Armenians and the Allies in Cilicia, 1914-1923 by Yücel Güçlü ISBN: 9780874809565
Published by University of Utah Press on June 30th 2009
Genres: Armenians, History, Middle East, Military, World War I, Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Social Science, Anthropology, Cultural
Pages: 281
Len's Summary: An ancient Roman province, Cilicia is located in southeastern Turkey and was the site of forced resettlement and massacres of Armenian citizens of the Ottoman Empire during WWI; one an increasing number of histories of the Ottoman Turks in World War One.
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.
Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War
Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War by Richard S. Grayson ISBN: 9781441105196
Published by A&C Black on September 23rd 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Ireland
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: The story of Irish Volunteers of the 36th and 16th Divisions challenges popular perceptions and explains why remembrance remains controversial in Belfast.
The Army Medical Department, 1917-1941
The Army Medical Department, 1917-1941 by Mary C. Gillett, Center of Military History ISBN: 9781780390529
Published by Military Bookshop on November 23rd 2009
Genres: History, Military, United States
Pages: 668
Len's Summary: Traces the rapid growth and burgeoning expertise of the US Army Medical Department as a result of WWI.
The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman
The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman by D. M. Giangreco ISBN: 9780760332092
Published by Zenith Press on September 10th 2009
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, Presidents & Heads of State, History, World War I, United States, 20th Century
Pages: 286
Len's Summary: Future President Harry “Give ‘Em Hell” Truman as an artillery officer on the Western 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.
From Jutland to Junkyard
From Jutland to Junkyard by S.C. George ISBN: 9781843410102
Published by Birlinn on July 2009
Pages: 168
Len's Summary: The interwar salvage for scrap of a portion of the German High Seas Fleet scuttled by its crews at Scapa Flow in June 1919.
The Flatpack Bombers: The Royal Navy and the Zeppelin Menace
Flatpack Bombers: The Royal Navy and the Zeppelin Menace by Ian Gardiner ISBN: 9781848840713
Published by Casemate Publishers on August 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval, Aviation
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Early long-distance RN bombing raids against German Zeppelin sheds led to the development of aircraft carriers.
Americans All!: Foreign-Born Soldiers in World War I
Americans All!: Foreign-Born Soldiers in World War I by Nancy Gentile Ford ISBN: 9781603441322
Published by Texas A&M University Press on January 1st 2001
Genres: History, Military, General, World War I, United States, 20th Century, Social Science, Emigration & Immigration, Ethnic Studies
Pages: 214
Len's Summary: New paperback edition of a book nominated for the Army Historical Association Distinguished Book Award for 2001. A surge of immigrant draftees in 1917 permanently challenged the way the US Army approached citizenship training.
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.
Ghosts on the Somme: Filming the Battle, June-July 1916
Ghosts on the Somme: Filming the Battle, June-July 1916 by Alastair H. Fraser, Steve Roberts, Andrew Robertshaw ISBN: 1844158365
on December 1st 2009
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: The story of how Jeffrey Malins filmed The Battle of the Somme, an officially-sponsored feature motion picture first shown to British audiences in 1916. The original film is still available remastered on DVD in Region Two (PAL) format from Amazon.co.uk and the Imperial War Museum shop.
Tanks and Trenches: First Hand Accounts of Tank Warfare in the First World War
Tanks and Trenches: First Hand Accounts of Tank Warfare in the First World War by David Fletcher ISBN: 9780752449364
on May 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, Weapons, World War I, Personal Accounts
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: Reprint of the Bovington Tank Museum curator’s 1994 book filled with accounts from wartime tankers.
When Europe Went Mad: A Brief History of the First World War
When Europe Went Mad: A Brief History of the First World War by Terence T. Finn ISBN: 9781571974976
Published by Ivy House Publishing Group on October 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, World
Pages: 76
Len's Summary: A survey history for general readers.
The Greek Media in World War I and its Aftermath
The Greek Media in World War I and its Aftermath by Georgia Eglezou ISBN: 9781845117870
Published by Tauris Academic Studies on March 15th 2009
Genres: Greece, Press and propaganda, History, Military, World War I, 20th Century, Europe, Social History, Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages: 261
Len's Summary: A study of the Athens’ press coverage of Greece in WWI and in the conflict between Greece and Turkey which followed the signing of the Treaty of Sevres (1920). The resultant Greek defeat led to the Greeks being driven from Turkey and Turkey regaining many of the territories (Smyrna, Thrace) lost after WWI and regained in the Treaty of Lausanne (1923).
The Missing of the Somme
The Missing of the Somme by Geoff Dyer ISBN: 9780307742971
Published by Vintage Books on August 9th 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Art, Criticism & Theory
Pages: 157
Len's Summary: Myth and memory influencing our memory of the conflict.
Magnificent But Not War: The Second Battle of Ypres
Magnificent But Not War: The Second Battle of Ypres by John Dixon ISBN: 184415890X
Published by Pen & Sword Books on April 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 370
Len's Summary: Detailed day-to-day accounting of the battles of April and May 1915 around the Belgian cloth town of Ypres.
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.
Willing Patriots: Men of Color in the First World War
Willing Patriots: Men of Color in the First World War by Robert J. Dalessandro, Gerald Torrence ISBN: 0764332333
Published by Schiffer Publishing on April 1st 2009
Genres: History, Military, General, African American Studies
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: Treats the organization, combat history of black troops including two infantry division, services of supply and special troops of the US Army in WWI.
Kut 1916: Courage and Failure in Iraq
Kut 1916: Courage and Failure in Iraq by Patrick Crowley ISBN: 9780752454474
Published by Spellmount on 2009
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: The history of one of the worst defeats of British arms: The siege of Kut, on the Euphrates River, 1915-1916. More than 13,000 British Indian Army troops surrendered and went into harsh Ottoman captivity. Recommended by Michael Neiberg of the Army War College faculty and winner of the Tomlinson Book Prize for 2008.
The Desert Baron: Friedrich: A Warrior for All Seasons
The Desert Baron: Friedrich: A Warrior for All Seasons by Conrad Crease ISBN: 9781439221006
Published by BookSurge Publishing on May 4th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Germany, Aviation, Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 241
Len's Summary: Biography of the German officer who led the 1916 Turkish attack on the Suez Canal, defended Armenians against Turkish genocide and Georgia from both the Turks and the Bolsheviks. Order from www.booksurge.com
Machine-Guns and the Great War
Machine-Guns and the Great War by Paul Cornish ISBN: 1848840470
on September 19th 2009
Genres: Machine guns, History, Military, General, Weapons, World War I
Pages: 169
Len's Summary: Reassessment of the tactical role of the key infantry weapon of the war.
US 110′ Subchasers In Action
US 110' Subchasers In Action by T. Garth Connelly ISBN: 0897475879
Published by Squadron/Signal Publications on 2009
Pages: 64
Len's Summary: The evolution of an American type (the so-called Splinter Fleet) of anti-submarine vessels from 1916 through World War Two.
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I by Miranda Carter ISBN: 9781400079124
Published by Vintage Books on March 8th 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Biography & Autobiography, Royalty, Europe, General
Pages: 498
Len's Summary: The story of three cousins: King George V of Great Britain, Tzar Nicholas II of Russia and Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany and the road to war in 1914.
The Czech Legion, 1914-20
The Czech Legion 1914-20 by David Bullock ISBN: 9781846032363
Published by Osprey Publishing on November 17th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Eastern
Pages: 48
Len's Summary: Czechs fought on the Western, Eastern and Italian fronts, as well as along the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Mont St. Quentin: A Soldier’s Battle
Mont St. Quentin: A Soldier’s Battle by Bill Billet ISBN: 1459640624
Published by ReadHowYouWant on December 28th 2012
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: A fine analysis of the successful and innovative August-September 1918 ANZAC Corps attack against strong German positions along the Somme at Peronne and St. Quentin.
A History of the Great War: World War One and the International Crisis of the Early 20th Century
A History of the Great War: World War One and the International Crisis of the Early 20th Century by Eric Dorn Brose ISBN: 9780195181944
Published by Oxford University Press on April 10th 2009
Pages: 433
Len's Summary: A new political history of the war.
The Great War Handbook: A Guide for Family Historians & Students of the Conflict
The Great War Handbook: A Guide for Family Historians & Students of the Conflict by Geoff Bridge, Correlli Barnett ISBN: 1783461764
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A sourcebook for researchers surveying the lives of the ordinary British soldiers.
Light Horse: A History of Australia’s Mounted Arm
Light Horse: A History of Australia's Mounted Arm by Jean Bou ISBN: 9780521197083
Published by Cambridge University Press on November 24th 2009
Genres: History, Australia & New Zealand, Military, General, Other
Pages: 361
Len's Summary: The evolution of the famed light horse mounted infantry regiments from pre-federation days to WWI to their withering away in 1944.
1920 in Turkey: Greco-Turkish War, Turkish War of Independence, Occupation of Constantinople, Treaty of Sevres, Occupation of Ismir
1920 in Turkey: Greco-Turkish War, Turkish War of Independence, Occupation of Constantinople, Treaty of Sevres, Occupation of Ismir by Ezekiel Register ISBN: 1155508351
Published by Books LLC on 2009
Pages: 40
Len's Summary: An account of violent post-war events in Ottoman Turkey and the Turkish War of Independence.
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.
Survivors of a Kind: Memoirs of the Western Front
Survivors of a Kind: Memoirs of the Western Front by Brian Bond ISBN: 9781847250049
Published by A&C Black on December 20th 2008
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Modern, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: An introduction to WWI memoirs as being of both literary and historical value. // An analysis of Western Front memoirs published by a range of British luminaries including Anthony Eden, Harold McMillan, General F. P. Crozier and several war poets including Edmund Blunden.
The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I: Volume I: A Chronology, 1910-1917
The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I: Volume I: A Chronology, 1910-1917 by August G. Blume ISBN: 9780764333514
on June 1st 2010
Pages: 334
Len's Summary: Solidly researched by a premier aviation historian. (Volume one of two.)
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.
The Germans on the Somme (Images of War)
The Germans on the Somme (Images of War) by David Bilton ISBN: 9781844158652
Published by Pen & Sword Books on 2009
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, Pictorial, World War I, Illustrated
Pages: 222
Len's Summary: Images of the German army on the River Somme from 1914 to 1918. A view of events through German eyes.
Camoupedia: A Compendium of Research on Art, Architecture and Camouflage
Camoupedia: A Compendium of Research on Art, Architecture and Camouflage by Roy R. Behrens, Marvin Bell ISBN: 0971324468
Published by Bobolink Books on January 1st 2009
Pages: 463
Len's Summary: A delightful look at the development of camouflage themes in war and peace with particular reference to WWI. You will be surprised at the number famous artists and designers (like Edison) involved in war camouflage work. The author teaches graphic design at the University of Northern Iowa.
1917: Beyond the Western Front
1917: Beyond the Western Front by Ian F.W. Beckett ISBN: 9004171398
Published by Brill Academic Publishers on January 31st 2009
Genres: History, General, Europe, Military, World War I
Pages: 182
Len's Summary: Essays examining the burgeoning costs of war in this significant year of conflict marked by the exit of Russia and the entry of America. Like all Brill publications, this one is too expensive; get it from the library.
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.
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
