A graphic account of the World War I campaign fought in the shadow of Kilimanjaro, East Africa. The battles, the men, the conditions and the extraordinary bravery that ultimately led to victory. Excerpts from personal and military diaries with stunning pictures and maps. Written and compiled by Andrew Kerr, a seventh generation military officer and grandson of Alec Kerr, one of the many heroic officers whose testimonies here will ensure these men are never forgotten. This book seeks to explain the 98% casualty levels endured by the Kashmir Rifles and the resilience of those who survived.

Improving the returns to labor for low-paid workers is a key policy challenge, especially in low-income countries (LICs) where earnings increases are the single most important source of poverty reduction and an important engine of shared prosperity. Yet, the understanding of individual earnings dynamics remains limited. The small--but growing--body of empirical literature on the factors leading to larger and faster pay increases points to strong persistence in earnings over time. However, it remains unclear to what extent this is due to differences in individual endowments rather than to the...

Comics and the World Wars argues for the use of comics as a primary source by offering a highly original argument that such examples produced during the World Wars act as a cultural record. Recuperating currently unknown or neglected strips, this work demonstrates how these can be used for the study of both world wars. Representing the fruits of over five years team research, this book reveals how sequential illustrated narratives used humour as a coping mechanism and a way to criticise authority, promoted certain forms of behaviour and discouraged others, represented a deliberately inclusive...