An Improbable War? The Outbreak of World War I and European Political Culture before 1914 by Holger Afflerbach, David Stevenson ISBN: 9780857453105
Published by Berghahn Books on January 1st 2012
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Essays
Pages: 365
Len's Summary: Essays provide a new look at cause and effect. First published in hard cover in 2007. -- A valuable addition to the debate on the causes on The Great War. // A new scholarly look at causes of The Great War edited by the author of Armaments and the Coming of War: Europe 1904-1914, Oxford, 1996.
Guarded Neutrality (History of Warfare)
Guarded Neutrality (History of Warfare) by Susanne Wolf ISBN: 9789004209916
Published by Brill on 2013
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I
Pages: 209
Len's Summary: Some 50,000 British and Belgian troops were interned in Holland during WWI. The Netherlands also brokered negotiations among the belligerents on the treatment of POWs.
Never Call Retreat: Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War
Never Call Retreat: Theodore Roosevelt and the Great War by J. Lee Thompson ISBN: 9781137306531
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on January 15th 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Presidents & Heads of State, History, Military, World War I, History, United States, State & Local, General, 20th Century, Modern, South
Pages: 376
Len's Summary: US domestic politics and the Great War; The Old Bull Moose takes on a circumspect Woodrow Wilson and demands intervention on the side of The Entente.
The Downfall of Money: Germany’s Hyperinflation and the Destruction of the Middle Class
The Downfall of Money: Germany’s Hyperinflation and the Destruction of the Middle Class by Fred Taylor ISBN: 9781620402368
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA on September 17th 2013
Genres: Business & Economics, Finance, General, Inflation, Money & Monetary Policy, History, Europe, Germany
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: Traces the hyperinflation of 1923 back to 1914 and war-time inflationary financing, and finds that what doomed the first German democracy (the Weimar Republic) was deflation, not inflation.
The Clergy in Khaki, New Perspectives on British army Chaplains in the First World War
The Clergy in Khaki, New Perspectives on British army Chaplains in the First World War by M F Snape ISBN: 1409430006
Published by Ashgate Publishing on August 14th 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, Religion, Christian Ministry, Pastoral Resources, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 238
Len's Summary: Captures the diversity of religious community within British forces. Over five thousand padres were commissioned during the war and 170 of them died supporting soldiers, airmen and seaman.
Hero of the Angry Sky: The World War I Diary and Letters of David S. Ingalls, America’s First Naval Ace
Hero of the Angry Sky: The World War I Diary and Letters of David S. Ingalls, America’s First Naval Ace by Geoffrey L. Rossano ISBN: 9780821420188
Published by Ohio University Press on February 5th 2013
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Transportation, Aviation, Naval
Pages: 350
Len's Summary: Ingalls was a member of the famed First Yale Unit, “the millionaires unit” of Truby Davison, and America’s only naval air ace. He later served in House of Representatives and as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air. Rossano spoke at the 2012 WW1HA seminar at Quantico.
Air and Sea Power in World War I: Combat and Experience in the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Navy
Air and Sea Power in World War I: Combat and Experience in the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Navy by Maryam Philpott ISBN: 9781780761510
Published by I.B.Tauris on July 25th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, History, Western, Military, World War I, Aviation, Naval, Social History
Pages: 258
Len's Summary: An analysis of how British aviators and naval officers coped with technical innovation in time of war.
At War in Distant Waters: British Colonial Defense in the Great War
At War in Distant Waters: British Colonial Defense in the Great War by Phillip G. Pattee ISBN: 9781612511948
Published by Cleis Press on October 15th 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, History, World War I
Pages: 273
Len's Summary: Economically dependent on international trade, Great Britain was vulnerable to German commerce raiders just as Tirpitz’ risk theory anticipated.
The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign Policy, 1865-1914
The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign Policy, 1865-1914 by T. G. Otte ISBN: 9781107613102
Published by Cambridge University Press on August 22nd 2013
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, General, 20th Century, Political Science, International Relations
Pages: 468
Len's Summary: Study of the underlying principles and elite perceptions that shaped British foreign policy before the outbreak of WWI. -- How British elites shaped foreign policy — a look at the pre-1914 arms race, balance of powder in Europe and the causes of WWI.
Reconstructing Faces: The Art and Wartime Surgery of Gillies, Pickerill, McIndoe and Mowiem
Reconstructing Faces: The Art and Wartime Surgery of Gillies, Pickerill, McIndoe and Mowiem by Murray C. Meikle ISBN: 9781877578397
Published by Otago University Press on January 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, Medical, Surgery, Plastic & Cosmetic
Pages: 264
Len's Summary: Facial reconstructive surgery in two world wars.
July 1914: Countdown to War
July 1914: Countdown to War by Sean McMeekin ISBN: 9780465060740
Published by Basic Books on April 29th 2014
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Political Science, International Relations
Pages: 460
Len's Summary: Analysis of the frenetic activities of often desperate diplomats and more sanguine soldiers by the winner of the 2011 WW1HA Tomlinson Book Prize. A fast-paced account of some of the most important decisions of the 20th century. The author spares no one, but lays much of the blame on France and Russia. See also The Lions of July: Prelude to War, 1914,William Jannen, Presidio Press, 1997.
Irish Canadian Conflict and the Struggle for Irish Independence, 1912, 1925
Irish Canadian Conflict and the Struggle for Irish Independence, 1912, 1925 by Robert McLaughlin ISBN: 9781442610972
Published by University of Toronto Press on January 11th 2013
Genres: History, Canada, General, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Modern, 20th Century, Social Science, Emigration & Immigration
Pages: 275
Len's Summary: How Irish- Canadians became actively involved in the Irish struggle for independence that straddled the WWI years.
Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres
Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres by Peter Liddle ISBN: 9780850525885
Published by Pen and Sword on May 14th 2014
Genres: History, Military, General
Pages: 544
Len's Summary: A multidimensional look at the 1917 Battle of Third Ypres by a much-honored British historian who delves into the archives of both sides.
Ballplayers in the Great War: Newspaper Accounts of Major Leaguers in World War I Military Service
Ballplayers in the Great War: Newspaper Accounts of Major Leaguers in World War I Military Service by Gary Mitchem, Mark Durr, Jim Leeke ISBN: 9780786475469
Published by McFarland & Company on September 15th 2013
Genres: Sports & Recreation, Baseball, General, History, Military, World War I, Language Arts & Disciplines, Journalism
Pages: 258
Len's Summary: Annotated accounts of major leaguers who interrupted their careers to serve.
Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands Prepared for War 1900-1925
Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands Prepared for War 1900-1925 by Wim Klinkert ISBN: 9789004227477
Published by Brill on June 1st 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I
Pages: 328
Len's Summary: Neutral Holland’s experience of WWI, when its army was mobilized against German invasion, its colonial trade largely cut off by British blockade, and its social fabric stressed almost to the breaking point.
The Legacies of Two World Wars: European Societies in the Twentieth Century
The Legacies of Two World Wars: European Societies in the Twentieth Century by Lothar Kettenacker, Torsten Riotte ISBN: 9781782381150
Published by Berghahn Books on December 1st 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Modern, 20th Century, Social History
Pages: 332
Len's Summary: The relation between public opinion and war in Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany. -- Illustrates that distinctions between enthusiasm for war and concern for its consequences are seldom clear cut.
The First World War: The War to End All Wars
The First World War: The War to End All Wars by Geoffrey Jukes ISBN: 9781782002802
Published by Osprey Publishing on June 18th 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, World War I, Pictorial
Pages: 364
Len's Summary: A narrative survey history of the conflict summarizing action on all fronts including Italy and Palestine.
The New Death: American Modernism and World War I
The New Death: American Modernism and World War I by Pearl James ISBN: 9780813934075
Published by University of Virginia Press on April 22nd 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Literary Criticism, American, General
Pages: 259
Len's Summary: The author explores the changing meaning of death in America following WWI through an examination of the writings of Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner among others.
Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation’s Humanitarian Awakening
Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation’s Humanitarian Awakening by Julia Irwin ISBN: 9780199766406
Published by OUP USA on May 23rd 2013
Genres: History, United States, 20th Century, Modern, South, Political Science, International Relations, General, NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
Pages: 273
Len's Summary: The rise of the American Red Cross from Julia Ward Howe and the Civil War through WWI when it became our official private voluntary aid agency.
1913: The Year Before the Storm
1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies, Shaun Whiteside, Jamie Lee Searle ISBN: 1612193919
Published by Melville House on October 7th 2014
Genres: Art, History, Europe, General, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: A snapshot approach to the war month by month emphasizing cultural changes propelling Europe toward conflict. Engaging.
The Great War (Imperial War Museums)
The Great War (Imperial War Museums) by Mark Holborn, Hilary Roberts ISBN: 0385350708
Published by Knopf on October 29th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 504
Len's Summary: A large-format coffee table pictorial history of the conflict with 380 period photographs; issued to commemorate the 1914-18 centennial.
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings ISBN: 9780307597052
Published by Random House Incorporated on September 24th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 688
Len's Summary: One of a spate of recent books tracing the road to war in 1914. See also The Origins of the War of 1914 (in three volumes), Luigi Albertini (Enigma Books, 2005 reprint). An acclaimed and lengthy analysis written in the 1930s by an Italian historian.
The Battle for Syria, 1918-1920
The Battle for Syria, 1918-1920 by John D. Grainger ISBN: 9781843838036
Published by Boydell Press on January 1st 2013
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Modern, Technology & Engineering, Military Science
Pages: 261
Len's Summary: Detailed narrative of the desert war and the post-war peace conferences; a timely reminder of how the clash of French and British imperial ambitions with Arab nationalism shaped modern Syria.
War in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War
War in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War by Robert Gerwarth, John Horne ISBN: 9780199686056
Published by OUP Oxford on October 3rd 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Former Soviet Republics, Military, World War I, Revolutionary, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Modern, 20th Century, Social History, Political Science, Political Freedom
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Conflicts lasting through 1923 broke out in Ireland, Italy, Eastern and Central Europe, and Turkey.
Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 – December 1915
Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 – December 1915 by M. Ryan Floyd ISBN: 9781137334114
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on September 5th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, United States, 20th Century, Political Science
Pages: 262
Len's Summary: Traces Wilson’s ultimately unsuccessful efforts to keep America out of war in the face of political, economic and financial imperatives.
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
The Great War and Veterans’ Internationalism
The Great War and Veterans’ Internationalism by Julia Eichenberg, John Paul Newman ISBN: 9781137281623
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on November 20th 2013
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Veterans, World, Modern, 20th Century, Essays, Social History
Pages: 248
Len's Summary: A collection of essays presenting portraits of the ex-soldiers and women who banded to together in a world-wide network aimed at defending their rights, families, and their commitment to peace.
Disturbing Practices: History, Sexuality, and Women’s Experience of Modern War
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
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).
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 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.
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.
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.
Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I
Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I by Nick Lloyd ISBN: 9780465074921
Published by Basic Books on January 28th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Europe, General
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: The end game: turning the tide on the Western Front in 1918 giving proper credit to American efforts. See also: Barrie Pitt, 1918: The Last Act, Pen &Sword, 2014, ISBN 0 4650 7492 8, $22.22 from Amazon; a paperback reprint of an excellent 1964 work.
The Outbreak of the First World War: Structure, Politics, and Decision-Making
The Outbreak of the First World War: Structure, Politics, and Decision-Making by Jack S. Levy, John A. Vasquez ISBN: 9781107616028
Published by Cambridge University Press on March 21st 2014
Genres: Political Science, International Relations, General, History, Military, World War I
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Scholarly essays present an interdisciplinary look at the war.
A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign
A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign by Edward G. Lengel ISBN: 9781444350944
Published by John Wiley & Sons on May 5th 2014
Genres: History, General, History, Europe, Western, Military, World War I, World War II
Pages: 552
Len's Summary: Professor Lengel won the 2007 Tomlinson Book Prize for his monograph To Conquer Hell on the Meuse-Argonne, America’s bloodiest battle. As the title suggests, this book features analytical essays on French and German involvement by premier scholars from France, Australia, Germany, the US and the UK. Way too expensive. Get it from your local library.
Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War
Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War by Paul Jankowski ISBN: 9780199316892
Published by OUP USA on February 3rd 2014
Genres: History, General, Europe, France, Military, World War I
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: A new narrative history of WWI’s best known battle.
Nieuport 11/16 Bébé vs Fokker Eindecker
Nieuport 11/16 Bébé vs Fokker Eindecker by Jon Guttman ISBN: 9781782003533
Published by Osprey Publishing on April 20th 2014
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, Aviation
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: The design, development, statistics and combat records of two iconic pursuit aircraft.
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
