Living with Enza: The Forgotten Story of Britain and the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918 by Mark Honigsbaum ISBN: 9780230217744
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on February 3rd 2009
Genres: Health & Fitness, Diseases, Contagious, History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 20th Century, Medical, Infectious Diseases, Science
Pages: 237
Len's Summary: The story of the influenza pandemic of 1918-19 in which over a quarter of a million died in the UK and another three million in British India.
The Somme: The Darkest Hour on the Western Front
The Somme: The Darkest Hour on the Western Front by Peter Hart ISBN: 1605980811
Published by Pegasus Books on March 1st 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain, Germany
Pages: 624
Len's Summary: Popular British historian Hart argues that the Somme battle was hardly senseless and that its participants were by no means “helpless victims.” Hart is also the author of many other books on the WWI era including A Very British Victory, Aces Falling and Bloody April.
Cambrai 1917: The Myth of the First Great Tank Battle
Cambrai 1917: The Myth of the First Great Tank Battle by Bryn Hammond ISBN: 9780297845539
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on November 4th 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 500
Len's Summary: The author asserts that that innovative artillery tactics, not tanks (400 of them), were responsible for short-lived British successes at Cambrai. // The author sees the battle as a draw, but a nonetheless useful lesson leading toward more mobile warfare.
The Last Great War: British Society and the First World War
The Last Great War: British Society and the First World War by Adrian Gregory ISBN: 9780521728836
Published by Cambridge University Press on October 16th 2008
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 20th Century, Military, General, World War I, Social History
Pages: 362
Len's Summary: A new social history. // A ground-breaking new cultural and social history of the British home front.
We Hope to Get Word Tomorrow: The Garvin Family Letters, 1914-1916
We Hope to Get Word Tomorrow: The Garvin Family Letters, 1914-1916 by Mark Pottle, John Ledingham ISBN: 9781848325456
Published by Casemate Publishers on 2009
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Veterans, Personal Accounts
Pages: 280
Len's Summary: Collection of letters from a young British subaltern to his mother and father at home. // Exchanges of letters between a young subaltern and his family in England.
Dover & Folkestone During the Great War
Dover & Folkestone During the Great War by Michael George, Christine George, Allan Willett ISBN: 184415842X
on June 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 162
Len's Summary: How the war impacted two Kentish ports vital to supplying and reinforcing the BEF in Flanders.
British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War by Norman Friedman ISBN: 9781591140818
Published by Naval Institute Press on December 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, General, Naval, Great Britain
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: First detailed study of Royal Navy destroyers and their predecessors from the 1880s to the 1930s.
On the Far Western Front: Britain’s First World War in South America
On the Far Western Front: Britain’s First World War in South America by Phillip A. Dehne ISBN: 9780719080050
Published by Manchester University Press on March 15th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Great Britain, Germany, Essays
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: Economic warfare; an analysis of largely successful British efforts to stifle German trade with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay during WWI. Available in the US from Palgrave Macmillan.
Haig: A Reappraisal 80 Years On
Haig: A Reappraisal 80 Years On by Brian Bond, Nigel Cave ISBN: 184415887X
Published by Pen & Sword Books on April 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 271
Len's Summary: Another look at Great Britain’s controversial field commander.
The British Naval Staff in the First World War
The British Naval Staff in the First World War by Nicholas Black ISBN: 1843836556
Published by Boydell Press on June 21st 2011
Pages: 348
Len's Summary: A revisionist look at a much reviled institution finds it worthy of merit.
Gentlemen, We Will Stand and Fight: Le Cateau 1914
Gentlemen, We Will Stand and Fight: Le Cateau 1914 by Antony Bird ISBN: 9781847970626
Published by The Crowood Press on May 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Great Britain
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: The stand of II Corps, BEF at Le Gateau, August 26, 1914.
Haig’s Generals
Haig’s Generals by Ian F.W. Beckett, Steven J. Corvi ISBN: 1844158926
Published by Pen & Sword Books on April 1st 2009
Pages: 217
Len's Summary: A study of BEF army commanders with contributions from John Bourne, Gary Sheffield, Peter Simkins and Steven J. Corvi among others.
The British Army in Battle and Its Image, 1914-1918
The British Army in Battle and Its Image, 1914-1918 by Stephen Badsey ISBN: 9781441174086
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing on June 30th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain, Essays
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Essays covering the army’s relations with the press, propaganda, filming the war, and Black Adder TV series.
The Bantams: The Untold Story Of World War One
The Bantams: The Untold Story Of World War One by Sidney Allinson ISBN: 1413444458
on September 1st 2009
Pages: 316
Len's Summary: New edition of a book authored by the Chairman of the Pacific Coast Branch of WFA about British and Canadian soldiers well below the army’s five foot – three inch minimum height.
The Mons Myth: A Reassessment of the Battle
The Mons Myth: A Reassessment of the Battle by Terence Zuber ISBN: 9780752452470
Published by History Press on April 1st 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, General
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: A new description and analysis of this 1914 battle asserting that the Germans did not massively outnumber the British, did not attack in a solid mass, and that BEF ‘rapid rifle fire’ did not mow down Germans in rows.
Tommy’s Ark: Soldiers, Their Animals and the Natural World in the Great War. Richard Van Emden
Tommy's Ark: Soldiers, Their Animals and the Natural World in the Great War. Richard Van Emden by Richard Van Emden ISBN: 9781408806111
Published by Bloomsbury on November 1st 2010
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: Explains the British soldiers’ relationship with a surprisingly range wide range of animal life.
Famous, 1914-1918
Famous, 1914-1918 by Richard Van Emden, Vic Piuk ISBN: 1848841973
on March 1st 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 350
Len's Summary: The stories of 20 of Britain’s most respected, best known and notorious celebrities in action on WWI. // Tells the stories of British celebrities and literati such as Basil Rathbone, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Toiken who served in WWI.
Edith Cavell: Nurse, Martyr, Heroine
Edith Cavell: Nurse, Martyr, Heroine by Diana Souhami ISBN: 1849163596
Published by Quercus Publishing on September 1st 2010
Pages: 417
Len's Summary: New bio of a British nurse executed by the German for aiding in the escape of British and French soldiers from occupied Belgium in 1914 and 1915.
Gone to Russia to Fight: The RAF in South Russia 1918 to 1920
Gone to Russia to Fight: The RAF in South Russia 1918 to 1920 by John T. Smith ISBN: 9781848688919
Published by Amberley on September 9th 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Other, Aviation, Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pages: 221
Len's Summary: British armoured car and RAF squadrons fought in a civil war alongside White Russian forces and against the Red Army after WWI was over.
The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Jonathan Schneer ISBN: 0812976037
Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks on January 3rd 2012
Pages: 480
Len's Summary: A watershed document of the 20th century; one of a string of contradictory promises made by Great Britain and its Entente allies during WWI; looks at the Declaration in the context of British politics, intra-Entente diplomacy and the British-supported Arab revolt.
The First World War, 1914-1918; personal experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à Court Repington
The First World War, 1914-1918; personal experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à Court Repington by C. À Court Repington ISBN: 1117156427
on November 13th 2009
Pages: 652
Len's Summary: Former British Army officer Repington was the influential London Times war correspondent covering the BEF. Famous in his day, he is now virtually forgotten. Also available from Hard Press Editions, in two volumes from Simon Publications and as a NOOK book.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge: Operation Z-O 1918
The Blocking of Zeebrugge: Operation Z-O 1918 by Stephen Prince ISBN: 9781846034534
Published by Osprey Publishing on May 25th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Great Britain, Naval
Pages: 64
Len's Summary: The daring raid designed to close the German-controlled ports of Zeebrugge and end submarine attacks in the Dover Straights.
Albert Ball V.C.: The Fighter Pilot Hero of World War I
Albert Ball V.C.: The Fighter Pilot Hero of World War I by Colin Pengelly ISBN: 9781844159048
Published by Casemate Publishers on June 1st 2010
Genres: History, Military, Aviation, Great Britain, World War I
Pages: 208
The Distant Drum: A Memoir of a Guardsman in the Great War
The Distant Drum: A Memoir of a Guardsman in the Great War by F.E. Noakes ISBN: 9781848325630
Published by Frontline Books on July 12th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: First published privately in 1952 this is the memoir of a Grenadier Guardsman who served during the final 18 months of the war. Available from www.casematepublishing.com.
The Great Silence: 1918-1920 Living in the Shadow of the Great War
The Great Silence: 1918-1920 Living in the Shadow of the Great War by Juliet Nicolson ISBN: 9781552788134
Published by McArthur & Company on November 12th 2009
Genres: History, General, Great Britain, Social History
Pages: 302
Len's Summary: An entertaining view of life in England from the Armistice in 1918 to the 1920 burial of the Unknown Soldier. Ms. Nicholson also wrote The Perfect Summer: Dancing into the Shadows in 1911 (Murray, 2007) an examination of English society three years before war erupted. // A social history of post-war Britain. Totally unprepared for peace following an expansion of the franchise and the ‘khaki election’ of 1918, the Lloyd George government was unable meet to expectations raised by its promise to create “a land fit for heroes” for returning trench veterans. By the same author: The Perfect Summer: Dancing into Shadows, 1911, 304 pages, John Murray, 2007, ISBN 0 7195 6243 0. £5.55 from Amazon.co.uk. A glimpse of British society at the end of the Edwardian Era on the brink of The Great War.
Chitral Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Major General Charles Townsend
Chitral Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Major General Charles Townsend by N. S. Nash ISBN: 9781848842762
on June 2010
Genres: Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Great Britain, World War I, Military, Middle East
Pages: 326
Len's Summary: Biography of the British General who surrendered his besieged British Indian Army division at Kut, Mesopotamia, in 1916 assessing whether his fall from grace was fair.
Spies of the First World War: Under Cover for King and Kaiser
Spies of the First World War: Under Cover for King and Kaiser by James Morton ISBN: 9781905615469
Published by Bloomsbury Academic on May 17th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Great Britain
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: Drawing from published and unpublished sources, the author cut through the legends surrounding WWI espionage.
The Egyptian Expeditionary Force in World War I: A History of the British-Led Campaigns in Egypt, Palestine and Syria
The Egyptian Expeditionary Force in World War I: A History of the British-Led Campaigns in Egypt, Palestine and Syria by Michael J. Mortlock ISBN: 9780786448715
on November 9th 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Middle East, General, Military, World War I
Pages: 302
Len's Summary: Follows the 5th Suffolk Regiment through the campaigns.
The Man Who Ran London During the First World War: The Diaries and Letters of Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd
The Man Who Ran London During the First World War: The Diaries and Letters of Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd by Richard Morris ISBN: 1848841647
Published by Pen & Sword Books on June 1st 2010
Pages: 196
Len's Summary: Lloyd’s remit covered hospitals, the main railway termini, and a defensive circle of trenches.
Mons, Anzac and Kut by an MP
Mons, Anzac and Kut by an MP by Edward Melotte ISBN: 9781848841758
on January 19th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 217
Len's Summary: Memoirs of a BEF intelligence officer on several fronts. // The WWI experiences of a British soldier, diplomat and adventurer.
Death in War and Peace: A History of Loss and Grief in England, 1914-1970
Death in War and Peace: A History of Loss and Grief in England, 1914-1970 by Pat Jalland ISBN: 9780199651887
Published by Oxford University Press on September 27th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 20th Century, Social Science, Death & Dying, Social History
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: A study of death and mourning in British society.
The Riddles of Wipers: An Appreciation of the Trench Journal “The Wipers Times”
The Riddles of Wipers: An Appreciation of the Trench Journal “The Wipers Times” by John Ivelaw-Chapman ISBN: 9781848841918
Published by Pen & Sword Books on March 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain, Personal Accounts
Pages: 204
Len's Summary: Written by trench soldiers of the BEF and distributed all along the Ypres front, this newspaper bears witness of the realities of trench warfare.
August 1914: Surrender at St. Quentin
August 1914: Surrender at St. Quentin by John Hutton ISBN: 1848841345
Published by Pen & Sword Books on March 1st 2011
Pages: 207
Len's Summary: The disgrace of two British colonels who attempted to surrender during the retreat from Mons.
Mons, Anzac & Kut: a British Intelligence Officer in Three Theatres of the First World War, 1914-18
Mons, Anzac & Kut: a British Intelligence Officer in Three Theatres of the First World War, 1914-18 by Aubrey Herbert ISBN: 9780857063663
Published by Leonaur on October 5th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: Three British defeats detailed in the field notes of a British intelligence officer who served there.
Fishermen Against the Kaiser, Volume I: Shockwaves of War, 1914-1915
Fishermen Against the Kaiser, Volume I: Shockwaves of War, 1914-1915 by Douglas D'Enno ISBN: 1844159795
Published by Pen & Sword Books on June 2nd 2010
Pages: 231
Len's Summary: British fishermen enlisted in large numbers to man all manner of small patrol craft.
War Under the Red Ensign, 1914-1918
War Under the Red Ensign, 1914-1918 by Bernard Edwards ISBN: 9781848842298
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Other, Naval, Great Britain, Germany
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: Atrocious actions of German U-boat commanders against torpedoed merchant ship’s crew and passengers.
British Postcards of the First World War
British Postcards of the First World War, by Peter Doyle ISBN: 9780747807667
on April 20th 2010
Genres: Antiques & Collectibles, Postcards, History, Military, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 64
Len's Summary: Black and white and color reproductions of British wartime postcards of cultural and historical significance.
London 1917-18: The Bomber Blitz
London 1917-18: The Bomber Blitz by Ian Castle ISBN: 9781846036828
Published by Osprey Publishing on October 19th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Great Britain, Aviation
Pages: 96
Len's Summary: The story of Gotha and Staaken raids against London, the first blitz that prepared the RAF for the German onslaught of 1940.
The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development, 1906-1922
The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development, 1906-1922 ISBN: 9781848320857 Published by Seaforth Publishing on July 30th 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, Pictorial
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: The Royal Navy dreadnoughts that fought WWI. Sequel to the highly acclaimed Warrior to Dreadnought.
Royal Naval Air Service Pilot, 1914-1918
Royal Naval Air Service Pilot, 1914-1918 by Mark Barber, Adam Hook ISBN: 9781846039492
Published by Osprey Publishing on November 23rd 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Great Britain, Aviation, Illustrated
Pages: 64
Len's Summary: Operations of the RNAS in against zeppelins over England, in Flanders and over Gallipoli.
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
