From Downing Street to the Trenches: First-hand Accounts from the Great War, 1914-1916 by Mike Webb ISBN: 9781851243938
Published by Bodleian Library on September 15th 2014
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: Eyewitness accounts from British soldiers and civilians.
Remembering World War I: An Engineer’s Diary of the War
Remembering World War I: An Engineer's Diary of the War by Charles Edward Dilkes ISBN: 9780692028612
Published by Juliet Publishing on August 27th 2014
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: A volunteer AEF engineer sergeant tells his story.
The Embattled Self: French Soldiers’ Testimony of the Great War
The Embattled Self: French Soldiers' Testimony of the Great War by Leonard V. Smith ISBN: 9780801445231
Published by Cornell University Press on June 7th 2007
Pages: 214
Len's Summary: An examination of fiction and non-fiction writings by French war veterans reveals how they viewed their service and suffering. The author is Professor of History at Oberlin and the author or co-author of several prize-winning works on French society during WWI.
Sapper Martin: The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin
Sapper Martin: The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin by Richard Van Emden ISBN: 1408802678
on November 2nd 2009
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: The diary of a Royal Engineer on the Western. Available from Amazon.co.uk.
Captured at Kut, Prisoner of the Turks
Captured at Kut, Prisoner of the Turks by W.C. Spackman, Tony Spackman ISBN: 184415873X
Published by Pen & Sword Books on May 1st 2009
Pages: 206
Len's Summary: The edited diary of a British Indian Army doctor.
Drawing Fire: The Diary of a Great War Soldier and Artist
Drawing Fire: The Diary of a Great War Soldier and Artist by Len Smith ISBN: 9780007313846
Published by Collins on October 1st 2009
Pages: 383
Len's Summary: The diary of an infantrymen sniper and artist who carried both a rifle and a sketchbook to war.
Letters from Verdun: Frontline Experiences of an American Volunteer in World War I France
Letters from Verdun: Frontline Experiences of an American Volunteer in World War I France by William C. Harvey, Avery Wolfe ISBN: 1932033947
Published by Casemate Publishers on December 2009
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: The diary and letters of Avery Royce Wolfe recounting his service as a volunteer ambulance driver with the American Field Service near Verdun and with French occupation forces in the Rhineland from June 1917 to April 1919. Excellent photos taken by Avery Wolfe illustrate this volume. // Letters of a volunteer ambulance driver in the French army at Verdun and during the Ludendorff offensives of 1918. // Letters of an American volunteer ambulance driver in the French Army.
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.
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.
The Story of the Great War
The Story of the Great War by Allen L. Churchill, Francis J. Reynolds, Francis Trevelyan Miller on March 30th 2011
Pages: 471
Len's Summary: First published in 1916-1920, this reprint offers contemporary first-hand accounts, biographies and narratives. Available from the publisher Weider History Group, Box 664, Holmes, PA 19043-9956. Weider publishes MHQ and several other military history magazines.
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.
Blood and Iron: Letters from the Western Front
Blood and Iron: Letters from the Western Front by Hugh Montagu Butterworth ISBN: 184884297X
on November 19th 2011
Pages: 234
Len's Summary: The letters of Hugh Butterworth of the 9th Rifle Brigade.
Voices from the Great War
Voices from the Great War by Peter Vansittart ISBN: 0531098117
Published by Franklin Watts on January 1st 1984
Genres: World War I, Diplomacy and Politics, Personal Accounts, Youth-accessible
Pages: 303
Len's Summary: Tells the story of the war with an eclectic compilation of literary and political quotes, headlines, and statistics.
The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry: Revised Edition
The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry: Revised Edition by Jon Silkin, Various ISBN: 0141180099
Published by Penguin Classics on May 1st 1997
Genres: World War I, Personal Accounts, Youth-accessible, Poetry
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: An extensive anthology containing the works of numerous poets of most combatant nations.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, A.W. Wheen ISBN: 0449213943
Published by Ballantine on March 12th 1987
Genres: World War I, Personal Accounts, Historical Fiction
Pages: 296
Len's Summary: Classic anti-war novel which was made into a classic movie.
Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I
Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I by Michael S. Neiberg ISBN: 067472593X
Published by Belknap Press on October 14th 2013
Genres: World War I, Diplomacy and Politics, Personal Accounts
Pages: 292
Len's Summary: A fresh look at how the outbreak of war was experienced the citizens of all the participating nations. -- Nobody wanted war, but Neiberg shows how it came to pass drawing on the writings of European and American diplomats, politicians and informed observers. The author is a winner of the WFA’s Tomlinson Book Prize.
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
