Disturbing Practices: History, Sexuality, and Women's Experience of Modern War by Laura Doan ISBN: 9780226001616
Published by University of Chicago Press on May 1st 2013
Genres: History, General, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Social Science, Lesbian Studies, Women's Studies
Pages: 288
Len's Summary: A scholarly study of female sexuality against the backdrop of WWI England where women’s roles were in flux in a world without norms
100 Days to Victory: How the Great War Was Fought and Won
100 Days to Victory: How the Great War Was Fought and Won by Saul David ISBN: 9781444763386
Published by Hodder & Stoughton on May 8th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 544
Len's Summary: Looks at the events on 100 significant days from 1914 to 1918 including battles outside the Western Front.
The Great War: A World War I Historical Collection
The Great War: A World War I Historical Collection by Robert J. Dalessandro, Erin R. Mahan ISBN: 9780794837402
Published by Whitman Pub Llc on April 23rd 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 187
Len's Summary: The authors are respectively US Army Chief of Military History and Chief Historian in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This popular history released in time for the WWI centennial is intended for general readers.
Empires of the Dead: How One Man’s Vision Led to the Creation of WWI’s War Graves
Empires of the Dead: How One Man’s Vision Led to the Creation of WWI’s War Graves by David Crane ISBN: 9780007456680
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited on March 27th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Social Science, Death & Dying
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: The story of Fabian Ware, a Red Cross worker whose vision resulted in the creation of a graves registration commission.
World War I Student Guide
World War I Student Guide by Nancy J. Cramer ISBN: 9780985760304
Published by Author on 2012
Pages: 96
Len's Summary: Intended as a source and guide for students and teachers embarking on a study of The Great War. Order from nancycramer31@yahoo.com.
Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times
Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times by Lee Allan Craig ISBN: 9781469606958
Published by UNC Press Books on May 1st 2013
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Political, History, United States, 20th Century, State & Local
Pages: 474
Len's Summary: This influential southern progressive (except in racial affairs), newspaper publisher and Democratic party politician is best remembered as being Woodrow Wilson’s war-time Secretary of the Navy and the man who banished demon rum from Navy wardrooms.
Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada’s World Wars
Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada’s World Wars by Tim Cook ISBN: 9780143177784
Published by Penguin Group (Canada) on October 22nd 2013
Pages: 488
Len's Summary: War leadership roles of two major Canadian political figures and the emergence of Canada as a self-governing Dominion managing its own foreign policy. Also published in 2001 and 2012 by Allen Lane.
Devil Dogs Chronicle: Voices of the Fourth Marine Brigade
Devil Dogs Chronicle: Voices of the Fourth Marine Brigade by George B. Clark ISBN: 9780700618965
Published by University Press of Kansas on March 2nd 2013
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, United States
Pages: 411
Len's Summary: The history of the ten thousand men, part of the Second Division AEF, who made up the only large Marine unit to fight in World War One. The author is a Marine veteran with several other books under his belt.
The Nek: A Gallipoli Tragedy
The Nek: A Gallipoli Tragedy by Peter Burness ISBN: 9781921966101
Published by Exisle Publishing on July 15th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: The failed attack of the Austrians on August 1, 1915. The real story was fictionalized in the 1981 Peter Wier film Gallipoli.
The Germans in Flanders 1917-1918
The Germans in Flanders 1917-1918 by David Bilton ISBN: 9781848846500
Published by Pen and Sword on June 5th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: Twenty three months of battles from the German point of view.
Avoiding Armageddon: From the Great War to the Fall of France, 1918-40
Avoiding Armageddon: From the Great War to the Fall of France, 1918-40 by Jeremy Black ISBN: 9781441157133
Published by A&C Black on July 5th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War II
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: The First World War spawned any number of new limited wars, civil wars and insurrections all of which are summarized here with analysis of evolving weapons and tactics, as well as great power politics. He author finds the 1920s and 30s presented geo-political-strategic conundrums very similar to those we grapple with today.
Wilson
Wilson by A. Scott Berg ISBN: 9780425270066
Published by Penguin Group USA on September 2nd 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Presidents & Heads of State, History, United States, 20th Century
Pages: 818
Len's Summary: A new biography of our 28th president by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian.
Prelude to Blitzkrieg: The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania
Prelude to Blitzkrieg: The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania by Michael B. Barrett ISBN: 9780253008657
Published by Indiana University Press on October 23rd 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Germany, Military, World War I, Other
Pages: 399
Len's Summary: Analysis of a little-known lightening campaign of conquest against Romania, which entered the war on the side of the Entente in 1916. Professor Barrett of the Citadel is the author of Operation Albion: The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands (IUP, 2008). See also the Tomlinson Prize-winning The Romanian Battlefront in World War I, Glenn E. Torrey (Kansas, 2012).
They Called Them Soldier Boys: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I
They Called Them Soldier Boys: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I by Gregory W. Ball ISBN: 9781574415001
Published by University of North Texas Press on March 5th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, State & Local
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A history of the Texas National Guard’s 7th Infantry Regiment from its federalization in 1917, training, overseas action and repatriation at war’s end.
Lawrence in Arabia: War Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Lawrence in Arabia: War Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson ISBN: 9780385532938
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on August 6th 2013
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I, Political Science, International Relations, Diplomacy
Pages: 592
Len's Summary: How the violent expulsion of the Ottomans and near-sighted Franco-British imperial policies led to a series of crises that began in 1918 and persist today.
The Western Front Companion: The Complete Guide to How the Armies Fought Four Devastating Years
The Western Front Companion: The Complete Guide to How the Armies Fought Four Devastating Years by Mark Adkin ISBN: 9781845137106
Published by Aurum Press on October 1st 2013
Pages: 528
Len's Summary: A heavily illustrated survey history of the war in the west which may make a good gift for friends and relatives needing more education on The Great War.
Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Woman in World War One
Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Woman in World War One by Kate Adie ISBN: 9781444759693
Published by Hodder & Stoughton on April 10th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Social Science, Women's Studies
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: How women emerged from their domestic roles to take over the jobs abandoned by men serving in the forces.
The American Army and the First World War
The American Army and the First World War by David Woodward ISBN: 9781107648869
Published by Cambridge University Press on July 10th 2014
Pages: 481
Len's Summary: Examines the problems encountered when an unprepared America went to war in 1917. The author is a retired distinguished professor of history at the University of West Virginia. // Correction: Woodward taught at Marshall, not the university of Marshall.
The Cambridge History of the First World War, Three Volumes
The Cambridge History of the First World War by Jay Winter ISBN: 9781107660588
Published by Cambridge University Press on March 24th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Len's Summary: A massive transnational guide to the military, political, social, economic and cultural aspects of the conflict.
The Church of England and the First World War
The Church of England and the First World War by Alan Wilkinson ISBN: 9780718893217
Published by Lutterworth Press on January 30th 2014
Genres: Religion, Christian Church, History
Pages: 392
Len's Summary: A look at the often controversial role of the Anglican Church in WWI.
A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire by Geoffrey Wawro ISBN: 9780465057955
Published by Basic Books on April 28th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Europe, Austria & Hungary
Pages: 480
Len's Summary: Shows just hoe unready Austria-Hungary was to fight a modern industrialized war. The author, who teaches at North Texas University, has also produced superior monographs on the Franco-Prussian and Prusso-Italo-Austrian Wars of the 19th century.
With the Tanks, 1916-1918
With the Tanks 1916-1918 by W.H.L Watson ISBN: 9781783463152
Published by Pen and Sword on March 11th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Reminiscences of a front line volunteer.
The Great War
The Great War by Field Marshal von Hindenberg ISBN: 9781848327245
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on February 1st 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: Memoirs of a popular military leader and post-war politician.
Teenage Tommy
Teenage Tommy by Richard Van Emden ISBN: 9781783032877
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on February 1st 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 178
Len's Summary: Billed as the true story behind “War Horse.”
The First World War in the Middle East
The First World War in the Middle East by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen ISBN: 9781849042741
Published by Hurst on June 25th 2014
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: A broad brush socio-military treatment of the war in the Caucasus, Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Persia.
The Kaiser’s Army: The German Army in World War One
The Kaiser's Army: The German Army in World War One by David Stone ISBN: 9781844862351
Published by Bloomsbury USA on October 13th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 512
Len's Summary: A thorough examination of the German army’s organization, personnel, weapons and equipment along with an assessment of is strengths and weaknesses.
The First World War in 100 Objects: The Story of the Great War Told Through the Objects that Shaped It
The First World War in 100 Objects: The Story of the Great War Told Through the Objects that Shaped It by Gary Sheffield ISBN: 9781780973968
on January 2nd 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Gas masks, tanks, Zeppelins, Churchill’s cigar and other iconic objects of war described in brief paragraphs by one of England’s premier military historians.
Command and Morale: The British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918
Command and Morale: The British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918 by Gary Sheffield ISBN: 9781781590218
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on March 1st 2014
Pages: 249
Len's Summary: By a British historian of the first rank; recommended. // A look at the internal workings of the BEF by a premier British military historian.
Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945
Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945 by Alaric Searle ISBN: 9781909982222
Published by Helion on February 19th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: A collection of essays tracing the development of the tank and tank tactics.
A Home Front Diary, 1914-18
A Home Front Diary, 1914-18 by Lillie Scales ISBN: 9781445618968
Published by Amberley Publishing on March 19th 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, Personal Memoirs, History, Military, World War I, Literary Collections, Diaries & Journals
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Diary of a British housewife whose family took in Belgian refugees and ANZAC soldiers.
Enemy on the Euphrates: The British Occupation of Iraq and the Great Arab Revolt 1914-1921
Enemy on the Euphrates: The British Occupation of Iraq and the Great Arab Revolt 1914-1921 by Ian Rutledge ISBN: 0863567622
Published by Saqi Books on May 1st 2014
Pages: 471
Len's Summary: The British defeat of the Ottoman Turks left them in control of a fractious and nearly ungovernable territory between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers riven by sectarian and religious divisions which persist into the 21st century.
Browning .30 Caliber Machine Guns
Browning .30 Caliber Machine Guns by Gordon L. Rottman ISBN: 9781780969213
Published by Osprey Publishing on February 20th 2014
Genres: Technology & Engineering, Military Science, History, Military, United States, World War II, General, Weapons, Antiques & Collectibles
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: The water-cooled Browning .30 caliber came into service in 1917 and remained in service for 50 years.
2CM “Big Bertha” and German Siege Artillery of World War I
2CM “Big Bertha” and German Siege Artillery of World War I by Marc Romanych ISBN: 9781780960173
Published by Osprey Publishing on January 20th 2014
Genres: History, General, Europe, Germany, Military, Weapons, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, World War I
Pages: 48
Len's Summary: Describes all German siege artillery from 28 to 42 centimeters and its role in WWI, particularly the destruction of the Liege and Namur forts in 1914.
Wilhelm II: Into The Abyss of War and Exile, 1900-1941
Wilhelm II: Into The Abyss of War and Exile, 1900-1941 by John C.G. Röhl, Sheila de Bellaigue, F.R. Bridge ISBN: 9780521844314
Published by Cambridge University Press on February 6th 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, Historical, History, Europe, Military, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 1591
Len's Summary: Volume three in Rohl’s massive biography of German’s last Kaiser focusing on his political and diplomatic roles in the lead up to The Great War, as warlord followed by his abdication, and post-war exile in Holland.
1914: Voices from the Battlefield
1914: Voices from the Battlefield by Matthew Richardson ISBN: 9781848847774
Published by Pen and Sword on October 2nd 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 296
Len's Summary: Eyewitness accounts of the initial battles. -- Narrative emphasizing the experiences of ordinary British Tommies and sublantern.
The Long Shadow: Legacies pf the Great War in the Twentieth Century
The Long Shadow: Legacies pf the Great War in the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds ISBN: 9780393351286
Published by W W NORTON & Company on June 8th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 544
Len's Summary: Seeks to broaden our vision of the turbulent 20th century through the lens of the Great War.
The War of Attrition: Fighting the First World War
The War of Attrition: Fighting the First World War by William Philpott ISBN: 9781468302684
Published by Overlook Press on June 26th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: Written by a Tomlinson Prize-winner, this work explores how a European conflict burgeoned into total, industrialized war of attrition bringing on the advent of the US as a major world power.
Mons 1914
Mons 1914 Published by Pen & Sword Digital on February 27th 2014 Len's Summary: Examines the first major encounter between British and German forces in Belgium. August 23, 1914.
Shellshocked Prophets: Former Anglican Army Chaplains in Inter-War Britain
Shellshocked Prophets: Former Anglican Army Chaplains in Inter-War Britain by Linda Parker ISBN: 9781909982253
Published by Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc on January 19th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Religion, Christianity
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: How the war impacted both the Church of England and wider society.
The July Crisis: The World’s Descent Into War, Summer 1914
The July Crisis: The World’s Descent Into War, Summer 1914 by T. G. Otte ISBN: 9781107064904
Published by Cambridge University Press on June 5th 2014
Pages: 555
Len's Summary: Finds the causes of war in the utter failure of European state craft not in abstract concepts such as Balance of Power or competing alliance systems. // Finds the failure of European state craft at the root of all causes. Another look at a much-studied case.
President’s Quarterly Update—April 2024
Dear Members and Friends,
I’m extremely pleased with the level of WW1HA’s activities, some of which may be unseen by you.
Our Journal, “World War One Illustrated,” is now published three times a year with an average length of 48 pages. Each issue is filled with high-quality articles covering a variety of topics, including the popular “My Kin in the Great War” series.
Our electronic newsletter, “Here and There with the WW1HA” is published monthly, with an assortment of Association events and articles covering WW1 topics.
Sal Compagno’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter continues to hold monthly meetings via Zoom, while Mark Benbow’s Eastern Chapter is holding quarterly meetings.
As President, I am also hosting a quarterly “Fireside Chat” online. The last one emphasized WW1 poetry. The next one will emphasize WW1-era music.
If you’re already a member, I thank you for your membership and encourage you to take part in these activities. If you’re not a member, I ask you to join and participate in these activities. Participate in the events and consider submitting an article for the journal or newsletter.
Reach out to me with your comments: lavarennes@meuse-argonne.com.
Regards,
Randy Gaulke
