Soldiers in Fur and Feathers The Animals that Served in World War I - Allied Forces by Susan Bulanda ISBN: 9781577791546
Published by Alpine Publications on December 2nd 2013
Pages: 108
Len's Summary: Mascots such as, dogs, parrots, monkeys, and donkeys, not to mention homing pigeons, provided companionship and life-saving services to front-line soldiers. Four - legged 1920s movie star Rin Tin Tin was one such.
Military Aviation of the First World War: The Aces of the Allies and the Central Powers
Military Aviation of the First World War: The Aces of the Allies and the Central Powers by Alan C. Wood, Alan Sutton ISBN: 9781781554227
Published by Fonthill Media on February 28th 2015
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: A brief summary history for the non-specialist.
The First World War
The First World War by Cyril Falls ISBN: 9781473825499
on November 30th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 448
Len's Summary: The author served as an infantry officer in WWI and wrote parts of the official British histories of the conflict.
The Great War Dawning: Germany and its Army at the Start of World War I
The Great War Dawning: Germany and its Army at the Start of World War I by Frank Buchholz, Jack Sheldon, Joe Robinson, Janet Robinson ISBN: 9783902526656
Published by Verlag Militaria on 2013
Pages: 532
Len's Summary: A massive exhaustive analytical primer on the German military, economics, politics, and society on the eve of WWI which helps explain why the Kaiser lost the war. This belongs on your bookshelf for ready reference.
Fighting France
Fighting France by Edith Wharton ISBN: 1445641984
Published by Amberley on April 1st 2015
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: American novelist (The Age of Innocence) recounts her travels along the front.
Kipling’s War
Kipling's War by Rudyard Kipling ISBN: 978 1 4456 4043 3
Published by Amberley Publishing on August 13th 2014
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A recounting of Kipling’s travels to British bases and camps and to sea with the Royal Navy.
Conan Doyle’s War
Conan Doyle’s War by Arthur Conan Doyle ISBN: 9781445642017
Published by Amberley Publishing on November 13th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: Edited edition of Doyle’s (Sherlock Holmes) six-volume history of British campaigns in France and Flanders.
Buchan’s War
Buchan's War by John Buchan ISBN: 9781445643106
Published by Amberley Publishing on October 15th 2014
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Author of the Richard Hannay trilogy (The 39 Steps, Greenmantle and Mr. Standfast) spent the war as a British propagandist.
Aisne 1918
Aisne 1918 by David Blanchard ISBN: 9781783376056
on June 20th 2015
Genres: Military, Travel, France
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: Germany’s May attack, part the 1918 Ludendorff offensive.
The Retreat from Mons 1914: South: The Western Front by Car, by Bike and on Foot
The Retreat from Mons 1914: South: The Western Front by Car, by Bike and on Foot by Jon Cooksey, Jerry Murland ISBN: 9781473823365
on October 31st 2014
Pages: 288
Len's Summary: Traces the path of the BEF in the early days of war.
From Imperial Splendor to Internment: The German Navy in the First World War
From Imperial Splendor to Internment: The German Navy in the First World War by Nicholas Wolz ISBN: 1591141745
Published by US Naval Institute Press on July 15th 2015
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Years of relative inactivity for Germany’s battle fleet while submarines dominated the action.
The Blood Tub: General Gough and the Battle of Bullecourt 1917
The Blood Tub by Jonathan Walker ISBN: 9781473827547
on March 4th 2015
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A disastrous engagement which drove a wedge between British and Australian soldiers.
Over the Top: Alternate Histories of the First World War
Over the Top: Alternate Histories of the First World War by Peter Tsouras, Spencer Jones ISBN: 9781848327535
Published by Frontline Books on October 30th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: What if?
The German Army in the Spring Offensives 1917: Arras, Aisne and Champagne
The German Army in the Spring Offensives 1917: Arras, Aisne and Champagne by Jack Sheldon ISBN: 9781783463459
on January 30th 2015
Genres: Great Britain, Military, Germany
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: Battle from the British perspective.
Hamilton and Gallipoli: British Command in an Age of Military Transformation
Hamilton and Gallipoli: British Command in an Age of Military Transformation by Evan McGilvray ISBN: 9781781590768
on February 27th 2015
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A study of Sir Ian Hamilton’s failed command.
The Gallipoli Experience Reconsidered
The Gallipoli Experience Reconsidered by Peter Liddle ISBN: 9781783400393
on February 4th 2015
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: Reevaluation of the political and military leadership of this campaign by a premier British historian.
‘If I Die Here Who Will Remember Me?’ India and the First World War
'If I Die Here Who Will Remember Me?' India and the First World War by Vedica Kant ISBN: 9788174369796
Published by Roli Books on January 26th 2015
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Over one million Indian soldiers were deployed for WWI and the Indian Treasury made a major contribution to the British war effort. The strain this effort put on Indian society accelerated the drive for independence.
The Indian Army on the Western Front: India’s Expeditionary Force to France and Belgium in the First World War
The Indian Army on the Western Front: India's Expeditionary Force to France and Belgium in the First World War by George Morton-Jack ISBN: 9781107027466
Published by Cambridge University Press on April 7th 2014
Pages: 348
Len's Summary: Two divisions of British Indian Army troops arrived in France six weeks after the outbreak of war, a frontier constabulary utterly unprepared and ill-equipped for modern warfare. Still, as the only readily available reserves, they provided the difference between defeat and survival for an outnumbered BEF.
Bully Beef and Biscuits – Food in the Great War
Bully Beef and Biscuits - Food in the Great War by John Hartley ISBN: 9781473827455
on February 28th 2015
Genres: Military, Cooking, Great Britain
Pages: 384
Len's Summary: What Tommy Atkins ate.
German Artillery: 1914 – 1918
German Artillery: 1914 - 1918 by Wolfgang Fleischer ISBN: 9781473823983
on February 1st 2015
Genres: Military, Artillery, Germany
Pages: 128
Len's Summary: Artillery, Queen of Battle, was the dominant weapon in WWI.
The Great War at Sea: A Naval Atlas, 1914-1919
The Great War at Sea: A Naval Atlas, 1914-1919 by Marcus Faulkner, Andrew Lambert ISBN: 1591141923
Published by US Naval Institute Press on October 15th 2015
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: Graphic depiction of the war at sea.
Douglas Haig As I Knew Him
Douglas Haig As I Knew Him by George S. Duncan ISBN: 9781473827707
on January 30th 2015
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: A positive assessment of a controversial commander.
Tank Battles of World War I
Tank Battles of World War I by Bryan Cooper ISBN: 1473825628
Published by Pen & Sword Books on March 19th 2015
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: Early tank actions.
The Zeppelin
The Zeppelin by Michael Belafi ISBN: 9781473827851
Published by Pen & Sword Books on March 31st 2015
Genres: Military, Aviation
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: Features photos of these huge airships in all stages of development.
Your Country Needs You: Volunteering to Fight in the Great War
Your Country Needs You: Volunteering to Fight in the Great War ISBN: 1473828856 Published by Pen & Sword Books on May 19th 2015
Genres: Great Britain, Military
Pages: 120
Len's Summary: A compilation of articles taken from other Pen & Sword books on WWI.
21st Century Sims: Innovation, Education, and Leadership for the Modern Era
21st Century Sims: Innovation, Education, and Leadership for the Modern Era by Benjamin Armstrong ISBN: 1612518109
Published by US Naval Institute Press on February 15th 2015
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, Naval
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: Admiral William S. Sims twice President of the US Naval War College, gunnery expert and commander of US Naval Forces in Europe during WWI was a true military intellectual.
Kitchener’s New Army: Your Country Needs You!
Kitchener's New Army: Your Country Needs You! by Edgar Wallace, Campbell McCutcheon ISBN: 1445622920
Published by Amberley on September 19th 2015
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: How a volunteer army was trained
Armies of the Russo-Polish War 1919-21
Armies of the Russo-Polish War 1919-21 by Nigel Thomas ISBN: 1472801067
Published by Osprey Publishing on November 18th 2014
Genres: Design, Illustration, Military, Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pages: 48
Len's Summary: One of the many smaller wars that erupted in the wake of the 1918 Armistice.
Sky Pilots: The Yankee Division Chaplains in World War I
Sky Pilots: The Yankee Division Chaplains in World War I by Michael E. Shay ISBN: 9780826220318
Published by University of Missouri Press on July 30th 2014
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A look at the role of US Army chaplains in WWI.
First World War: The Postcard Collection
First World War: The Postcard Collection by Nigel Sadler Published by Amberley on November 3rd 2014
Pages: 96
Len's Summary: Looks at the role of the postcard in war both as a propaganda tool and as a means of communication among friends and family.
Hospital Ships and Troop Transport of the First World War
Hospital Ships and Troop Transport of the First World War by Campbell McCutcheon ISBN: 9781445638676
Published by Amberley on August 28th 2015
Pages: 128
Len's Summary: Under Royal Navy command these merchant vessels played a vital role in prosecuting the war.
Aftermath: Legacies and Memories of War in Europe, 1918-1945-1989
Aftermath: Legacies and Memories of War in Europe, 1918-1945-1989 by Nicholas Martin, Tim Haughton, Pierre Purseigle ISBN: 9781409444282
on December 28th 2014
Genres: General, Military, Essays
Pages: 254
Len's Summary: 4428 2, $119 hb. Essays focusing on three seminal events of the violent 20th century: the Armistice of 1918; Allied victory in 1945; and, the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989.
Death or Deliverance: Canadian Courts Martial in the Great War
Death or Deliverance: Canadian Courts Martial in the Great War by Teresa Iacobelli ISBN: 0774825685
Published by University of British Columbia Press on March 6th 2014
Genres: Canada, Military, Law
Pages: 175
Len's Summary: An examination of the legal ramifications of convictions for desertion among Canadian soldiers.
Before Jutland: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, August 1914-February 1915
Before Jutland: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, August 1914-February 1915 by James Goldrick ISBN: 1591143497
Published by US Naval Institute Press on May 15th 2015
Genres: Military, Naval
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: The German High Seas Fleet faces the British in the North Sea and the Russians in the Baltic.
Sturmtruppen: WWI German Stormtroopers (1914-1918)
Sturmtruppen: WWI German Stormtroopers (1914-1918) by Ricardo Recio Cardona ISBN: 9788496658516
Published by Andrea Press on September 19th 2014
Pages: 216
Len's Summary: Narrative history with a description of tactics, uniforms and equipment.
The Other First World War: The Blood-Soaked Eastern Front
The Other First World War: The Blood-Soaked Eastern Front by Douglas Boyd ISBN: 0752493582
Published by The History Press on December 1st 2014
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: A narrative survey history.
Onward, Dear Boys: A Family Memoir of the Great War
Onward, Dear Boys: A Family Memoir of the Great War by Philippe Bieler ISBN: 9780773544680
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press on November 7th 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, Canada
Pages: 340
Len's Summary: Story of the wartime experiences of a Swiss Protestant family that immigrated to Montreal and sent their sons to war.
America and World War I: A Traveler’s Guide
America and World War I: A Traveler's Guide by Mark D. Van Ells ISBN: 1566569753
Published by Interlink Books on September 1st 2014
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Covers major battles and battlefields of the AEF, memorials, cemeteries, training and embarkation sites, doughboy correspondence, diaries and memoirs, as well as service organizations such as the Red Cross and YMCA.
The Great War Seen from the Air: In Flanders Fields, 1914–1918
The Great War Seen from the Air: In Flanders Fields, 1914–1918 by Birger Stichelbaut ISBN: 030019658X
on February 11th 2014
Genres: Military, Photography
Pages: 396
Len's Summary: A photographic history of the war as seen from the air researched from British, Belgian, German and US archives.
Cavalry of the Air: An Illustrated Introduction to the Aircraft and Aces of the First World War
Cavalry of the Air: An Illustrated Introduction to the Aircraft and Aces of the First World War by Norman S. Leach ISBN: 9781459723320
Published by Dundurn Group on November 8th 2014
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: Survey history of aerial warfare in WWI.
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
