At War in Distant Waters: British Colonial Defense in the Great War by Phillip G. Pattee ISBN: 9781612511948
Published by Cleis Press on October 15th 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, History, World War I
Pages: 273
Len's Summary: Economically dependent on international trade, Great Britain was vulnerable to German commerce raiders just as Tirpitz’ risk theory anticipated.
Prisoners of Britain: German Civilian and Combatant Internees During the First World War
Prisoners of Britain: German Civilian and Combatant Internees During the First World War by Panikos Panayi ISBN: 9780719078347
Published by Manchester University Press on February 5th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Great Britain, Military, World War I
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: By the end of the war, Britain held prisoner an unprecedented number of POWs and enemy aliens: over half a million worldwide including some 160,000 at one camp on the Isle of Man.
The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign Policy, 1865-1914
The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign Policy, 1865-1914 by T. G. Otte ISBN: 9781107613102
Published by Cambridge University Press on August 22nd 2013
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, General, 20th Century, Political Science, International Relations
Pages: 468
Len's Summary: Study of the underlying principles and elite perceptions that shaped British foreign policy before the outbreak of WWI. -- How British elites shaped foreign policy — a look at the pre-1914 arms race, balance of powder in Europe and the causes of WWI.
To Crown the Waves: The Great Navies of the First World War
To Crown the Waves: The Great Navies of the First World War by Vincent P. O'Hara, W. David Dickson, Richard Worth ISBN: 9781612510828
Published by Naval Institute Press on July 15th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Naval
Pages: 349
Len's Summary: The history, training, organization, doctrine, and materiel of the British Royal, French, Italian, German, Imperial Russian and American navies and how their unique characteristics governed how they fought in WWI.
Stretcher Bearer!
Stretcher Bearer! by Charles Horton ISBN: 9780745955667
Published by Lion Books on March 22nd 2013
Genres: World War I, Biography & Autobiography, Historical
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: Memoir of a volunteer stretcher bearer in the Royal Medical Corps who served at Ypres, Passchendeale and on the Somme.
The Rocky Road to the Great War: The Evolution of Trench Warfare to 1914
The Rocky Road to the Great War: The Evolution of Trench Warfare to 1914 by Nicholas Murray ISBN: 9781597975537
Published by Potomac Books, Inc. on August 31st 2013
Genres: History, Military, Strategy
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Trench warfare typified the 1914-18 Western, though not the Eastern, Front. This is an examination of the evolution in theory and practice of field fortification from 1877 to 1914.
Aisne 1914
Aisne 1914 by Andrew Uffindell ISBN: 9781848848016
Published by Pen & Sword Books Limited on May 30th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 215
Len's Summary: Fought from 12 to 15 September 1914, this was the final, failed attempt by the British to expand upon their success at the Marne. After these battles, the front became a gelid stalemate for nearly four years.
Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I
Verdun: The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I by John Mosier ISBN: 9781101621387
Published by Penguin on October 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: The author is an engaging contrarian writer (The Myth of the Great War, Harper, 2002) who teaches English at Loyola University in Louisiana. Fun to read, but not necessarily authoritative. According to Mosier eight distinct battles were fought for Verdun.
Unspeakable Regret
Unspeakable Regret by Sonny Moran ISBN: 978 0 9869 2492 0
on March 16th 2013
Len's Summary: The story of the first American military member, an Army nurse, to be killed in WWI
World War One Soldiers, 1914-1918
World War One Soldiers, 1914-1918 by Laurent Mirouze ISBN: B00MF11A5G
Published by Histoire et Collections on 2013
Len's Summary: Photos of surviving originals uniforms and equipment from private and public collections illustrated in full color on live models.
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 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.
A Fine Brother: The Life of Captain Flora Sandes
A Fine Brother: The Life of Captain Flora Sandes by Louise Miller ISBN: 9781846881848
Published by Alma on August 1st 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Military, Women
Pages: 423
Len's Summary: Sandes work as a nurse and soldier serving with the Serbian army changed public perceptions of women’s roles in war.
Reconstructing Faces: The Art and Wartime Surgery of Gillies, Pickerill, McIndoe and Mowiem
Reconstructing Faces: The Art and Wartime Surgery of Gillies, Pickerill, McIndoe and Mowiem by Murray C. Meikle ISBN: 9781877578397
Published by Otago University Press on January 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, Medical, Surgery, Plastic & Cosmetic
Pages: 264
Len's Summary: Facial reconstructive surgery in two world wars.
July 1914: Countdown to War
July 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.
Irish Canadian Conflict and the Struggle for Irish Independence, 1912, 1925
Irish Canadian Conflict and the Struggle for Irish Independence, 1912, 1925 by Robert McLaughlin ISBN: 9781442610972
Published by University of Toronto Press on January 11th 2013
Genres: History, Canada, General, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Modern, 20th Century, Social Science, Emigration & Immigration
Pages: 275
Len's Summary: How Irish- Canadians became actively involved in the Irish struggle for independence that straddled the WWI years.
Making the World Safe for Workers: Labor, the Left, and Wilsonian Internationalism
Making the World Safe for Workers: Labor, the Left, and Wilsonian Internationalism by Elizabeth McKillen ISBN: 9780252037870
Published by University of Illinois Press on October 8th 2013
Genres: History, United States, 20th Century, Political Science, Labor & Industrial Relations
Pages: 299
Len's Summary: Focuses on Wilson’s approach to labor, WWI, and peacemaking.
The Ships of Scapa Flow
The 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 I by Emily R. Mayhew ISBN: 9780199322459
Published by Oxford University Press on November 12th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 275
Years of Plenty, Years of Want: France and the Legacy of the Great War
Years of Plenty, Years of Want: France and the Legacy of the Great War by Benjamin F. Martin ISBN: 9780875804682
Published by Northern Illinois University Press on March 15th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, France
Pages: 239
Len's Summary: A political-social history of France from the early 1900s to the beginning of WWII.
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 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 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 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 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.
The Fall of Tsarism: Untold Stories of the February 1917 Revolution
The Fall of Tsarism: Untold Stories of the February 1917 Revolution by Semion Lyandres ISBN: 9780198713487
Published by Oxford University Press on September 2nd 2014
Genres: History, Revolutionary, Europe, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 322
Len's Summary: Based on interviews with leading participants in the uprising of February 1917 that toppled the House of Romanov. The author teaches at Notre Dame. -- Draws on new material available from interviews with participants.
Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres
Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres by Peter Liddle ISBN: 9780850525885
Published by Pen and Sword on May 14th 2014
Genres: History, Military, General
Pages: 544
Len's Summary: A multidimensional look at the 1917 Battle of Third Ypres by a much-honored British historian who delves into the archives of both sides.
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 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 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 1900-1925 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 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.
The Legacies of Two World Wars: European Societies in the Twentieth Century
The Legacies of Two World Wars: European Societies in the Twentieth Century by Lothar Kettenacker, Torsten Riotte ISBN: 9781782381150
Published by Berghahn Books on December 1st 2013
Genres: History, Europe, General, Modern, 20th Century, Social History
Pages: 332
Len's Summary: The relation between public opinion and war in Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany. -- Illustrates that distinctions between enthusiasm for war and concern for its consequences are seldom clear cut.
Poetry of the First World war: An Anthology
Poetry 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 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.
Militarism and the British Left, 1902-1914
Militarism and the British Left, 1902-1914 by Matthew Johnson ISBN: 9781137274120
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on January 18th 2013
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, Other, Modern, 20th Century, Social History
Pages: 247
Len's Summary: Prior to 1914, British socialists, Liberals and Laborites displayed ambivalent attitudes toward the military services.
The Battleship Builders: Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships
The Battleship Builders: Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships by Ian Johnston, Ian Buxton ISBN: 9781591140276
Published by US Naval Institute Press on April 15th 2013
Genres: History, Military, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: How the Royal Navy designed, built, armed and powered HMS Dreadnought and, in little more than a decade, 50 more of her type.
The New Death: American Modernism and World War I
The 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 1914-1918 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).
Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation’s Humanitarian Awakening
Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation’s Humanitarian Awakening by Julia Irwin ISBN: 9780199766406
Published by OUP USA on May 23rd 2013
Genres: History, United States, 20th Century, Modern, South, Political Science, International Relations, General, NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
Pages: 273
Len's Summary: The rise of the American Red Cross from Julia Ward Howe and the Civil War through WWI when it became our official private voluntary aid agency.
1913: The Year Before the Storm
1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies, Shaun Whiteside, Jamie Lee Searle ISBN: 1612193919
Published by Melville House on October 7th 2014
Genres: Art, History, Europe, General, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: A snapshot approach to the war month by month emphasizing cultural changes propelling Europe toward conflict. Engaging.
A Doctor on the Western Front: The Diaries of Henry Owens 1914-1918
A Doctor on the Western Front: The Diaries of Henry Owens 1914-1918 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, 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.
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
