Too Many Heroes, Volume 1: The Translated War Diaries of the 1er and 3e BMILA, From Mobilization to 2nd Ypres by Allan D. Lougheed ISBN: 1477467629
Published by Createspace on August 1st 2012
Pages: 234
Len's Summary: Part of the French Armée d’Afrique and made up of former military convicts, the African Light Infantry served in North Africa as disciplinary labor until sent to the front in early WWI. Available from Amazon Canada.
At Belleau Wood with Rifle and Sketchpad: Memoir of a United States Marine in World War I
At Belleau Wood with Rifle and Sketchpad: Memoir of a United States Marine in World War I by Louis C. Linn, Laura Jane Linn Wright, B.J. Omanson ISBN: 0786449047
Published by McFarland on January 11th 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, Personal Memoirs, History, World War I, United States
Pages: 189
Len's Summary: Memoir of young Marine complete with wood cuts and sketches depicting his life at war. Linn was also a poet whose work has recently been published by the University of South Carolina Press.
Great Push: The Battle of the Somme 1916 (Images of War)
Great Push: The Battle of the Somme 1916 (Images of War) by William Langford ISBN: 9781781590416
Published by Pen & Sword Books on January 19th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Photography
Pages: 239
Len's Summary: First published in 1916, this picture book draws on stills from Geoffrey Malins’ famous documentary film of the same year. Many photos are badly reproduced, but most are impressive anyway.
On the Western Front with the Rainbow Division: A World War I Diary
On the Western Front with the Rainbow Division: A World War I Diary by Vernon E. Kniptash, E. Bruce Geelhoed ISBN: 0806140321
Published by University of Oklahoma Press on April 17th 2009
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Experiences of an extraordinary ordinary soldier of the AE.F. // Memoirs of an Indiana National Guardsman who served as a radio operator in the 42nd Division.
The March on Paris: The Memoirs of Alexander von Kluck, 1914-1918
The March on Paris: The Memoirs of Alexander von Kluck, 1914-1918 by Alexander Von Kluck ISBN: 1848326394
Published by Frontline Books on April 19th 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, History, Military, World War I, Modern, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 134
Len's Summary: By the commander of the extreme right flank of the German attack in 1914.
Eyewitnesses to the Great War: American Writers, Reporters, Volunteers and Soldiers in France, 1914-1918
Eyewitnesses to the Great War: American Writers, Reporters, Volunteers and Soldiers in France, 1914-1918 by Ed Klekowski, Libby Klekowski ISBN: 0786463481
Published by McFarland & Company on July 30th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, World War II, United States, 20th Century, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 253
Len's Summary: Novelist Edith Wharton, Mrs. W K. Vanderbilt and other American expatriate socialites, adventurers as well as diplomats, soldiers, journalists, and relief workers among others write of their experiences on both sides of the lines. A different slant on the war by two new members of WWHA.
On Assignment: The Great War – Edward N. Jackson Photojournalist
On Assignment: The Great War - Edward N. Jackson Photojournalist by Joseph J. Caro ISBN: 9781477548295
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on May 1st 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Illustrated
Pages: 238
Len's Summary: A history of the war through the lens of Edward Jackson, President Wilson's photographer. Part of a series of Edward N. Jackson's photo studies of America in the WWI era covering such subjects as the 27th Division, Training Our Troops, the Armistice and Gold Star Mothers.
The Will to Believe: Woodrow Wilson, World War I, and America’s Strategy for Peace and Security
The Will to Believe: Woodrow Wilson, World War I, and America's Strategy for Peace and Security by Ross A. Kennedy ISBN: 9780873389716
Published by Kent State University Press on March 13th 2009
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, General, 20th Century, Political Science, International Relations
Pages: 291
Len's Summary: A nuanced look at the debate surrounding Wilson’s national security policy and the shadow this casts across contemporary foreign policy formulation. // The author, an Assistant Professor of History at Illinois State University, takes a new, sophisticated look at how three competing groups — pacifists, liberal internationalists and Atlanticists — addressed national security issues during the Wilson Administration. // A fresh analysis of Wilson’s foreign policy focusing on three competing groups: pacifists, liberal internationalists, and Atlanticists.
Aisne 1914: The Dawn of Trench Warfare
Aisne 1914: The Dawn of Trench Warfare by Paul Kendall ISBN: 9780752463049
Published by History Press on May 1st 2012
Genres: History, Military, Pictorial, World War I, Photography
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: A September 1914 British defeat as mobile war turns to siege warfare.
The Balkans, Italy and Africa: From Sarajevo to the Paive and Lake Tanganiyka
The Balkans, Italy and Africa: From Sarajevo to the Paive and Lake Tanganiyka by David Jordan ISBN: 9781906626143
Published by Amber Books on March 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Practically everything but the Western Front.
A Companion to World War I
A Companion to World War I by John Horne ISBN: 9781119968702
Published by John Wiley & Sons on January 30th 2012
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Essays
Pages: 724
Len's Summary: First published in hard cover in 2011, this volume contains 38 essays by leading scholars on military, social, economic, political, technical and cultural aspects of the conflict. Also available as an e-book. Horn won the Tomlinson Book Prize in 2002. -- Thirty-eight analytical essays by leading scholars who represent the cutting edge of research on WWI and its legacy. Holger Herwig’s essay on the War in the West is of particular interest. Both Horn and Herwig are winners of the WFA’s Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Book Prize. -- Essays on the world before, during and after The Great War edited by a winner of the WFA Annual Tomlinson Book Prize. Military, diplomatic and cultural legacies of the war; war crimes, film and gender issues. A less expansive paperback version is promised. Order from www.blackwellreference.com.
American Expeditionary Force: France 1917-1918
American Expeditionary Force: France 1917-1918 by Jack Holroyd ISBN: 9781848848771
Published by Casemate Publishers on October 24th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: Eight chapters dealing with high points of the war from the American perspective. Heavily illustrated.
Brill’s Encyclopedia of the First World War
Brill's Encyclopedia of the First World War by Gerhard Hirschfeld, Gerd Krumeich, Irina Renz, Lynn D. Corum, Markus Pohlmann ISBN: 9004207392
Published by Brill Academic Publishers on May 11th 2012
Pages: 1105
Len's Summary: Originally published in German, these volumes represent the work of prominent historians from 15 countries offering surveys and descriptions, information and interpretation on people and events, countries, institutions and ideas;. information on political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the conflict, as well as military campaign analysis.
Fusillé vivant
Fusillé vivant by Odette Hardy-Hémery ISBN: 9782070138111
Published by Gallimard on September 20th 2012
Pages: 284
Len's Summary: Story of a French conscript (a miner) condemned to death who survived a firing squad, was pardoned, and returned to duty only to die in combat in 1915. Also in Kindle from Amazon France.
Strategy and War Planning in the British Navy, 1887-1918
Strategy and War Planning in the British Navy, 1887-1918 by Shawn T. Grimes ISBN: 9781843836988
Published by Boydell Press on February 16th 2012
Genres: History, Military, Strategy, World War I, Naval, Modern, General
Pages: 263
Len's Summary: The author takes the stance that the Admiralty in no way exaggerated a very real German threat. See also The Royal Navy and the German Threat, 1901-1914, Matthew S. Seligmann (Oxford, 2012).
The Lion and the Eagle: Anglo-German Naval Confrontation in the Imperial Era – 1815-1919
The Lion and the Eagle: Anglo-German Naval Confrontation in the Imperial Era - 1815-1919 by David J. Gregory ISBN: 9780957286412
Published by David J. Gregory on August 1st 2012
Pages: 490
Len's Summary: First in a planned three-volume set on the Anglo-German naval race.
At Home and under Fire: Air Raids and Culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz
At Home and under Fire: Air Raids and Culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz by Susan R. Grayzel ISBN: 9781107679412
Published by Cambridge University Press on February 27th 2014
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 20th Century, Military, World War I, World War II
Pages: 356
Len's Summary: Beginning with Zeppelin and Gotha raids in 1915 -1918, the author traces the civilian response to bombing in two wars and government attempts to cope with the threat to civilian morale.
The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command
The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command by Andrew Gordon ISBN: 9781591143369
Published by Naval Institute Press on February 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, Strategy, World War I, Naval
Pages: 708
Len's Summary: First published in 2000; a re-examination of the major fleet confrontation of WWI. // A fresh analysis of Royal Navy command and tactics.
World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intelligence
World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intelligence by James L. Gilbert ISBN: 9781442249189
Published by Rowman & Littlefield on March 16th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: The birth of modern military intelligence and counter intelligence including code breaking.
Ulster’s Men: Protestant Unionist Masculinities and Militarization in the North of Ireland, 1912-1923
Ulster's Men: Protestant Unionist Masculinities and Militarization in the North of Ireland, 1912-1923 by Jane G.V. McGaughey ISBN: 0773539727
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press on March 9th 2012
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: A scholarly study of Northern Irish masculine society during years of mounting violence before, during and just after WWI.
1917
1917 by Claire Garnier ISBN: 9782359830194
Published by Centre Pompidou-Metz on 2012
Pages: 591
Len's Summary: An exhibit catalog including presentation of essays by historians and art historians and a journal for the year with a timeline illustrated by the documents (principally posters and magazines) available to the French public during the war year 1917.
British Cruisers of the Victorian Era
British Cruisers of the Victorian Era by Norman Friedman ISBN: 9781591140689
Published by Naval Institute Press on November 15th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Other, Naval
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: The last class of these fast, lightly-protected cruisers designed mainly to serve at far-flung foreign stations was built in 1906. Many, though obsolescent, served in WWI.
Race and War in France: Colonial Subjects in the French Army, 1914-1918
Race and War in France: Colonial Subjects in the French Army, 1914-1918 by Richard S. Fogarty ISBN: 9781421407661
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press on December 5th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, France, Military, World War I, General, Strategy, Social History
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: Paperback version of an excellent social-military-political history first published by Johns Hopkins in 2008. How French egalitarianism was challenged by the conscription of more than half a million colonial troops during WWI, a “blood tax” levied on her African and Asian subjects. // An excellent scholarly analysis of colonial troops at war; a study of contradictory and paradoxical French policies on race, culture and religion in wartime drawing on individual experiences among the half million African, Arab and Asian soldiers who served France in WWI. Winner of the Phi Alpha Theta First Book Prize. The author teaches at SUNY Albany.
The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces
The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces by Richard S. Faulkner ISBN: 1603442979
Published by Texas A&M University Press on March 29th 2012
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: Shortfalls in officer training contributed to a high death toll in the AEF’s Meuse-Argonne Campaign.
History of WWI: Gallipoli & The Middle East (From The Dardanelles To Mesopotamia)
History of WWI: Gallipoli & The Middle East (From The Dardanelles To Mesopotamia) by Edward J Erickson ISBN: 9781908273093
Published by Amber Books Ltd on March 2nd 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Turkey & Ottoman Empire
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Written by a Turkish speaking former US Army officer, the author of several other books on the Ottoman army in World War One. Dr. Erickson is speaking at our 2012 WW1HA national seminar.
The Stomach for Fighting: Food and the Soldiers of the Great War
The Stomach for Fighting: Food and the Soldiers of the Great War by Rachel Duffett ISBN: 9780719099878
Published by Manchester University Press on November 1st 2015
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: Impressive scholarly examination of the significance of food in maintaining troop morale and physical fighting capacity on the Western Front.
First World War Britain: 1914-1919
First World War Britain: 1914-1919 by Peter Doyle ISBN: 9780747810988
Published by Shire Publications on June 19th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Social History
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: Life on the home front. Outlines the social upheaval, official restrictions and privations of total war that impacted the home front.
Pour la France: A Guide to the Formations and Units of French Land Forces 1914-18
Pour la France: A Guide to the Formations and Units of French Land Forces 1914-18 by Michael Cox, Graham Watson ISBN: 9781907677144
Published by Helion on 2012
Genres: History, France, Military, World War I
Pages: 539
Len's Summary: A unique English language guide to the French Army detailing its expansion from 43 infantry divisions in 1914 to140 infantry divisions in 1918; with a list of general officers and other useful detail. -- A rare English language guide to the French army. // Builds on the work on the first volume’s coverage of French regiments and divisions. // The first of two volumes including as well a listing of those divisions of the British, Italian and America armies coming under French command. A useful reference.
A Nurse at the Front: The Great War Diaries of Sister Edith Appleton. Edited by Ruth Cowen
A Nurse at the Front: The Great War Diaries of Sister Edith Appleton. Edited by Ruth Cowen by Ruth Cowen, Edith Appleton ISBN: 9780857202246
Published by Simon and Schuster on March 1st 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, Personal Memoirs, World War I
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: War diaries of a British nurse.
The Russian Revolution: World War to Civil War 1917-1921
The Russian Revolution: World War to Civil War 1917-1921 by Nik Cornish ISBN: 9781848843752
Published by Pen and Sword on July 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Revolutionary, Europe, Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: The Russo-German peace of Brest-Litovsk and subsequent civil war fought on many fronts and with much outside intervention. A History Book Club selection written by the former President of the Eastern Front Association.
The United States in World War I: A Bibliographic Guide
The United States in World War I: A Bibliographic Guide by James T. Controvich ISBN: 9780810883062
Published by Scarecrow Press on July 30th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Reference, Bibliographies & Indexes
Pages: 649
Len's Summary: A research tool for students and scholars of WWI and American History.
Last Man Standing: The Memoirs of a Seaforth Highlander During the Great War
Last Man Standing: The Memoirs of a Seaforth Highlander During the Great War by Richard Van Emden, Norman Collins ISBN: 184884865X
Published by Pen and Sword on July 19th 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: Memoirs of a British infantry subaltern illustrated with his own photographs.
The World War I Memoirs of Robert P. Patterson: A Captain in the Great War
The World War I Memoirs of Robert P. Patterson: A Captain in the Great War by Robert Porter Patterson, Gary J. Clifford ISBN: 9781572338821
Published by Univ. of Tennessee Press on February 7th 2012
Genres: History, General, Military, World War II, World War I, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 136
Len's Summary: Under Secretary of War during WWII and later Secretary of War; Patterson won the DSC as a WWI infantry officer.
Suvla: August Offensive – Gallipoli
Suvla: August Offensive - Gallipoli by Stephen Chambers ISBN: 9781848845435
Published by Pen and Sword on February 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Middle East, Turkey & Ottoman Empire
Pages: 250
Len's Summary: Battle analysis and tour guide wrapped into one volume. -- Story of a mismanaged initially unopposed landing that led only to stalemate.
1914-1918 – An Eyewitness to War
1914-1918 - An Eyewitness to War by Bob Carruthers ISBN: 9781781581346
on June 15th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Veterans, Essays, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 300
Len's Summary: A collection of essays from the participants. -- Four recollections from primary sources reflecting little-known aspects of the conflict.
Big Gun Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations 1914-1945
Big Gun Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations 1914-1945 by Ian Buxton ISBN: 9781848321243
Published by Pen & Sword Books on January 1st 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War II, World War I, Naval
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Designed and built specifically to provide heavy, shore bombardment particularly along the Flanders coast, these ships were also employed in WWII. A revision and update of a 1978 work. // The Royal Navy designed the first of these unusual vessels in late 1914 to bombard German coastal emplacements in Flanders. The earliest models mounted Bethlehem Steel 14-inch inch guns and turrets.
British Battleships of World War One
British Battleships of World War One by R. A. Burt ISBN: 9781591140535
Published by Naval Institute Press on November 15th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: Revised edition of an excellent and detailed reference work.
Salute of Guns
Salute of Guns by Donald Boyd ISBN: 1848848501
Published by Pen & Sword Military on October 1st 2012
Genres: History, Military, Weapons, World War I, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 235
Len's Summary: Memoir of a British artillerist who, commissioned in the Territorial Force, served on the front lines from 1915 to 1918.
Militarism in a Global Age: Naval Ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I
Militarism in a Global Age: Naval Ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I by Dirk Bönker ISBN: 9780801450402
Published by Cornell University Press on March 6th 2012
Genres: History, Military, Naval, World War I, United States, 20th Century
Pages: 421
Len's Summary: Argues that a common militarism existed in Germany and America where naval elites shared similar outlooks and goals.
The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America’s Entry into World War I
The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry into World War I by Thomas Boghardt ISBN: 1612511481
Published by US Naval Institute Press on October 15th 2012
Pages: 319
Len's Summary: The author contends that Zimmerman’s telegram was a spontaneous initiative, not part of an overall German strategy. In America, he asserts, it proved divisive, alienating isolationists, pacifists, and lawmakers.
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
