British Culture And The First World War by George Robb ISBN: 9780333715710
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on June 29th 2002
Genres: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Europe, European, Great Britain, Literary Criticism, Military, Social History, World War I
Pages: 274
Len's Summary: A social history examining how WWI changed England and how much remained the same; received a strongly favorable review in War in History.
The Red Sweet Wine of Youth: The Brave and Brief Lives of the War Poets
The Red Sweet Wine of Youth: The Brave and Brief Lives of the War Poets by Nicholas Murray ISBN: 9781408700044
Published by Little Brown and Company, Little, Brown on February 1st 2011
Genres: Fiction, War & Military, Poetry, European
Pages: 343
Len's Summary: Drawing on journals, letters and literary archives, the author offers insight into the lives and motivations of major war poets.
Race, Empire and First World War Writing
Race, Empire and First World War Writing by Santanu Das ISBN: 9781107664494
Published by Cambridge University Press on January 20th 2014
Genres: Literary Criticism, European, General, History, Military, World War I, Social Science
Pages: 350
Len's Summary: Using primary sources, Das looks at the experiences of various ethnic groups during WW1.
Tommy Rot: WWI Poetry They Didn’t Let You Read
Tommy Rot: WWI Poetry They Didn’t Let You Read by John Sadler, Rosie Serdiville ISBN: 075249208X
Published by History Press on December 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Poetry, European, Illustrated
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: A collection of humorous and anti-jingoist verse illustrated with previously unpublished war art accompanied by a brief description of each author and his campaign.
Gabriele d’Annunzio: Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War
Gabriele d’Annunzio: Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett ISBN: 9780307276551
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 6th 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Literary, History, Modern, 20th Century, Poetry, European, Italian
Pages: 608
Len's Summary: Italian irredentist, protofacist, poet and WWI pilot, d’Annunzio led a short-lived 1919 filibustering expedition against Fiume, which had been awarded to Yugoslavia under the Versailles Treaty.
The Short Story and the First World War
The Short Story and the First World War by Ann-Marie Einhaus ISBN: 9781107038431
Published by Cambridge University Press on July 31st 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Literary Criticism, General, European
Pages: 219
Len's Summary: By focusing on other than poetry, this study challenges conventional cultural perceptions. See also The Penguin Book of First World War Stories, Penguin Classics, 2007
Len Shurtleff
Good-bye to All That: Len Shurtleff Goes West
Ambassador Shurtleff, a retired American Foreign Service officer who served as President of The World War One Historical Association and as a past President of The Western Front Association – U S Branch, passed away on January 22, 2014. The searchable version of Len’s Bookshelf was created and will be maintained in his honor.
