    In seven weeks, The War in the Air releases! H. G. Wells’s foreboding futuristic novel was first published in 1908. Much of his work discusses human nature in the face of warfare and includes many technological developments before they existed. This 100-year-anniversary reprint edition remembers a world before aircrafts ruled the skies.…

  • “The Secret Battle” Press Release

    Jillian Murphy 706-864-1556 ungpress@ung.edu Dahlonega, GA—The University of North Georgia Press is pleased to release The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert, edited by Dr. Austin Riede, out May 28, 2018. Originally published in 1919, The Secret Battle honestly portrays the mental horrors World War I inflicted upon soldiers. Harry…

  • The Secret Battle Cover Reveal

    The University of North Georgia Press announces the release of its The Secret Battle reprint on May 28, 2018. We’re excited to reveal its cover. We know you can’t wait two months, so don’t miss out on our other exciting The Secret Battle events: • Mar 21 — Cover Reveal • Apr…

  • “The War in the Air” Press Release

    Jillian Murphy 706-864-1556 ungpress@ung.edu Dahlonega, GA— Nothing ever changes in Bun Hill, the simple country town where Bert Smallways lived. It’s enough that motor-bicycles crowd the road and the South of England Aero Club hosts a weekly ascent. But when Mr. Alfred Butteridge successfully flies his heavier-than-air machine from the…