The ANZAC Book by Australian War Memorial, Les Carlyon ISBN: 1742231349
Published by University of New South Wales Press on December 1st 2010
Genres: History, Australia & New Zealand, Military, World War I, Literary Collections, Australian & Oceanian
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: 1742231349
The Ironclads of Cambrai
The Ironclads of Cambrai by Bryan Cooper ISBN: 9780304363636
on Junes 1st 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 241
Len's Summary: The bungled first massed tank attack at Cambrai, 1917.
The Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars Of Sam Hughes And General Arthur Currie
The Madman and the Butcher: The Sensational Wars Of Sam Hughes And General Arthur Currie by Tim Cook ISBN: 9780143173571
Published by Penguin Books on October 4th 2011
Pages: 472
Len's Summary: An analysis of the running battle between Canada’ War Minister and the Commander of the CEF on the Western Front by a premier Canadian historian. The author spoke at WFA national seminars in 2001 and 2010. Nominated for a major Canadian book award.
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.
Sovereignty at Sea: U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry into World War I
Sovereignty at Sea: U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry into World War I by Rodney Carlisle ISBN: 9780813037622
Published by University Press of Florida on April 1st 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, General
Pages: 232
Len's Summary: Examines at the strategic level the loss to German U-boats of 10 US merchantmen between February 3 and April 4, 1917 that sparked American entry into the war.
Burden of Guilt: How Germany Shattered the Last Days of Peace, Summer 1914
Burden of Guilt: How Germany Shattered the Last Days of Peace, Summer 1914 by Daniel Allen Butler ISBN: 9781935149279
Published by Casemate Publishers on July 27th 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I
Pages: 330
Len's Summary: Working from primary sources, the author asserts Germany bears the responsibility for starting the war. See also: The Lions of July: Prelude to War, 1914, Wm. Jannen, Random House, 1996.
War is War
War is War by A. M. Burrage ISBN: 9781848841543
on April 2010
Genres: History, Military, Other, Technology & Engineering, Military Science
Pages: 288
Len's Summary: The experiences of a private soldier in the AEF in the Western Front.
Missed Signals on the Western Front: How Slow Adoption of Wireless Restricted British Strategy and Operations in World War I
Missed Signals on the Western Front: How Slow Adoption of Wireless Restricted British Strategy and Operations in World War I by Mike Bullock, Laurence A. Lyons ISBN: 0786449373
Published by McFarland & Company on August 17th 2010
Pages: 228
Len's Summary: How and why wireless voice communications failed to fulfill its promise as a break-through military tool. Larry Lyons is an electrical engineer who spoke on this subject at the 2009 WFA Florida Chapter seminar.
Trench: A History of Trench Warfare on the Western Front
Trench: A History of Trench Warfare on the Western Front by Stephen Bull ISBN: 9781472801326
Published by Osprey Publishing on May 1st 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, General, Pictorial, Illustrated
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: A profusely illustrated primer on trench warfare.
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.
Death at Sea: Graf Spee and the Flight of the German East Asiatic Naval Squadron in 1914
Death at Sea: Graf Spee and the Flight of the German East Asiatic Naval Squadron in 1914 by Eric Dorn Brose ISBN: 9781453738610
on September 30th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 302
Len's Summary: A new look at von Spee’s short-lived campaign in the Pacific through the eyes of his officers. Finely crafted history in the form of a novel, but good history nonetheless.
Defeating the U-boat: Inventing Antisubmarine Warfare
Defeating the U-boat: Inventing Antisubmarine Warfare by Jan S. Breemer ISBN: 9781478386438
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on August 7th 2012
Genres: History, Military, Naval, World War I
Pages: 94
Len's Summary: Looks at why the Admiralty was so slow to adopt convoy as a means of combating the U-boat.
Liddell Hart’s Western Front: Impressions of the Battle of the Somme with War Letters, Diary and Occasional Notes Written On Active Service in France and Flanders 1915 and 1916
Liddell Hart's Western Front: Impressions of the Battle of the Somme with War Letters, Diary and Occasional Notes Written On Active Service in France and Flanders 1915 and 1916 ISBN: 9781905968022 Published by Tom Donovan Editions on November 11th 2010
Pages: 117
Len's Summary: Limited edition reprint of Hart’s 1916 musings on the conduct of the Somme battle.
The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I, Volume I, A Chronology, 1910-1917 and Volume II, Victories, Losses and Awards
The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I, Volume I, A Chronology, 1910-1917 and Volume II, Victories, Losses and Awards by August G. Blume ISBN: 0764333526
Published by Schiffer Publishing on June 1st 2010
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: The late Augie Bloom’s final book in a long career of a distinguished aviation historian.
Fall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richthofen
Fall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richthofen by Leon Bennett ISBN: 9781906033927
Published by Helion on August 19th 2011
Genres: History, Military, Aviation
Pages: 212
Len's Summary: This book is concerned with the aerial tactics of von Richthofen and his opponents developed over the Western Front.
Les Cicatrices Rouges, 14-18: France et Belgique Occupées
Les Cicatrices Rouges, 14-18: France et Belgique Occupées by Annette Becker ISBN: 9782213655512
Published by Fayard on November 15th 2010
Pages: 373
Len's Summary: For those who read French, this is a new history of the German occupation of Northern France and Belgium by a premier French historian.
This Carnival of Hell: German Combat Experience on the Somme, 1916
This Carnival of Hell: German Combat Experience on the Somme, 1916 by Richard A. Baumgartner ISBN: 9781885033369
Published by Blue Acorn Press on January 10th 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I
Pages: 427
Len's Summary: Drawing on personal narratives, the book tells the story of the Battle of the Somme from the German perspective.
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.
Arras: The Spring 1917 Offensive in Panoramas
Arras: The Spring 1917 Offensive in Panoramas by Peter Barton ISBN: 9781845294212
Published by Constable on June 24th 2010
Pages: 312
Len's Summary: Ninety rediscovered panoramic photos of the spring 1917 Battles of the Scarpe and Vimy Ridge.
A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks: A Memoir
A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks: A Memoir ISBN: 9780802865205 Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing on September 14th 2010
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, World War II, United States, Other, Europe, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 187
Len's Summary: Memoir of a member of the 337th Field Hospital part of a 5,000-man American Army unit in Northern Russia from 1918 to 1919.
The 500 Best Cockney War Stories
The 500 Best Cockney War Stories by Ian Hamilton ISBN: 9781848684249
Published by Amberley on February 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Veterans
Pages: 223
Len's Summary: First published in the early 1920s, this collection of humorous tales masks the grimness of the war in the trenches. Such tales served to help men keep their sanity.
Broken Men: Shell Shock, Treatment and Recovery in England, 1914-1930
Broken Men: Shell Shock, Treatment and Recovery in England, 1914-1930 by Fiona Reid ISBN: 9781441148858
Published by A&C Black on September 29th 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Great Britain
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Support and treatment for shell shock victims by the RMC and The Ex-Servicemen Welfare Society.
The Real German War Plan, 1904-1914
The Real German War Plan, 1904-1914 by Terence Zuber ISBN: 9780752456645
Published by History Press on June 1 2011
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, Strategy, World War I
Pages: 190
Len's Summary: The author argues, as he has in several articles published in prestigious scholarly journals and at WFA seminars, that the Schlieffen Plan never existed.
Militia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier, 1896-1921
Militia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier, 1896-1921 by James Wood ISBN: 9780774817660
on January 28th 2011
Genres: History, Canada, Post-Confederation (1867-), Military, World War I
Pages: 350
Len's Summary: A social and military history of popular Canadian military culture. // For all its faults, Canada’s militia system arguably made Canada better prepared for WWI than either America or England.
Fishermen in Wartime: The Struggle at Sea During the First World War
Fishermen in Wartime: The Struggle at Sea During the First World War by Walter Wood ISBN: 0857067478
on December 11th 2011
Pages: 164
Len's Summary: A recounting of North Sea fishermen and their ships employed as mine sweepers and anti-submarine patrol vessels.
Media, Memory and the First World War
Media, Memory and the First World War by David Williams ISBN: 0773539077
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press on September 2nd 2011
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: How the dominant means of communication in popular culture, whether it be oral, written or digital, shapes the structure of memory within that culture. // An interdisciplinary look at how The Great War was depicted at the time, over time and is depicted now.
Tumult in the Clouds – The Aviation Art of Russell Smith
Tumult in the Clouds – The Aviation Art of Russell Smith by Jim Wilberg, Jack Herris ISBN: 1935881027
Published by Aeronaut Books on December 31st 2011
Pages: 172
Len's Summary: Forty four of award-winning aviation artist Russell Smith WWI paintings and 20 drawings including Eddie Rickenbacker’s SPAD XIII.
The Illustrated History of the Weapons of World War One
The Illustrated History of the Weapons of World War One by Ian Westwell ISBN: 9781844769568
Published by Southwater on February 1st 2011
Pages: 96
Len's Summary: Naval and land weapons of The Great War cataloged.
Bolo Pacha: A Forgotten Story About Men & Women Who Made History in WWI
Bolo Pacha: A Forgotten Story About Men & Women Who Made History in WWI by Shelby F. Westbrook ISBN: 9781426921759
Published by AuthorHouse on January 20th 2010
Pages: 108
Len's Summary: Frenchman Paul Marie Bolo was a war profiteer at the heart of a German effort to control French newspapers during WWI.
First Over the Front
First Over the Front by Stanley Walsh ISBN: 1467026417
Published by AuthorHouse on November 18th 2011
Pages: 316
Len's Summary: The letters and diary (with commentary) of a pilot with the AEF’s 90th Aero Squadron.
SEPPL – A Step Ahead of Politics
Seppl by Klaus Veltjens ISBN: 9781442145825
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on July 8th 2009
Pages: 264
Len's Summary: Biography of WWI 35-victory air ace Johann Veltjens, whose career extended into World War II; written by this son.
Letters from a War Bird: The World War I Correspondence of Elliot White Springs
Letters from a War Bird: The World War I Correspondence of Elliot White Springs ISBN: 9781611170405 Published by University of South Carolina Press on January 1st 2012
Pages: 358
Len's Summary: Reprint of a famous memoir written by an AEF pursuit pilot.
The Quick and the Dead: Fallen Soldiers and Their Families in The Great War
The Quick and the Dead: Fallen Soldiers and Their Families in The Great War by Richard Van Emden ISBN: 9780747597797
Published by A&C Black on October 3rd 2011
Pages: 344
Len's Summary: A compilation of more than 50 private diaries, interviews and letters written by British soldiers.
Tommy’s Ark: Soldiers and Their Animals in the Great War
Tommy's Ark: Soldiers and Their Animals in the Great War by Richard Van Emden ISBN: 9781408810071
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing on June 6th 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 19th Century
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: British soldiers and their pets at the front.
German Soldiers in the Great War: Letters and Eyewitness Accounts
German Soldiers in the Great War: Letters and Eyewitness Accounts by Bernd Ulrich, Benjamin Ziemann ISBN: 1848841418
on March 1st 2011
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I, Veterans
Pages: 212
Len's Summary: Primary source material on the perceptions of German front line soldiers. // A look at the lives of German front-line soldiers based on their own writings.
Ace of the Black Cross: The Memoirs of Ernst Udet
Ace of the Black Cross: The Memoirs of Ernst Udet by Ernst Udet ISBN: 9781848327085
Published by Frontline Books on October 2013
Pages: 202
Len's Summary: With an introductory essay placing Udet’s career in the context of his time. // Autobiography of Germany’s second leading WWI ace first published in 1936.
British & Allied Aircraft Manufacturers of the First World War
British & Allied Aircraft Manufacturers of the First World War by Terry C. Treadwell ISBN: 144560101X
Published by Amberley Publishing on February 1st 2011
Pages: 252
Desert Hell: the British Invasion of Mesopotamia
Desert Hell: the British Invasion of Mesopotamia by Charles Townshend ISBN: 9780674059993
Published by Harvard University Press on February 22nd 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Great Britain, Middle East, General
Pages: 623
Len's Summary: A cautionary tale of imperial overreach.
The Lys 1918: Estaires and Givenchy: German Spring Offensives
The Lys 1918: Estaires and Givenchy: German Spring Offensives by Phil Tomaselli ISBN: 9781844159116
on January 1st 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 173
Len's Summary: A brief look at one of the last major battles of WWI.
Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family – A Test of Will and Faith in World War I
Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family – A Test of Will and Faith in World War I by Louisa Thomas ISBN: 9780143120995
Published by Penguin Books on May 29th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, 20th Century, Political Science, Peace
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: A look at the tumultuous years of the early 20th century through the eyes of the Thomas brothers.
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
