ISBN: 9780700618965
Published by University Press of Kansas on March 2nd 2013
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, United States
Pages: 411
Len's Summary: The history of the ten thousand men, part of the Second Division AEF, who made up the only large Marine unit to fight in World War One. The author is a Marine veteran with several other books under his belt.
The Nek: A Gallipoli Tragedy
The Nek: A Gallipoli Tragedy by Peter Burness
ISBN: 9781921966101
Published by Exisle Publishing on July 15th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781921966101
Published by Exisle Publishing on July 15th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: The failed attack of the Austrians on August 1, 1915. The real story was fictionalized in the 1981 Peter Wier film Gallipoli.
The Germans in Flanders 1917-1918
The Germans in Flanders 1917-1918 by David Bilton
ISBN: 9781848846500
Published by Pen and Sword on June 5th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781848846500
Published by Pen and Sword on June 5th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: Twenty three months of battles from the German point of view.
Prelude to Blitzkrieg: The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania
Prelude to Blitzkrieg: The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania by Michael B. Barrett
ISBN: 9780253008657
Published by Indiana University Press on October 23rd 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Germany, Military, World War I, Other
Pages: 399
ISBN: 9780253008657
Published by Indiana University Press on October 23rd 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Germany, Military, World War I, Other
Pages: 399
Len's Summary: Analysis of a little-known lightening campaign of conquest against Romania, which entered the war on the side of the Entente in 1916. Professor Barrett of the Citadel is the author of Operation Albion: The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands (IUP, 2008). See also the Tomlinson Prize-winning The Romanian Battlefront in World War I, Glenn E. Torrey (Kansas, 2012).
They Called Them Soldier Boys: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I
They Called Them Soldier Boys: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I by Gregory W. Ball
ISBN: 9781574415001
Published by University of North Texas Press on March 5th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, State & Local
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781574415001
Published by University of North Texas Press on March 5th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, State & Local
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A history of the Texas National Guard’s 7th Infantry Regiment from its federalization in 1917, training, overseas action and repatriation at war’s end.
Lawrence in Arabia: War Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Lawrence in Arabia: War Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson
ISBN: 9780385532938
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on August 6th 2013
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I, Political Science, International Relations, Diplomacy
Pages: 592
ISBN: 9780385532938
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on August 6th 2013
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I, Political Science, International Relations, Diplomacy
Pages: 592
Len's Summary: How the violent expulsion of the Ottomans and near-sighted Franco-British imperial policies led to a series of crises that began in 1918 and persist today.
The Western Front Companion: The Complete Guide to How the Armies Fought Four Devastating Years
The Western Front Companion: The Complete Guide to How the Armies Fought Four Devastating Years by Mark Adkin
ISBN: 9781845137106
Published by Aurum Press on October 1st 2013
Pages: 528
ISBN: 9781845137106
Published by Aurum Press on October 1st 2013
Pages: 528
Len's Summary: A heavily illustrated survey history of the war in the west which may make a good gift for friends and relatives needing more education on The Great War.
Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Woman in World War One
Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Woman in World War One by Kate Adie
ISBN: 9781444759693
Published by Hodder & Stoughton on April 10th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Social Science, Women's Studies
Pages: 416
ISBN: 9781444759693
Published by Hodder & Stoughton on April 10th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Social Science, Women's Studies
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: How women emerged from their domestic roles to take over the jobs abandoned by men serving in the forces.
The Cambridge History of the First World War, Three Volumes
The Cambridge History of the First World War by Jay Winter
ISBN: 9781107660588
Published by Cambridge University Press on March 24th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
ISBN: 9781107660588
Published by Cambridge University Press on March 24th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Len's Summary: A massive transnational guide to the military, political, social, economic and cultural aspects of the conflict.
A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire by Geoffrey Wawro
ISBN: 9780465057955
Published by Basic Books on April 28th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Europe, Austria & Hungary
Pages: 480
ISBN: 9780465057955
Published by Basic Books on April 28th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Europe, Austria & Hungary
Pages: 480
Len's Summary: Shows just hoe unready Austria-Hungary was to fight a modern industrialized war. The author, who teaches at North Texas University, has also produced superior monographs on the Franco-Prussian and Prusso-Italo-Austrian Wars of the 19th century.
With the Tanks, 1916-1918
With the Tanks 1916-1918 by W.H.L Watson
ISBN: 9781783463152
Published by Pen and Sword on March 11th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781783463152
Published by Pen and Sword on March 11th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Reminiscences of a front line volunteer.
The Great War
The Great War by Field Marshal von Hindenberg
ISBN: 9781848327245
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on February 1st 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781848327245
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on February 1st 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: Memoirs of a popular military leader and post-war politician.
Teenage Tommy
Teenage Tommy by Richard Van Emden
ISBN: 9781783032877
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on February 1st 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 178
ISBN: 9781783032877
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on February 1st 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 178
Len's Summary: Billed as the true story behind “War Horse.”
The First World War in the Middle East
The First World War in the Middle East by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
ISBN: 9781849042741
Published by Hurst on June 25th 2014
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781849042741
Published by Hurst on June 25th 2014
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Military, World War I
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: A broad brush socio-military treatment of the war in the Caucasus, Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Persia.
The Kaiser’s Army: The German Army in World War One
The Kaiser's Army: The German Army in World War One by David Stone
ISBN: 9781844862351
Published by Bloomsbury USA on October 13th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 512
ISBN: 9781844862351
Published by Bloomsbury USA on October 13th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 512
Len's Summary: A thorough examination of the German army’s organization, personnel, weapons and equipment along with an assessment of is strengths and weaknesses.
The First World War in 100 Objects: The Story of the Great War Told Through the Objects that Shaped It
The First World War in 100 Objects: The Story of the Great War Told Through the Objects that Shaped It by Gary Sheffield
ISBN: 9781780973968
on January 2nd 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781780973968
on January 2nd 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Gas masks, tanks, Zeppelins, Churchill’s cigar and other iconic objects of war described in brief paragraphs by one of England’s premier military historians.
Command and Morale: The British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918
Command and Morale: The British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918 by Gary Sheffield
ISBN: 9781781590218
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on March 1st 2014
Pages: 249
ISBN: 9781781590218
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on March 1st 2014
Pages: 249
Len's Summary: By a British historian of the first rank; recommended. // A look at the internal workings of the BEF by a premier British military historian.
Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945
Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945 by Alaric Searle
ISBN: 9781909982222
Published by Helion on February 19th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781909982222
Published by Helion on February 19th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: A collection of essays tracing the development of the tank and tank tactics.
A Home Front Diary, 1914-18
A Home Front Diary, 1914-18 by Lillie Scales
ISBN: 9781445618968
Published by Amberley Publishing on March 19th 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, Personal Memoirs, History, Military, World War I, Literary Collections, Diaries & Journals
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781445618968
Published by Amberley Publishing on March 19th 2014
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, Personal Memoirs, History, Military, World War I, Literary Collections, Diaries & Journals
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Diary of a British housewife whose family took in Belgian refugees and ANZAC soldiers.
Enemy on the Euphrates: The British Occupation of Iraq and the Great Arab Revolt 1914-1921
Enemy on the Euphrates: The British Occupation of Iraq and the Great Arab Revolt 1914-1921 by Ian Rutledge
ISBN: 0863567622
Published by Saqi Books on May 1st 2014
Pages: 471
ISBN: 0863567622
Published by Saqi Books on May 1st 2014
Pages: 471
Len's Summary: The British defeat of the Ottoman Turks left them in control of a fractious and nearly ungovernable territory between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers riven by sectarian and religious divisions which persist into the 21st century.
2CM “Big Bertha” and German Siege Artillery of World War I
2CM “Big Bertha” and German Siege Artillery of World War I by Marc Romanych
ISBN: 9781780960173
Published by Osprey Publishing on January 20th 2014
Genres: History, General, Europe, Germany, Military, Weapons, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, World War I
Pages: 48
ISBN: 9781780960173
Published by Osprey Publishing on January 20th 2014
Genres: History, General, Europe, Germany, Military, Weapons, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, World War I
Pages: 48
Len's Summary: Describes all German siege artillery from 28 to 42 centimeters and its role in WWI, particularly the destruction of the Liege and Namur forts in 1914.
1914: Voices from the Battlefield
1914: Voices from the Battlefield by Matthew Richardson
ISBN: 9781848847774
Published by Pen and Sword on October 2nd 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 296
ISBN: 9781848847774
Published by Pen and Sword on October 2nd 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 296
Len's Summary: Eyewitness accounts of the initial battles. -- Narrative emphasizing the experiences of ordinary British Tommies and sublantern.
The Long Shadow: Legacies pf the Great War in the Twentieth Century
The Long Shadow: Legacies pf the Great War in the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds
ISBN: 9780393351286
Published by W W NORTON & Company on June 8th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 544
ISBN: 9780393351286
Published by W W NORTON & Company on June 8th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 544
Len's Summary: Seeks to broaden our vision of the turbulent 20th century through the lens of the Great War.
The War of Attrition: Fighting the First World War
The War of Attrition: Fighting the First World War by William Philpott
ISBN: 9781468302684
Published by Overlook Press on June 26th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 400
ISBN: 9781468302684
Published by Overlook Press on June 26th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: Written by a Tomlinson Prize-winner, this work explores how a European conflict burgeoned into total, industrialized war of attrition bringing on the advent of the US as a major world power.
Mons 1914
Mons 1914 Published by Pen & Sword Digital on February 27th 2014
Len's Summary: Examines the first major encounter between British and German forces in Belgium. August 23, 1914.
Shellshocked Prophets: Former Anglican Army Chaplains in Inter-War Britain
Shellshocked Prophets: Former Anglican Army Chaplains in Inter-War Britain by Linda Parker
ISBN: 9781909982253
Published by Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc on January 19th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Religion, Christianity
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781909982253
Published by Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc on January 19th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Religion, Christianity
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: How the war impacted both the Church of England and wider society.
The Plan That Broke the World: The “Schlieffen Plan” and World War I
The Plan That Broke the World: The “Schlieffen Plan” and World War I by William D. O'Neil
ISBN: 9781481955850
Published by William D. O'Neil on March 11th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Business & Economics, Decision-Making & Problem Solving
Pages: 204
ISBN: 9781481955850
Published by William D. O'Neil on March 11th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Business & Economics, Decision-Making & Problem Solving
Pages: 204
Len's Summary: Flawed decision-making in the Imperial German army general staff.
Pioneer Battalions of the Great War
Pioneer Battalions of the Great War by K.W. Mitchinson
ISBN: 9781783461790
Published by Pen and Sword on February 10th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 336
ISBN: 9781783461790
Published by Pen and Sword on February 10th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: A new concept (copied by the US Army) designed to provide the Royal Engineers with labor and relieve the infantry from many fatiguing non-combat duties.
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan
ISBN: 0812980662
Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks on July 29th 2014
Pages: 784
ISBN: 0812980662
Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks on July 29th 2014
Pages: 784
Len's Summary: Breaks no new ground but still an important contribution to scholarship on the Great War. -- Part of a flood of new and revised writings examining causes of the Great War. This one is by a premier Canadian historian who wrote an acclaimed history of the Paris peace conference Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World. See also James Joll’s compact study The Origins of the First World War (Third Edition, Pearson, 2008) which sets a high standard for such analysis.
The Home Front in World War One: When Sheffield Went to War
The Home Front in World War One: When Sheffield Went to War by Scott Lomax
ISBN: 9781781592960
Published by Pen and Sword on January 15th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781781592960
Published by Pen and Sword on January 15th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: How the war changed a city.
Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I
Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I by Nick Lloyd
ISBN: 9780465074921
Published by Basic Books on January 28th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Europe, General
Pages: 400
ISBN: 9780465074921
Published by Basic Books on January 28th 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century, Europe, General
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: The end game: turning the tide on the Western Front in 1918 giving proper credit to American efforts. See also: Barrie Pitt, 1918: The Last Act, Pen &Sword, 2014, ISBN 0 4650 7492 8, $22.22 from Amazon; a paperback reprint of an excellent 1964 work.
The Outbreak of the First World War: Structure, Politics, and Decision-Making
The Outbreak of the First World War: Structure, Politics, and Decision-Making by Jack S. Levy, John A. Vasquez
ISBN: 9781107616028
Published by Cambridge University Press on March 21st 2014
Genres: Political Science, International Relations, General, History, Military, World War I
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781107616028
Published by Cambridge University Press on March 21st 2014
Genres: Political Science, International Relations, General, History, Military, World War I
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Scholarly essays present an interdisciplinary look at the war.
A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign
A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign by Edward G. Lengel
ISBN: 9781444350944
Published by John Wiley & Sons on May 5th 2014
Genres: History, General, History, Europe, Western, Military, World War I, World War II
Pages: 552
ISBN: 9781444350944
Published by John Wiley & Sons on May 5th 2014
Genres: History, General, History, Europe, Western, Military, World War I, World War II
Pages: 552
Len's Summary: Professor Lengel won the 2007 Tomlinson Book Prize for his monograph To Conquer Hell on the Meuse-Argonne, America’s bloodiest battle. As the title suggests, this book features analytical essays on French and German involvement by premier scholars from France, Australia, Germany, the US and the UK. Way too expensive. Get it from your local library.
The Great War Illustrated 1914: Archive and Colour Photographs of WWI
The Great War Illustrated 1914: Archive and Colour Photographs of WWI by William Langford
ISBN: 1781593469
Published by Pen & Sword Books on January 1st 2014
Pages: 368
ISBN: 1781593469
Published by Pen & Sword Books on January 1st 2014
Pages: 368
Len's Summary: First in a series of titles covering each year of the war.
I Fought for the Kaiser: Memoirs of a German Soldier
I Fought for the Kaiser: Memoirs of a German Soldier by Julius Koettgen, Bob Carruthers
Published by Amazon Digital Services on March 12th 2013
Published by Amazon Digital Services on March 12th 2013
Len's Summary: First published during the war under the title A German Deserter’s War Experience.
Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War
Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War by Paul Jankowski
ISBN: 9780199316892
Published by OUP USA on February 3rd 2014
Genres: History, General, Europe, France, Military, World War I
Pages: 336
ISBN: 9780199316892
Published by OUP USA on February 3rd 2014
Genres: History, General, Europe, France, Military, World War I
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: A new narrative history of WWI’s best known battle.
Nieuport 11/16 Bébé vs Fokker Eindecker
Nieuport 11/16 Bébé vs Fokker Eindecker by Jon Guttman
ISBN: 9781782003533
Published by Osprey Publishing on April 20th 2014
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, Aviation
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9781782003533
Published by Osprey Publishing on April 20th 2014
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, Aviation
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: The design, development, statistics and combat records of two iconic pursuit aircraft.
Q Ship vs U-boat
Q Ship vs U-boat by David Greentree
ISBN: 9781782002840
Published by Osprey Publishing on February 20th 2014
Genres: History, General, Military, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, Naval, World War I, Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9781782002840
Published by Osprey Publishing on February 20th 2014
Genres: History, General, Military, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, Naval, World War I, Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: Q ships came in all sizes in merchant freighter and fishing types. All were well armed designed to lure and sink surfaced U-boats.
The French Army in the First World War
The French Army in the First World War by Elizabeth Greenhalgh
ISBN: 9781107605688
Published by Cambridge University Press on November 13th 2014
Genres: History, Military, General, Europe, Modern, 20th Century, World War I
Pages: 480
ISBN: 9781107605688
Published by Cambridge University Press on November 13th 2014
Genres: History, Military, General, Europe, Modern, 20th Century, World War I
Pages: 480
Len's Summary: One of several books on belligerent armies being published 1n 2014 by Cambridge University Press. The author is a distinguished Australian military historian.
The Lewis Gun
The Lewis Gun by Neil Grant
ISBN: 9781782007913
Published by Osprey Publishing on March 20th 2014
Genres: Technology & Engineering, Military Science, History, Military, World War I, World War II, General, Weapons, Antiques & Collectibles
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9781782007913
Published by Osprey Publishing on March 20th 2014
Genres: Technology & Engineering, Military Science, History, Military, World War I, World War II, General, Weapons, Antiques & Collectibles
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: Invented by an American and adopted by the British, the Lewis was the best light machine gun of WWI.