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Tip and Run: The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa

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Tip and Run: The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in AfricaTip and Run: The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa by Edward Paice
ISBN: 0297847090
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on August 1st 2007
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Africa
Pages: 560

Len's Summary: A retelling of the familiar story of the long and largely futile British campaign against German General Paul von Lettow Vorbeck, a masterful nineteenth century-style guerrilla fighter with a persistently romantic image. See also The First World War in Africa, Hew Strachan, Oxford, 2004 and The Forgotten War, Ross Anderson, Tempus, 2004.

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1918: A Very British Victory

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1918: A Very British Victory1918: A Very British Victory by Peter Hart
ISBN: 9780297846529
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on October 7th 2008
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I
Pages: 552

Len's Summary: A new look at the final German and British offensives of 1918, now available in the America from Orion for $29.95. Also available as an audio book.

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The Day We Won the War: Turning Point at Amiens 8th August 1918

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The Day We Won the War: Turning Point at Amiens 8th August 1918The Day We Won the War: Turning Point at Amiens 8th August 1918 by Charles Messenger
ISBN: 0297852817
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on March 3rd 2009
Pages: 288

Len's Summary: The fateful day Ludendorff became convinced the German army was beaten. // Ninetieth anniversary analysis of the August 1918 break- through at Amiens which opened the victorious “100 days” ending World War I. The mixed arms attack of the British 4th Army also included troops from Australia, Canada and America.

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Cambrai 1917: The Myth of the First Great Tank Battle

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Cambrai 1917: The Myth of the First Great Tank BattleCambrai 1917: The Myth of the First Great Tank Battle by Bryn Hammond
ISBN: 9780297845539
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on November 4th 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Great Britain
Pages: 500

Len's Summary: The author asserts that that innovative artillery tactics, not tanks (400 of them), were responsible for short-lived British successes at Cambrai. // The author sees the battle as a draw, but a nonetheless useful lesson leading toward more mobile warfare.

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