The League: The Story of Average Americans on the Hunt for WWI Spies

The League:  The Story of Average Americans on the Hunt for WWI SpiesThe League: The Story of Average Americans on the Hunt for WWI Spies by Bill Mills
ISBN: 162087508X
Published by Skyhorse Publishing on May 1st 2013
Pages: 256

Len's Summary: The story of 250 thousand volunteers — amateur G-Men — looking for spies, saboteurs and subversion amid the paranoia of WWI-era America.

July 1914: Countdown to War

July 1914: Countdown to WarJuly 1914: Countdown to War by Sean McMeekin
ISBN: 9780465060740
Published by Basic Books on April 29th 2014
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Political Science, International Relations
Pages: 460

Len's Summary: Analysis of the frenetic activities of often desperate diplomats and more sanguine soldiers by the winner of the 2011 WW1HA Tomlinson Book Prize. A fast-paced account of some of the most important decisions of the 20th century. The author spares no one, but lays much of the blame on France and Russia. See also The Lions of July: Prelude to War, 1914,William Jannen, Presidio Press, 1997.

The Ships of Scapa Flow

The Ships of Scapa FlowThe Ships of Scapa Flow by Campbell McCutcheon
ISBN: 1445633868
Published by Amberley Publishing on March 1st 2014
Pages: 96

Len's Summary: British Home Fleet naval base in two world wars and the grave yard of the Imperial German High Seas Fleet.

Wounded: A New History of the Western Front in World War I

Wounded: A New History of the Western Front in World War IWounded: A New History of the Western Front in World War I by Emily R. Mayhew
ISBN: 9780199322459
Published by Oxford University Press on November 12th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 275

British Artillery on the Western Front in the First World War; The Infantry Cannot Do with a Gun Less

British Artillery on the Western Front in the First World War; The Infantry Cannot Do with a Gun LessBritish Artillery on the Western Front in the First World War; The Infantry Cannot Do with a Gun Less by Sanders Marble
ISBN: 9781409411109
Published by Ashgate Publishing on March 28th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Weapons
Pages: 285

Len's Summary: It was not the machinegun, but rather artillery which dominated trench warfare of 1914-1918.

Artillery in the Great War

Artillery in the Great WarArtillery in the Great War by Paul Strong, Sanders Marble
ISBN: 1783030127
Published by Pen & Sword Books on January 1st 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 246

Len's Summary: In all armies on the Western Front artillery was the dominant arm in both attack and defense. -- A look at the deciding weapon of the war. Sanders Marble is historian at the US Army Medical Museum and a frequent speaker at WFA seminars.

1914: Fight the Good Fight: Britain, the Army and the Coming of War

1914: Fight the Good Fight: Britain, the Army and the Coming of War1914: Fight the Good Fight: Britain, the Army and the Coming of War by Allan Mallinson
ISBN: 9781446463505
Published by Random House on September 2nd 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, World
Pages: 624

Len's Summary: A British novelist and historian trackles the pre-war army and opening weeks of the war as the “Old Contemptables” retreat before overwhelming German numbers.

Passchendaele: The Anatomy of a Tragedy

Passchendaele: The Anatomy of a TragedyPasschendaele: The Anatomy of a Tragedy by Andrew Macdonald
ISBN: 9781775540304
Published by HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand on September 1st 2013
Pages: 304

Len's Summary: Examines the experiences of the New Zealand Division at the Third Battle of Ypres in October 1917, as well as the roles of infantry, artillery and engineers from the UK and the dominions in this muddy battle of attrition.

Ballplayers in the Great War: Newspaper Accounts of Major Leaguers in World War I Military Service

Ballplayers in the Great War: Newspaper Accounts of Major Leaguers in World War I Military ServiceBallplayers in the Great War: Newspaper Accounts of Major Leaguers in World War I Military Service by Gary Mitchem, Mark Durr, Jim Leeke
ISBN: 9780786475469
Published by McFarland & Company on September 15th 2013
Genres: Sports & Recreation, Baseball, General, History, Military, World War I, Language Arts & Disciplines, Journalism
Pages: 258

Len's Summary: Annotated accounts of major leaguers who interrupted their careers to serve.

Somme Intelligence: Fourth Army HQ 1916

Somme Intelligence: Fourth Army HQ 1916Somme Intelligence: Fourth Army HQ 1916 by William Langford
ISBN: 9781781590829
Published by Pen and Sword on August 5th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 160

Len's Summary: Based on a soldier’s handwritten journal of documents, intercepted messages, prisoner interrogations and other materials.

Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands Prepared for War 1900-1925

Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands Prepared for War 1900-1925Defending Neutrality: The Netherlands Prepared for War 1900-1925 by Wim Klinkert
ISBN: 9789004227477
Published by Brill on June 1st 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I
Pages: 328

Len's Summary: Neutral Holland’s experience of WWI, when its army was mobilized against German invasion, its colonial trade largely cut off by British blockade, and its social fabric stressed almost to the breaking point.

The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World

The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the WorldThe Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World by Greg King, Sue Woolmans
ISBN: 9781250000163
Published by Macmillan on September 3rd 2013
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Royalty, History, Military, World War I, Europe, Austria & Hungary
Pages: 432

Len's Summary: Tells the story of the act that sparked WWI while examining the family life, personality and politics of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the context of the Habsburg ruling house of a fissiparous multi-national empire.

Poetry of the First World war: An Anthology

Poetry of the First World war: An AnthologyPoetry of the First World war: An Anthology by Tim Kendall
ISBN: 9780198703204
Published by Oxford University Press on July 15th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Poetry, Anthologies (multiple authors)
Pages: 312

The First World War: The War to End All Wars

The First World War: The War to End All WarsThe First World War: The War to End All Wars by Geoffrey Jukes
ISBN: 9781782002802
Published by Osprey Publishing on June 18th 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, World War I, Pictorial
Pages: 364

Len's Summary: A narrative survey history of the conflict summarizing action on all fronts including Italy and Palestine.

The New Death: American Modernism and World War I

The New Death: American Modernism and World War IThe New Death: American Modernism and World War I by Pearl James
ISBN: 9780813934075
Published by University of Virginia Press on April 22nd 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Literary Criticism, American, General
Pages: 259

Len's Summary: The author explores the changing meaning of death in America following WWI through an examination of the writings of Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner among others.

Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War 1914-1918

Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War 1914-1918Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War 1914-1918 by Robert Jackson
ISBN: B00BYWCLPU
Published by Osprey on April 20th 2013
Pages: 173

Len's Summary: The capture, internment, escape attempts, punishments and day-to-day boredom of prisoners of War. Another more scholarly treatment may be found in Prisoners, Diplomats and the Great War: A Study in the Diplomacy of Captivity, Richard B. Speed, III (Greenwood 1990).

A Doctor on the Western Front: The Diaries of Henry Owens 1914-1918

A Doctor on the Western Front: The Diaries of Henry Owens 1914-1918A Doctor on the Western Front: The Diaries of Henry Owens 1914-1918 by Henry Owens, John Hutton
ISBN: 9781781593066
Published by Pen & Sword Military on July 1st 2013
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, History, Military, World War I, Literary Collections, Diaries & Journals
Pages: 201

Len's Summary: The diaries of a Norfolk medical doctor who volunteered for the Royal Medical Corps in 1914. -- War diary of a British physician who spent four years behind the front treating the wounded of three armies.

Germany’s Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1915

Germany’s Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1915Germany’s Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1915 by Mark Osborne Humphries, John Maker
ISBN: 155458051X
Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press on March 1st 2010
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I, Strategy
Pages: 413

Len's Summary: Offers German perspective on the battles of 1915.

The Great War (Imperial War Museums)

The Great War (Imperial War Museums)The Great War (Imperial War Museums) by Mark Holborn, Hilary Roberts
ISBN: 0385350708
Published by Knopf on October 29th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 504

Len's Summary: A large-format coffee table pictorial history of the conflict with 380 period photographs; issued to commemorate the 1914-18 centennial.

Luxembourgers in the First World War: An Inventory

Luxembourgers in the First World War: An InventoryLuxembourgers in the First World War: An Inventory by David Heal
ISBN: B00UJV70GM
Published by David Heal on March 10th 2015
Pages: 478

Len's Summary: An inventory of Luxembourgers who fought in all armies including the German, as well as Luxembourg civilians shot by the Germans and French.

Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War

Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to WarCatastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings
ISBN: 9780307597052
Published by Random House Incorporated on September 24th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 688

Len's Summary: One of a spate of recent books tracing the road to war in 1914. See also The Origins of the War of 1914 (in three volumes), Luigi Albertini (Enigma Books, 2005 reprint). An acclaimed and lengthy analysis written in the 1930s by an Italian historian.

The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War

The Great War: A Combat History of the First World WarThe Great War: A Combat History of the First World War by Peter Hart
ISBN: 9780199976270
Published by Oxford University Press on May 9th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 522

Len's Summary: A new narrative survey history of the conflict finds that Britain tipped the balance with a crucial assist from America. Hart is the author if earlier books on Gallipoli and the Somme, as well as on the Irish Republican Army and Irish patriot Michael Collins.

A Journalist’s Diplomatic Mission: Ray Stannard Baker’s World War I Diary

A Journalist’s Diplomatic Mission: Ray Stannard Baker’s World War I DiaryA Journalist’s Diplomatic Mission: Ray Stannard Baker’s World War I Diary by Ray Stannard Baker
ISBN: 9780807144237
Published by LSU Press on February 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 504

Len's Summary: Baker was a well-known muck-raking journalist and key Wilson campaign staffer tasked by the President with assessing the European situation in 1917-18; Baker was also Wilson’ press secretary at the Paris peace conference of 1919.

1913: the Eve of War

1913: the Eve of War1913: The Eve of War by Paul Ham
Published by Endeavour Press Ltd. on November 5th 2013

Len's Summary: A simplistic overview; save your money. There are several other new and far better treatments of this theme including The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark

Posters of the Great War

Posters of the Great WarPosters of the Great War by Frederick Hadley, Martin Pegler
ISBN: 9781781592892
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on August 19th 2013
Genres: Art, Prints, History, Military, World War I
Pages: 160

Len's Summary: In the days before radio and TV, the large-format poster was a prime means of advertising. These posters were produced to inspire patriotism and support for WWI.

Listening to Ludendorff: A Clandestine Belgian military Wireless Station Behind German Lines, 1915-1919

Listening to Ludendorff: A Clandestine Belgian military Wireless Station Behind German Lines, 1915-1919Listening to Ludendorff: A Clandestine Belgian military Wireless Station Behind German Lines, 1915-1919 by Paul Goldschmidt, Brendan Richard Whyte
ISBN: 9781908336712
Published by Tommies Guides on July 1st 2013
Pages: 187

Len's Summary: Translation of a Belgian work on a secret radio station used for warning of Zeppelin raids and German troop movements.

Slaughter on the Somme, 1916: Complete War Dairies of the British Army’s Worst Day

Slaughter on the Somme, 1916: Complete War Dairies of the British Army’s Worst DaySlaughter on the Somme, 1916: Complete War Dairies of the British Army’s Worst Day by Martin Mace, John Grehan
ISBN: 9781848847705
Published by Pen & Sword Military on July 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 514

Len's Summary: Never-ending fascination with the mud and blood of the Somme. -- The raw material of history.

War in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War

War in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great WarWar in Peace: Paramilitary Violence in Europe after the Great War by Robert Gerwarth, John Horne
ISBN: 9780199686056
Published by OUP Oxford on October 3rd 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Former Soviet Republics, Military, World War I, Revolutionary, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Modern, 20th Century, Social History, Political Science, Political Freedom
Pages: 256

Len's Summary: Conflicts lasting through 1923 broke out in Ireland, Italy, Eastern and Central Europe, and Turkey.

Mapping the First World War Battlefields of the Great Conflict from Above

Mapping the First World War Battlefields of the Great Conflict from AboveMapping the First World War Battlefields of the Great Conflict from Above by Simon Forty
ISBN: 9781844862184
Published by Bloomsbury USA on January 7th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 144

Len's Summary: Over 120 illustrations with more than 100 maps and charts representing the best in wartime cartography, most of it drawn from aerial reconnaissance.

Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 – December 1915

Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 – December 1915Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 – December 1915 by M. Ryan Floyd
ISBN: 9781137334114
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on September 5th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, United States, 20th Century, Political Science
Pages: 262

Len's Summary: Traces Wilson’s ultimately unsuccessful efforts to keep America out of war in the face of political, economic and financial imperatives.

Victory on the Western Front: The Final Battles of World War One

Victory on the Western Front: The Final Battles of World War OneVictory on the Western Front: The Final Battles of World War One by Martin Marix Evans
ISBN: 1782122362
Published by Arcturus Publishing Limited on August 1st 2013
Pages: 208

Len's Summary: The final hundred days by a formidable British historian and author.

The Short Story and the First World War

The Short Story and the First World WarThe Short Story and the First World War by Ann-Marie Einhaus
ISBN: 9781107038431
Published by Cambridge University Press on July 31st 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Literary Criticism, General, European
Pages: 219

Len's Summary: By focusing on other than poetry, this study challenges conventional cultural perceptions. See also The Penguin Book of First World War Stories, Penguin Classics, 2007

The Great War and Veterans’ Internationalism

The Great War and Veterans’ InternationalismThe Great War and Veterans’ Internationalism by Julia Eichenberg, John Paul Newman
ISBN: 9781137281623
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on November 20th 2013
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Veterans, World, Modern, 20th Century, Essays, Social History
Pages: 248

Len's Summary: A collection of essays presenting portraits of the ex-soldiers and women who banded to together in a world-wide network aimed at defending their rights, families, and their commitment to peace.

Trench Talk: Words of the First World War

Trench Talk: Words of the First World WarTrench Talk: Words of the First World War by Peter Doyle, Julian Walker
ISBN: 9780752471549
Published by History Press on January 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Language Arts & Disciplines, Linguistics, Etymology
Pages: 256

Len's Summary: How soldiers’ slang merged into everyday language.

Disturbing Practices: History, Sexuality, and Women’s Experience of Modern War

Disturbing Practices: History, Sexuality, and Women’s Experience of Modern WarDisturbing Practices: History, Sexuality, and Women's Experience of Modern War by Laura Doan
ISBN: 9780226001616
Published by University of Chicago Press on May 1st 2013
Genres: History, General, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Social Science, Lesbian Studies, Women's Studies
Pages: 288

Len's Summary: A scholarly study of female sexuality against the backdrop of WWI England where women’s roles were in flux in a world without norms

100 Days to Victory: How the Great War Was Fought and Won

100 Days to Victory: How the Great War Was Fought and Won100 Days to Victory: How the Great War Was Fought and Won by Saul David
ISBN: 9781444763386
Published by Hodder & Stoughton on May 8th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 544

Len's Summary: Looks at the events on 100 significant days from 1914 to 1918 including battles outside the Western Front.

The Great War: A World War I Historical Collection

The Great War: A World War I Historical CollectionThe Great War: A World War I Historical Collection by Robert J. Dalessandro, Erin R. Mahan
ISBN: 9780794837402
Published by Whitman Pub Llc on April 23rd 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 187

Len's Summary: The authors are respectively US Army Chief of Military History and Chief Historian in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This popular history released in time for the WWI centennial is intended for general readers.

Empires of the Dead: How One Man’s Vision Led to the Creation of WWI’s War Graves

Empires of the Dead: How One Man’s Vision Led to the Creation of WWI’s War GravesEmpires of the Dead: How One Man’s Vision Led to the Creation of WWI’s War Graves by David Crane
ISBN: 9780007456680
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited on March 27th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Social Science, Death & Dying
Pages: 304

Len's Summary: The story of Fabian Ware, a Red Cross worker whose vision resulted in the creation of a graves registration commission.

World War I Student Guide

World War I Student GuideWorld War I Student Guide by Nancy J. Cramer
ISBN: 9780985760304
Published by Author on 2012
Pages: 96

Len's Summary: Intended as a source and guide for students and teachers embarking on a study of The Great War. Order from nancycramer31@yahoo.com.

Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada’s World Wars

Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada’s World WarsWarlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada’s World Wars by Tim Cook
ISBN: 9780143177784
Published by Penguin Group (Canada) on October 22nd 2013
Pages: 488

Len's Summary: War leadership roles of two major Canadian political figures and the emergence of Canada as a self-governing Dominion managing its own foreign policy. Also published in 2001 and 2012 by Allen Lane.