Balkan Breakthrough: The Battle of Dobro Pole, 1918 by Richard C. Hall ISBN: 0253354528
Published by Indiana University Press on May 1st 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Eastern, Military, World War I
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: Balkan specialist Hall’s third volume on Balkan conflicts examines the decisive battle of the war on the Salonika Front and its consequences. Dr. Hall is a frequent speaker at WFA seminars in Florida.
The Origin of the Fighter Aircraft
The Origin of the Fighter Aircraft by Jon Guttman ISBN: 9781594160837
Published by Westholme on July 29th 2009
Genres: History, Military, Weapons, World War I, Aviation
Pages: 294
Len's Summary: Technical information, personalities, and battle accounts tell the story of early fighter aircraft and how they became integral part of battlefield weaponry. // A new history of the First Air War and the early evolution of air power, by one of the masters of aviation history.
The Wolf: How One German Terrorized The Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of World War One
The Wolf: How One German Terrorized The Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of World War One by Richard Guilliatt, Peter Hohnen ISBN: 1416576118
Published by Free Press on May 3rd 2011
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, General, Naval, Germany
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: The German commerce raider Wolf, a six thousand-ton armed freighter, left Kiel in November 1916, sailed some 64 thousand miles capturing over 400 mariners and sinking some 29 vessels before returning home 15 months later.
The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in World War I
The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in World War I by Mark Ethan Grotelueschen ISBN: 0521169097
Published by Cambridge University Press on October 4th 2010
Pages: 387
Len's Summary: First published in 2006, this work offers a new look at the development of AEF combat tactics by a premier American historian of the war. // An analysis of how AEF commanders devised improved tactics to meet unforeseen conditions on the Western Front written by an Assistant Professor of History at the USAF Academy. A welcome professional reexamination of the AEF’s combat record.
The Kaiser’s U-Boats in American Waters
The Kaiser’s U-Boats in American Waters by Gary Gentile ISBN: 9781883056407
Published by Bellerophon Bookworks on February 26th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval, United States, 20th Century
Pages: 381
Len's Summary: Examines the record of German submarine operations in American waters 1917-18 drawing on USN action reports and Kaiserlichmarine submarine logbooks.
Crumps and Camouflets – Australian Mining Companies on the Western Front
Crumps and Camouflets: Australian Mining Companies on the Western Front by Damien Finlayson ISBN: 9780980658255
Published by Big Sky Publishing on June 21st 2010
Pages: 480
Len's Summary: The story of the 4,500 men of the three Australian mining companies in the BEF.
The Trench War on the Western Front, 1914-1918
The Trench War on the Western Front, 1914-1918 by Antonio Fernandez-Mayoralas ISBN: 8496658155
Published by Andrea Press on August 1st 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 112
Len's Summary: A brief yet surprising complete and profusely illustrated overview of trench warfare with particular emphasis on field works, weapons and uniforms, transportation and communications systems used by the principal protagonists England, France and Germany. Available from www.casematepublishing.com.
First to Die: The First Canadian Navy Casualties in the First World War
First to Die: The First Canadian Navy Casualties in the First World War by Bryan Elson ISBN: 9780887809132
Published by Formac Publishing Company Limited on July 23rd 2010
Genres: History, Military, Naval, World War I, Canada, General
Pages: 96
Len's Summary: The story of four young Canadian seamen who died on Admiral Craddock’s flagship, the outgunned cruiser HMS Good Hope at the Battle of Coronel in 1914.
Youth in a Fatherless Land: War Pedagogy, Nationalism, and Authority in Germany, 1914-1918
Youth in a Fatherless Land: War Pedagogy, Nationalism, and Authority in Germany, 1914-1918 by Andrew Donson ISBN: 9780674049833
Published by Harvard University Press on April 1st 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I, Social History
Pages: 329
Len's Summary: Social history: a study of German youth in wartime at the dawn of an era of mobilization of teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state building and creation of extreme political movements. Covers crime, work, sexuality, gender practices, sexuality, family life, recreation, novels and magazines and everyday life.
Breakthrough: The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign
Breakthrough: The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign by Richard L. DiNardo ISBN: 0275991105
Published by Praeger Publishers on May 20th 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I, Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pages: 215
Len's Summary: The first extensive study in English of the major German victory on the Eastern Front which resulted in a 200-mile Russian retreat accompanied by a scorched-earth policy and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Polish, White Russian and Jewish civilians.
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.
Sailor in the Air: The Memoirs of the World’s First Carrier Pilot
Sailor in the Air: The Memoirs of the World's First Carrier Pilot by Richard Bell Davies ISBN: 9781848320116
Published by Seaforth Publishing on March 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 264
Len's Summary: Davis won the VC as a Royal Navy Air Wing pilot during WWI.
American Lions: The 332nd Infantry Regiment in Italy in World War I
American Lions: The 332nd Infantry Regiment in Italy in World War I ISBN: 9780764335181 Published by Schiffer Publishing on July 28th 2010
Genres: History, Military, General, World War I, United States
Pages: 253
Churchill’s Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign
Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign by Graham T. Clews ISBN: 9780313384745
Published by Praeger on September 13th 2010
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Naval
Pages: 343
Len's Summary: A reinterpretation of a controversial campaign by an Australian historian.
The ANZAC Book
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.
Organizing for War: France, 1870-1914
Organizing for War: France, 1870-1914 by Rachel Chrastil ISBN: 9780807136799
Published by Louisiana State University Press on November 1st 2010
Genres: History, Europe, France, World War I
Pages: 226
Len's Summary: Private voluntary associations helped prepare France for WWI.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
