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My Seventy-Five: The Journal of a French Gunner August-September 1914

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My Seventy-Five: The Journal of a French Gunner August-September 1914My Seventy-Five: The Journal of a French Gunner August-September 1914 by Paul Lintier
ISBN: 9781907677304
Published by Helion on February 1st 2011
Pages: 128

Len's Summary: A rare translation of a French WWI memoir.

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Get Tough Stay Tough: Shaping the Canadian Corps, 1914-1918

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Get Tough Stay Tough: Shaping the Canadian Corps, 1914-1918Get Tough Stay Tough: Shaping the Canadian Corps, 1914-1918 by Kenneth Radley
ISBN: 9781909982864
Published by Helion on October 30th 2014
Genres: History, Canada, Military, World War I
Pages: 424

Len's Summary: How “the shock troops of the British Empire” were trained and motivated.

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‘A Moonlight Massacre’ – The Night Operation on the Passchendaele Ridge, 2 December 1917: The Forgotten Last Act of the Third Battle of Ypres

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‘A Moonlight Massacre’ – The Night Operation on the Passchendaele Ridge, 2 December 1917: The Forgotten Last Act of the Third Battle of Ypres'A Moonlight Massacre' - The Night Operation on the Passchendaele Ridge, 2 December 1917: The Forgotten Last Act of the Third Battle of Ypres by Michael LoCicero
ISBN: 9781909982925
Published by Helion on December 4th 2014
Pages: 432

Len's Summary: The final, climactic act in the Third Ypres Battle.

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Through the Dark Night: The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven, Royal Artillery 1914-1918

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Through the Dark Night: The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven, Royal Artillery 1914-1918Through the Dark Night: The War Diary of the Master of Belhaven, Royal Artillery 1914-1918 by Ralph Hamilton
ISBN: 1874622833
on April 2007
Pages: 312

Len's Summary: Complete diary entries of a career officer supplemented by sketch maps.

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Fall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richthofen

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Fall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of RichthofenFall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richthofen by Leon Bennett
ISBN: 9781906033927
Published by Helion on August 19th 2011
Genres: History, Military, Aviation
Pages: 212

Len's Summary: This book is concerned with the aerial tactics of von Richthofen and his opponents developed over the Western Front.

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Three Wings for the Red Baron: Von Richthofen, Strategy, Tactics and Airplanes

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Three Wings for the Red Baron: Von Richthofen, Strategy, Tactics and AirplanesThree Wings for the Red Baron: Von Richthofen, Strategy, Tactics and Airplanes by Leon Bennett
ISBN: 9781907677137
Published by Helion on June 19th 2011
Genres: History, Military, Aviation
Pages: 237

Len's Summary: The story of Red Baron and his famous tri-plane fighter.

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Landrecies to Cambrai: Case Studies of German Offensive and Defensive Operations on the Western Front 1914-1917

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Landrecies to Cambrai: Case Studies of German Offensive and Defensive Operations on the Western Front 1914-1917Landrecies to Cambrai: Case Studies of German Offensive and Defensive Operations on the Western Front 1914-1917 by Graeme Chamley Wynne
ISBN: 9781909384033
Published by Helion on June 1st 2013
Pages: 192

Len's Summary: Reprints of analytical articles appearing in the British Army Quarterly from 1924 to 1939.

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War Surgery, 1914-1918

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War Surgery, 1914-1918War Surgery, 1914-1918 by Thomas Scotland, Steven Heys
ISBN: 9781909384408
Published by Helion on December 19th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Medical, Surgery, General, Essays
Pages: 287

Len's Summary: Ten essays ranging over the field of surgery as practiced in The Great War.

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Pour la France: A Guide to the Formations and Units of French Land Forces 1914-18

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Pour la France: A Guide to the Formations and Units of French Land Forces 1914-18Pour 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.

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Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945

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Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War Tanks and the New Warfare, 1900-1945Genesis, 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

Len's Summary: A collection of essays tracing the development of the tank and tank tactics.

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