Reader of the Month
Due to the library stocktake, the Reader of the Month competition has now finished for 2017. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all students who participated in this competition.
Reader of the Month will be back in 2018! Make sure you borrow and read lots of books from the IRC to be in the running for great prizes.
Library Stocktake 2017
The Senior IRC has started its annual stocktake. Any students who still have their books need to return them to the IRC as soon as possible. Students who still need any of their textbooks will need to speak to Mrs Comiskey to have their loans extended.
The library will be closed at recess and lunchtime until stocktake is complete. For any library enquires please see Mrs Comiskey or Mr Smith during lunchtime.
What's new on the shelf?
A great new book by one the world's leading First World War historians has arrived in the IRC - The Great War 1914-1918 by Peter Hart.
"The Great War was the single most important event of the 20th century, shaping the world that we live in today. In this magnum opus, critically-acclaimed historian Peter Hart combines recent scholarship with vivid eyewitness accounts to reveal how and why the Great War unfolded as it did.
Quotes from the generals and admirals show the background to their decisions; and evocative accounts from the men they commanded reveal the terrible consequences of the savage fighting. Hart focuses in particular on how strategy and tactics developed during the conflict - and the new technologies that were crucial to its outcome."
Written by Imperial War Museum historian and WW1 expert Peter Hart, The Great War 1914-1918 is a fantastic new resource that provides extensive detail and insight into those four terrible years. Providing a general overview of the Great War on all its major fronts as well as discussing all the major countries and personalities involved, this book brings a new and deeper understanding of the war.
Filled with firsthand accounts from the frontline, from headquarters and from the home front, Peter Hart successfully gives a voice to the men and women of this lost generation. The Great War 1914-1918 also contains many useful and detailed maps and diagrams, as well as a large number of black and white photographs from the war. This great resource is highly recommended for students of modern history who would like to increase their knowledge and understanding of one of the 20th century's greatest conflicts.
Check out the IRC for more great resources on World War I.
Mrs A Comiskey & Mr M Smith
Senior IRC Library Team