Across the Blood-Red Skies by Robert Radcliffe ISBN: 9780748129478
on February 17th 2011
Genres: Fiction, General
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: An unimaginative novel of WWI in the air panned by a reviewer in Stand To!, the UK journal of The Western Front Association.
Wings of contrition: A tale of young men coming of age in the maelstrom and horror of the world’s first air war
Wings of contrition: A tale of young men coming of age in the maelstrom and horror of the world's first air war by Leon Hughes ISBN: 1482590247
Published by Createspace on June 4th 2013
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Pages: 216
Len's Summary: A potboiler of a novel about a French secret agent sent to penetrate the Kaiser’s court.
Demons Walk Among Us
Demons Walk Among Us by Jonathan Hicks ISBN: 0956012590
Published by Lolfa on December 3rd 2013
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Pages: 333
Len's Summary: The second Thomas Oscendale mystery tells the tale of a French detective haunted by war seeking to unravel a series of murders. See also The Dead of Mametz by the same author and first book in this series.
A Very Profitable War
A Very Profitable War by Didier Daninckx, Sarah Martin ISBN: 1612191843
Published by Melville International Crime on December 5th 2012
Genres: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Hard-Boiled
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Set in post WWI Paris, this noire detective novel delves into infidelity, war profiteering, anarchism, blackmail and murder impinging upon national security. Translation from the original French.
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb, James H. Meredith, David Simon ISBN: 0143106112
Published by Penguin Classics on June 29th 2010
Genres: Fiction, Classics, Literary, War & Military
Pages: 190
Len's Summary: First published in 1935, this provocative novel was made into a 1957 motion picture directed by Stanley Kubrick. Kurt Douglas was nominated for an Academy Award for his leading role as a French infantry colonel ordered to take an impregnable hill. Cobb was war correspondent in France and Belgium and a witness to the German invasion. // Written in the 1930s, this classic WWI novel of the French Army was authored by an American veteran of the Canadian forces. The 1957 movie version directed by Stanley Kubrick and still available on VHS and DVD earned Kurt Douglas an academy award nomination.
The Star of Istanbul
The Star of Istanbul by Robert Butler ISBN: 0802121551
Published by Mysterious Press on October 7th 2013
Genres: Fiction, Thrillers, Suspense
Pages: 368
Len's Summary: Journalist and American spy Christopher Marlow Cobb pursues a German agent across the Atlantic and into war-torn Europe and the Middle East.
The Transylvanian Trilogy: They Were Counted, They Were found Wanting, They Were Divided
The Transylvanian Trilogy: They Were Counted, They Were found Wanting, They Were Divided by Miklos Banffy ISBN: 9780375712296
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on 2013
Genres: Fiction, Classics, Historical, Literary
Pages: 696
Len's Summary: Romantic fiction written by a Hungarian aristocrat and set in the years 1904-1914 examines the decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Reprint of a 1990s translation by the author’s daughter and Patrick Thursfeld.
Kingdoms Fall: The Laxenburg Message
Kingdoms Fall: The Laxenburg Message by Edward Parr ISBN: 9781484905531
on July 10th 2013
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: The story of the First World War from the point of view of two fledgling British intelligence officers recruited into the new SIS. Part of The Kingdoms Fall series by the same author.
The Officer’s Ward
The Officer's Ward by Marc Dugain ISBN: 1569472653
Published by Soho Press on November 1st 2001
Pages: 143
Len's Summary: The story of French officers who maintain their dignity and humor even after being disfigured by war wounds sustained on the Western Front. Winner of the Prix des Libraries, among others, in 1998 when it was first published in France.
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
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.
The Cambridge Companion to Poetry of the First World War
The Cambridge Companion to the Poetry of the First World War by Santanu Das ISBN: 1107692954
Published by Cambridge University Press on December 6th 2013
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: Leading scholars reexamine WWI poetry in English.
Mr. Standfast
Mr. Standfast by John Buchan ISBN: 1853262250
Published by Nelson on January 5th 2008
Pages: 288
Len's Summary: Third volume in the Richard Hannay series (The Thirty Nine Steps, Greenmantle). Intelligence officer Hannay‘s odyssey takes him from France to England and Scotland then back to the Western Front
The Care and Management of Lies
The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0062220500
Published by HarperCollins on July 1st 2014
Genres: Fiction, Romance, Historical, General, War & Military
Pages: 319
Len's Summary: Lives forever changed by war with a sub-theme on the importance of food to the fighting man.
Traitor
Traitor by Stephen Daisley ISBN: 9781590177518
Published by New York Review of Books on March 18th 2014
Genres: Fiction, War & Military, Historical, Religious
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: A bond between an ANZAC soldier and a Turkish army doctor at Gallipoli leads to disgrace for the Aussie.
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
