1918: A Very British Victory by Peter Hart ISBN: 9780297846529
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on October 7th 2008
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I
Pages: 552
Len's Summary: A new look at the final German and British offensives of 1918, now available in the America from Orion for $29.95. Also available as an audio book.
The Oil Hunters: Exploration and Espionage in the Middle East
The Oil Hunters: Exploration and Espionage in the Middle East by Roger Howard ISBN: 9781847252326
Published by Bloomsbury Academic on July 15th 2008
Genres: History, Middle East, General
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Anecdotal history of the search for oil in the Middle East from 1880 to 1940, including the 1908 discovery of oil in Persia and Mesopotamia which had a vast impact on WWI and the post-war world.
A Part of History: Aspects of the British Experience of the First World War
A Part of History: Aspects of the British Experience of the First World War by Michael Howard ISBN: 9780826498137
Published by Continuum on August 20th 2008
Genres: History, General, Europe, Great Britain, Historiography, Military, World War I
Pages: 229
Len's Summary: A scholarly examination of revisionism and traditionalism in studies of The Great War by British historians. // A series of brief essays written by British historians (Gary Sheffield, Julian Putkowski, Terry Castle, Malcom Brown among others) who engage in much critical comment on present and past historians and histories of The Great War. Labeled by Hew Strachan in a review for the Times Literary Supplement as a rehash of old, insular arguments.
Shots from the Front: The British Soldier 1914-18
Shots from the Front: The British Soldier 1914-18 by Richard Holmes ISBN: 9780007275489
Published by HarperPress on 2008
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: Picture essays covering the pre-war army, conscription, weapons and infantrymen, the war in Mesopotamia as well as on the Western Front drawing on period photographs and modern photos from Mike Sheil; written by a major British military historian.
Douglas Haig and the First World War
Douglas Haig and the First World War by J. P. Harris ISBN: 9780521158770
Published by Cambridge University Press on October 15th 2009
Genres: History, Military, General, Modern, 20th Century, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 666
Len's Summary: Accuses Haig of first underestimating German strength in 1916 and then exaggerating German’s power in 1918, advocating a compromise peace. A new biography which has stoked another round in the never-ending controversy over the most pilloried military leader in British history. The author is a lecturer at Sandhurst.
The Greater Game: Sporting Icons Who Fell in the Great War
The Greater Game: Sporting Icons Who Fell in the Great War by Clive Harris, Julian Whippy ISBN: 1844157628
on July 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 199
Len's Summary: Reviews the lives of British sportsmen and athletes who fell in The Great War.
Images of War: New Zealand and the Great War
Images of War: New Zealand and the Great War by Glyn Harper ISBN: 9781869506766
Published by HarperCollins on November 1st 2008
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: Some 800 photographs from all theaters of war taken from the New Zealand Army Memorial Museum and private archives. Includes photos of facial wounds and results of reconstructive surgery from Gilles Archive.
First Blitz
First Blitz by Neil Hanson ISBN: 0385611706
Published by Doubleday on May 19th 2008
Pages: 448
Len's Summary: Popular history of the German Gotha bomber offensive against England in 1917-1918.
A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire
A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire by M. Şükrü Hanioğlu ISBN: 9780691146171
Published by Princeton University Press on February 25th 2008
Genres: History, Europe, Eastern, Middle East, General, Modern, 18th Century, World, Social History
Pages: 264
Len's Summary: Traces the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire beginning in the 19th century into 27 successor states after 1918. The author is Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton. A History Book Club selection for summer, 2008.
Sopwith Camel vs Fokker Dr I: Western Front 1917-18
Sopwith Camel vs Fokker Dr I: Western Front 1917-18 by Jon Guttman ISBN: 9781846032936
Published by Osprey Publishing on March 18th 2008
Genres: History, Military, Aviation, World War I
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: A comparison of these famous WWI pursuit aircraft by a premier American aviation historian.
The German Infantryman, 1914-1918
The German Infantryman 1914-1918 by Jean-Claude Laparra ISBN: 2352500710
Published by Histoire & Collections on July 1st 2008
Pages: 66
Len's Summary: A view of the war as experienced by a typical German infantryman based on memorabilia and notes left by an unidentified infanterist found in a Berlin flea market. // Explores the life of the German infantryman. In French.
Great War on the Western Front: A Short History
Great War on the Western Front: A Short History by Paddy Griffith ISBN: 9781844157648
on June 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: A short introduction to the conflict from a fine British historian available from www.casmatepublishing.com.
Lawrence of Arabia: Mirage of a Desert War
Lawrence of Arabia: Mirage of a Desert War by Adrian Greaves ISBN: 9780753823668
Published by Phoenix on August 5th 2008
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Military, Political
Pages: 260
Len's Summary: Yet another book about T. E. Lawrence, part of a recent plethora sparked, no doubt, by the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
Four Hats in the Ring: The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics
Four Hats in the Ring: The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics by Lewis L. Gould ISBN: 9780700618569
Published by University Press of Kansas on April 9th 2008
Genres: History, United States, 20th Century, Political Science, Political Process, Campaigns & Elections
Pages: 254
Len's Summary: A snap shot of American politics on the eve of The Great War. Roosevelt, Wilson, Taft and socialist candidate Eugene Debs duke it out at the apogee of the Progressive Era.
Brushes and Bayonets: Cartoons, Sketches and Paintings of World War I
Brushes and Bayonets: Cartoons, Sketches and Paintings of World War I by Lucinda Gosling ISBN: 9781846030956
Published by Osprey Publishing on April 22nd 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Art, General, Comic Strips & Cartoons
Pages: 200
Len's Summary: Collection of 250 WWI illustrations taken from the archives of the London Daily News.
Lutyens and the Great War
Lutyens and the Great War by Tim Skelton, Gerald Gliddon, Gavin Stamp ISBN: 0711228787
Published by Frances Lincoln on January 1st 2009
Genres: Architecture, Individual Architects & Firms, General
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Sir Edwin Lutyens is known principally for his residential architecture. Here range of his memorials from the Cenotaph at Whitehall to the Memorial at Theipval and many lesser known monuments in England, France and overseas is explored.
A Strange and Formidable Weapon: British Responses to World War I Poison Gas
A Strange and Formidable Weapon: British Responses to World War I Poison Gas by Marion Girard ISBN: 9780803222236
Published by University of Nebraska Press on June 1st 2008
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, Weapons, World War I, Social History
Pages: 279
Len's Summary: This is a social history. Although most Britons considered poison gas an abominable weapon, many eventually condoned its use as necessary for victory. The author teaches at the University of New Hampshire.
The Routledge Atlas of the First World War
The Routledge Atlas of the First World War by Martin Gilbert ISBN: 9780415460378
Published by Routledge on October 29th 2008
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, World, Reference
Pages: 173
Len's Summary: New edition of a fine atlas.
The Gun and the Pen: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and the Fiction of Mobilization
The Gun and the Pen: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and the Fiction of Mobilization by Keith Gandal ISBN: 9780199744572
on July 31st 2008
Genres: Literary Criticism, American, General, United States
Pages: 288
Len's Summary: Analyses post-war fiction of the “Lost Generation” and finds it less anti-war than anti-mobilization in reaction to the authors personal rejection for service with the US forces.
Democracy’s Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent
Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent by Ernest Freeberg ISBN: 9780674057203
Published by Harvard University Press on May 31st 2008
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Political, History, Military, World War I, United States, 20th Century, Political Science, Civil Rights
Pages: 380
Len's Summary: This is the story of an early 20th century conflict between the perceived demands of national security and the constitutional guarantee of free speech that led to the creation of the American Civil Liberties Union. Railway labor leader and five-time Socialist Party presidential candidate, Eugene Debs (1855-1926) is forgotten today, but won nearly a million popular votes in 1912 and 1920. Debs ran for President in 1920 from a jail cell convicted under the 1917 Espionage Act cell because of his outspoken opposition to American entry into WWI. He was pardoned in 1921 by President Warren G. Harding. The author teaches at the University of Tennessee.
The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I
The Great War and America: Civil-Military Relations during World War I by Nancy Gentile Ford ISBN: 0275981991
Published by Praeger Security International on February 28th 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), 20th Century
Pages: 191
Len's Summary: Starting with the preparedness movement, Ms. Ford traces civil-military relations in America through the draft and training of citizen soldiers, mobilization of public opinion and suppression of dissent, the application of science and technology through demobilization and reemployment starting in 1919. Documents include the Sedition Act of 1918. The author also wrote Americans All: Foreign Born soldiers in World War I (Greenwood 2001).
The Question of MacArthur’s Reputation: Côte De Châtillon, October 14-16, 1918
The Question of MacArthur's Reputation: Côte De Châtillon, October 14-16, 1918 by Robert H. Ferrell ISBN: 9780826218308
Published by University of Missouri Press on November 30th 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Pages: 111
Len's Summary: Army records indicate that MacArthur’s subordinates deserve most of the credit for this successful Meuse-Argonne action for which MacArthur was nominated for the Medal of Honor. By the prolific author of Five Days in October: The Lost Battalion in World War I (Missouri, 2005) and many other WWI histories. Reviewed in the Wall Street Journal November 25, 2008.
In Search of the Zeppelin War: The Archeology of the First Blitz
In Search of the Zeppelin War: The Archaeology of the First Blitz by Neil Faulkner, Nadia Durrani ISBN: 0752441825
Published by The History Press on November 1st 2008
Genres: History, Ancient, General, Military, World War I, Aviation, Social Science, Archaeology
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: Technical details and other information on the German Zeppelin attacks against Great Britain.
Mons, 1914-1918: The Beginning and the End
Mons, 1914-1918: The Beginning and the End by Don Farr ISBN: 9781906033286
Published by Helion & Company on December 23rd 2008
Pages: 233
Len's Summary: A four-year catastrophe in and around a Flemish cloth town. // Describes the catastrophic events that took place at Mons in 1914 and again in 1918.
John Masefield’s Great War – Collected Works
John Masefield’s Great War – Collected Works by Philip Errington, John Masefield ISBN: 1844156508
Published by Pen & Sword Books on January 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 319
Len's Summary: Collected shorter pieces by Britain’s Poet Laureate who also penned books on Gallipoli, The Old Front Line, War and the Future, and the Somme.
Tirpitz: Architect of the German High Seas Fleet
Tirpitz: Architect of the German High Seas Fleet by Michael Epkenhans ISBN: 9781574887327
Published by Potomac Books on March 30th 2008
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, Europe, Germany, World War I, Naval
Pages: 107
Len's Summary: A biography of Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) whose long career took him from naval command to the postwar Reichstag.
We Will Not Fight…: The Untold Story of World War Ones Conscientious Objectors
We Will Not Fight...: The Untold Story of World War Ones Conscientious Objectors by Will Ellsworth-Jones ISBN: 1845133005
Published by Aurum on 2008
Pages: 296
Len's Summary: The story of England’s conscientious objectors, many of whom were jailed for refusing to serve in the armed forces.
The Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov Offensive by Timothy C. Dowling ISBN: 9780253351302
Published by Indiana University Press on June 18th 2008
Genres: History, Europe, Eastern, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: The Brusilov Offensive of June 1916 rolled back massive German gains of 1915, brought Romania into the war extinguishing once and for all the offensive capabilities of the Austro-Hungarian Army forcing Vienna into political and military subservience to Berlin. A skillful analysis and welcome addition to the short Eastern Front bookshelf.
1917: Tactics, Training and Technology
1917: Tactics, Training and Technology by Jeffrey Grey, Peter Dennis ISBN: 978 0 9803 7967 9
Published by Loftus Australia on February 2008
Len's Summary: Collection of 11 essays based on papers presented at the 2007 Australian Chief of Army’s Military History Conference in 2007. Contributors include Robin Prior, Gary Sheffield, Dan Todman, Tim Cook and Andrew Wiest, Robert Doughty and Michael Neiberg. // An anthology focusing mainly but not exclusively on the BEF. Favorably reviewed by Bruce Gudmundsson in The Journal of Military History.
World War One: Five Continents in Flanders
World War One: Five Continents in Flanders by Dominiek Dendooven, Piet Chielens ISBN: 902097727X
on 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Social Science, Anthropology, Cultural
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: A book about the various foreign armies fighting in Flanders arising from an exhibition at the Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres.
The Devil’s Own War: The Diary of Herbert Hart – Gallipoli, the Somme and Passchendaele as they happened
The Devil's Own War: The Diary of Herbert Hart - Gallipoli, the Somme and Passchendaele as they happened by John Crawford ISBN: 0908988222
Published by Exisle Publishing on March 15th 2010
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, Australia & New Zealand
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: Wairarapa lawyer Hart jointed the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as a Major in 1914 rising to brigade command after serving as a battalion CO at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. After the war he was knighted and served as Administrator of Western Samoa.
Reconsidering Woodrow Wilson: Progressivism, Internationalism, War, and Peace
Reconsidering Woodrow Wilson: Progressivism, Internationalism, War, and Peace by John Milton Cooper Jr. ISBN: 0801890748
Published by Woodrow Wilson Center Press on September 30th 2008
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Presidents & Heads of State, History, United States, 20th Century, Political Science, International Relations, General
Pages: 376
Len's Summary: A series of essays reexamining Wilson’s policies and legacy.
Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting The Great War, 1917-1918
Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting The Great War, 1917-1918 by Tim Cook ISBN: 9780143055938
on September 29th 2009
Pages: 736
Len's Summary: Continues the story of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front begun in The Sharp End (Viking Canada 2007) through the battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Passchendaele. The author is historian at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
World War I: Primary Documents on Events from 1914 to 1919
World War I: Primary Documents on Events from 1914 to 1919 by Ross F. Collins ISBN: 9780313320828
Published by ABC-CLIO on 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 411
Len's Summary: Anthology of American magazine and newspaper excerpts with explanatory text dealing with contemporary war issues. In the days before radio, TV and public opinion polls, the print media was both the primary reflector and molder of public opinion. This book highlights both the propaganda campaign that accompanied the war and the challenges faced by German Americans as their adopted nation was drawn into the conflict.
Battle Cruiser HMS Renown, 1916-1948
Battle Cruiser HMS Renown, 1916-1948 by Peter C. Smith, Maurice Cocker ISBN: 978 1 84415 733 4
on October 31st 2008
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: A famous ship which joined the Grand Fleet in 1916 and fought in WWII.
Anzac: The Landing at Gallipoli
Anzac: The Landing at Gallipoli by Stephen Chambers ISBN: 1844157229
Published by Pen & Sword Books on June 1st 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Detailed account of the April 15, 1915 landings.
Le Cateau
Le Cateau by Nigel Cave ISBN: 9780850528428
Published by Leo Cooper on March 2008
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: The second major action fought by the BFE in 1914 examined by two experienced WWI historians.
Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen
Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen by Christopher Capozzola ISBN: 0199734798
Published by Oxford University Press on April 12th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Law, Legal History, Political Science
Pages: 334
Len's Summary: America turns over unprecedented power to the Federal Government creating a new American state and a new citizen. One of a series of recent social and political histories reexamining the American home front society and politics in WWI. The author is Associate Professor of History at MIT.
Unlikely Allies: Britain, America and the Victorian Origins of the Special Relationship
Unlikely Allies: Britain, America and the Victorian Origins of the Special Relationship by Duncan Andrew Campbell ISBN: 1847251919
Published by Bloomsbury Academic on February 1st 2008
Genres: History, United States, General, Political Science, International Relations, Europe, Great Britain
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Putting aside residual antagonisms stemming from the War of 1812, America and Great Britain lay the basis for an alliance that survived two world wars and is still operative today.
The Devil Dogs at Belleau Wood: U.S. Marines in World War I
The Devil Dogs at Belleau Wood: U.S. Marines in World War I by Dick Camp ISBN: 0760331898
Published by Zenith Press on April 15th 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States
Pages: 128
Len's Summary: The familiar story of how the Marines stopped the last of the German spring 1918 offensives.
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
