ISBN: 0674030516
Published by Harvard University Press on September 1st 2008
Genres: Military, Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 341
Len's Summary: The author is Associate Professor of History at the University of Colorado-Boulder who spoke at the WFA 2006 National Seminar. This is highly personal, powerful and moving perspective on The Great War drawn from hundreds of letters exchanged by a French newlywed couple separated by the conflict. Dr. Hanna is also the author of The Mobilization of Intellect: French Scholars and Writers during the Great War (Harvard, 1996).
In the Footsteps of the Canadian Corps: Canada’s First World War, 1914-1918
In the Footsteps of the Canadian Corps: Canada's First World War, 1914-1918 by Angus Brown
ISBN: 1894673247
on January 1st 2006
Pages: 160
ISBN: 1894673247
on January 1st 2006
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: A picture history of Canada in The Great War, available from the Canadian War Museum.
The Foe Within: Fantasies of Treason and the End of Imperial Russia
The Foe Within: Fantasies of Treason and the End of Imperial Russia by William C. Fuller
ISBN: 0801444268
Published by Cornell University Press on April 13th 2006
Genres: Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pages: 286
ISBN: 0801444268
Published by Cornell University Press on April 13th 2006
Genres: Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pages: 286
Len's Summary: How often unfounded suspicions of betrayal of military secrets by German spies in the pay of Germany undermined the monarchy and helped pave the way to the overthrow of the Romanovs.
Liberty Theatres of the United States Army, 1917-1919
Liberty Theatres of the United States Army, 1917-1919 by Weldon B. Durham
ISBN: 9780786425396
Published by McFarland & Company on January 1st 2006
Genres: Japan, Military, United States, Theater
Pages: 219
ISBN: 9780786425396
Published by McFarland & Company on January 1st 2006
Genres: Japan, Military, United States, Theater
Pages: 219
Len's Summary: In in-depth look at the 42 theatres built by the War Department aimed at presenting "morally uplifting" plays and motion pictures for the Doughboys in training.
Through German Eyes: The British & The Somme, 1916
Through German Eyes: The British & The Somme, 1916 by Christopher Duffy
ISBN: 0753822024
Published by Phoenix on September 1st 2007
Pages: 384
ISBN: 0753822024
Published by Phoenix on September 1st 2007
Pages: 384
Len's Summary: One of several new studies of the Somme published to coincide with the 90th anniversary of that battle. Also available in the US from Casemate Publishing. Duffy is a prolific British military historian.
Naval Blockades in Peace and War: An Economic History since 1750
Naval Blockades in Peace and War: An Economic History since 1750 by Lance E. Davis, Stanley L. Engerman
ISBN: 1107406153
Published by Cambridge University Press on July 9th 2012
Pages: 464
ISBN: 1107406153
Published by Cambridge University Press on July 9th 2012
Pages: 464
Len's Summary: Detailed qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of blockades including the Napoleonic Wars, the War of 1812, the American Civil War and World Wars One and Two.
Touch and Intimacy in First World War Literature
Touch and Intimacy in First World War Literature by Santanu Das
ISBN: 9780521066877
Published by Cambridge University Press on June 19th 2008
Genres: Literary Criticism
Pages: 284
ISBN: 9780521066877
Published by Cambridge University Press on June 19th 2008
Genres: Literary Criticism
Pages: 284
Len's Summary: A study in the tragic obsession with the wounded body drawing on nurses' diaries and memoirs.
The Imperial German Army, 1914-1918: Organization, Structure, Orders of Battle
The Imperial German Army, 1914-1918: Organization, Structure, Orders of Battle by Herrman Cron
ISBN: 1874622299
Published by Helion & Company on December 1st 2006
Pages: 414
ISBN: 1874622299
Published by Helion & Company on December 1st 2006
Pages: 414
Len's Summary: Detailed orders of battle, lists of army commanders and chiefs of staff, the organization of army field branches, the home front and occupation forces. Available in the US from Casemate.
The Unfinished Peace after World War I: America, Britain and the Stabilisation of Europe, 1919-1932
The Unfinished Peace after World War I: America, Britain and the Stabilisation of Europe, 1919-1932 by Patrick O. Cohrs
ISBN: 9780521723435
Published by Cambridge University Press on February 11th 2008
Genres: Political Science, International Relations
Pages: 708
ISBN: 9780521723435
Published by Cambridge University Press on February 11th 2008
Genres: Political Science, International Relations
Pages: 708
Len's Summary: An original and revisionist thesis arguing that the real peace settlement of WWI was not incorporated in Versailles, but rather in the London reparations settlement of 1924 (the Dawes Plan) and the Locarno security pact of 1925 which fostered German reintegration into the community of nations and laid the realistic foundations for a European security system.
Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947
Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 by Christopher Clark
ISBN: 9780141904023
Published by Belknap Press on September 6th 2007
Pages: 816
ISBN: 9780141904023
Published by Belknap Press on September 6th 2007
Pages: 816
Len's Summary: A survey history of Prussia.
Rats Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front, 1914-1918
Rats Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front, 1914-1918 by Peter Chasseaud
ISBN: 9781862272767
Published by Spellmount on March 1st 2006
Pages: 416
ISBN: 9781862272767
Published by Spellmount on March 1st 2006
Pages: 416
If Love Were All: The Story of Frances Stevenson and David Lloyd George
If Love Were All: The Story of Frances Stevenson and David Lloyd George by John Campbell
ISBN: 0224074644
Published by Jonathan Cape on July 25th 2006
Pages: 356
ISBN: 0224074644
Published by Jonathan Cape on July 25th 2006
Pages: 356
Len's Summary: The relationship between the British WWI-era Prime Minister and his long-time mistress; a story of a politician misbehaving in which Lloyd George comes out badly. Favorably reviewed by History Today.
Under Fire in the Dardanelles
Under Fire in the Dardanelles by Kira Charaton, Edward Cadogan
ISBN: 1844153746
on February 1st 2006
Pages: 208
ISBN: 1844153746
on February 1st 2006
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: Documents a serving officer's experiences.
Distant Victory: The Battle of Jutland and the Allied Triumph in the First World War
Distant Victory: The Battle of Jutland and the Allied Triumph in the First World War by Daniel Allen Butler
ISBN: 9780275990732
Published by Greenwood Publishing Group on January 1st 2006
Pages: 251
ISBN: 9780275990732
Published by Greenwood Publishing Group on January 1st 2006
Pages: 251
Len's Summary: A new, revisionist analysis of a controversial battle which the author asserts was a major British strategic victory rather than a tactical draw or narrow German triumph. Command leadership styles, he says, were more important to the outcome than technical idiosyncrasies of the various classes of dreadnoughts engaged. Most importantly, the battle set in motion the decisions by both sides that materially affected the outcome of the conflict.
British Battlecruisers, 1914-18
British Battlecruisers, 1914-18 by Lawrence Burr, Tony Bryan
ISBN: 1846030080
Published by Osprey Publishing on August 29th 2006
Genres: Military, Great Britain, Naval, Pictorial
Pages: 48
ISBN: 1846030080
Published by Osprey Publishing on August 29th 2006
Genres: Military, Great Britain, Naval, Pictorial
Pages: 48
Len's Summary: A richly illustrated companion volume to German Battlecruisers.
World War I in Cartoons
World War I in Cartoons by Mark Bryant
ISBN: 190494356X
Published by Grub Street on December 1st 2006
Pages: 160
ISBN: 190494356X
Published by Grub Street on December 1st 2006
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: Allied and German journalists go to war. Includes work by Bruce Bairnsfather, Art Young and Grosz.
The Battle for Palestine, 1917
The Battle for Palestine, 1917 by John D. Grainger
ISBN: 9781843832638
Published by Boydell Press on January 1st 2006
Pages: 292
ISBN: 9781843832638
Published by Boydell Press on January 1st 2006
Pages: 292
Len's Summary: A detailed analysis of the Allenby's campaign written from the British point of view. See also Hell in the Holy Land by David Woodward (Kentucky 2006). // The three battles for Gaza, with particular emphasis on the successful third British attack which led to the Christmas 1917 occupation of Jerusalem.
Thomas Boyd: Lost Author of the Lost Generation
Thomas Boyd: Lost Author of the Lost Generation by Brian Bruce
ISBN: 1931968330
Published by University Of Akron Press on May 30th 2006
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military
Pages: 188
ISBN: 1931968330
Published by University Of Akron Press on May 30th 2006
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military
Pages: 188
Len's Summary: First biography of the author of Through the Wheat (Nebraska, 2000), a novel of US Marines in World War One. A contemporary of Hemingway and Fitzgerald, Boyd served with the Sixth Marines at Soissons, Belleau Wood, St. Mihiel, and Blanc Mont, where he was severely gassed. For a review, go to www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/thomasboyd.html
Lawrence of Arabia: The Life, the Legend
Lawrence of Arabia: The Life, the Legend by Malcolm Brown
ISBN: 0500512388
Published by Thames & Hudson on October 31st 2005
Genres: Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 208
ISBN: 0500512388
Published by Thames & Hudson on October 31st 2005
Genres: Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: 180 illustrations including photos taken by Lawrence compiled by the author, who is a distinguished historian of the Great War working at the Imperial War Museum in London. Several of the photos taken by Lawrence appeared in the summer 2006 edition of MHQ - The Quarterly Journal of Military History.
The First World War as a Clash of Cultures
The First World War as a Clash of Cultures ISBN: 9781571133403
Published by Boydell & Brewer on January 1st 2006
Pages: 336
Published by Boydell & Brewer on January 1st 2006
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: Focuses on the images which German and British writers purveyed of each other's nation between 1900 and 1918.
A Month at the Front: The Diary of an Unknown Soldier
A Month at the Front: The Diary of an Unknown Soldier by Bodleian Library
ISBN: 1851243550
Published by Bodleian Library on November 30th 2006
Pages: 64
ISBN: 1851243550
Published by Bodleian Library on November 30th 2006
Pages: 64
Len's Summary: One month in the life of a soldier from the 12th East Surrey regiment.
Europe in the Era of Two World Wars: From Militarism and Genocide to Civil Society, 1900-1950
Europe in the Era of Two World Wars: From Militarism and Genocide to Civil Society, 1900-1950 by Volker R. Berghahn
ISBN: 9780691141220
Published by Princeton University Press on January 18th 2009
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9780691141220
Published by Princeton University Press on January 18th 2009
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: A study of how and why Europe moved from the violence of two industrialized wars through genocide to liberal capitalism on the American model.
Haig’s Generals
Haig's Generals by Ian F.W. Beckett
ISBN: 1844158926
Published by Pen & Sword Books on April 1st 2009
Pages: 217
ISBN: 1844158926
Published by Pen & Sword Books on April 1st 2009
Pages: 217
Len's Summary: Assesses the careers of Haig's principal subordinates in the BEF.
Gunning for the Red Baron
Gunning for the Red Baron by Leon Bennett
ISBN: 158544507X
Published by Texas A&M University Press on March 16th 2006
Genres: Military, Aviation
Pages: 216
ISBN: 158544507X
Published by Texas A&M University Press on March 16th 2006
Genres: Military, Aviation
Pages: 216
Len's Summary: The author is an aeronautical engineer and wrote Three Wings for the Red Baron, a study of aerodynamics. This work addresses aerial gunnery and marksmanship.
The Home Front 1914-1918: How Britain Survived the Great War
The Home Front 1914-1918: How Britain Survived the Great War by Ian F.W. Beckett
ISBN: 9781472908896
Published by A&C Black on December 31st 2013
Genres: Great Britain, Military, Social History
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781472908896
Published by A&C Black on December 31st 2013
Genres: Great Britain, Military, Social History
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: The author suggests Britain survived by working hard and keeping a stiff upper lip.
Wales and World War One
Wales and World War One by Robin Barlow
ISBN: 9781848518858
Published by Gomer Press on November 24th 2014
Pages: 248
ISBN: 9781848518858
Published by Gomer Press on November 24th 2014
Pages: 248
Len's Summary: A political and social history to be published in February 2006 and available on advance order from www.amazon.co.uk. If this book interests you, you may also want to obtain Hedd Wyn, a motion picture directed by Paul Turner, Northern Arts, 1992, 123 minutes, color in Welsh with English subtitles. This tale of a Welsh poet whose dreams of winning his country's most coveted literary prize are shattered by WWI was nominated for an Academy Award as best foreign film. The video is available from www.amazon.co.uk for £20 in PAL format.
Last Post: The Final Word From Our First World War Soldiers
Last Post: The Final Word From Our First World War Soldiers by Max Arthur
ISBN: 1780227418
Published by Orion Publishing on June 1st 2014
Pages: 272
ISBN: 1780227418
Published by Orion Publishing on June 1st 2014
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: One of several new books featuring interviews with a small and rapidly dwindling number of surviving British WWI veterans.
Duty Nobly Done: The History of the Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment
Duty Nobly Done: The History of the Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment by Sandy Antal
ISBN: 0973183489
Published by Walkerville Publishing on 2006
Pages: 838
ISBN: 0973183489
Published by Walkerville Publishing on 2006
Pages: 838
Len's Summary: One of the authors is a WFA member. A history of a distinguished Canadian regiment whose antecedents date back to French colonization in the 17th century. Much of the work is take up with the regiment's actions in the world wars at Gallipoli, on the Western Front, Dieppe, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Replete with campaign maps.
The Art of Staying Neutral: The Netherlands in the First World War, 1914-1918
The Art of Staying Neutral: The Netherlands in the First World War, 1914-1918 by Maartje M. Abbenhuis
ISBN: 9789053568187
Published by Amsterdam University Press on October 16th 2006
Genres: Western, Military
Pages: 423
ISBN: 9789053568187
Published by Amsterdam University Press on October 16th 2006
Genres: Western, Military
Pages: 423
Len's Summary: Holland remained mobilized throughout the war at great financial and social cost while its economy based on international trade withered in the face of the British blockade. Also see an earlier book on this same subject, The Netherlands and World War I: Espionage, Diplomacy and Survival, Hubert P. van Tuyll (Brill 2001).
Anti-Submarine Warfare in World War I: British Naval Aviation and the Defeat of the U-Boats
Anti-Submarine Warfare in World War I: British Naval Aviation and the Defeat of the U-Boats by John Abbatiello
ISBN: 9781135989545
Published by Routledge on May 2nd 2006
Genres: Military, Naval, Political Science
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781135989545
Published by Routledge on May 2nd 2006
Genres: Military, Naval, Political Science
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Effective British innovation against a new and deadly weapon.
Lafayette Escadrille: America’s Most Famous Squadron
Lafayette Escadrille: America’s Most Famous Squadron by Narayan Sengupta
on 2013
Pages: 202
on 2013
Pages: 202
Len's Summary: A useful summary history of Escadrille exploits and on the later lives of its pilots.
Recollections of the Great War in the Air
Recollections of the Great War in the Air by James R. McConnell, Bob Carruthers
ISBN: 1781580790
on March 1st 2012
Pages: 98
ISBN: 1781580790
on March 1st 2012
Pages: 98
Len's Summary: Reprint of a 1917 memoir by a Lafayette Escadrille pilot.
Pioneers of Aerial Combat: Air Battles of the First World War
Pioneers of Aerial Combat: Air Battles of the First World War by Michael Foley
ISBN: 9781781592724
on July 16th 2013
Genres: Military, Aviation
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9781781592724
on July 16th 2013
Genres: Military, Aviation
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: The title is misleading in that this book summarizes the development of British aviation before and during WWI.
The Retreat from Mons 1914: North: Casteau to Le CateauThe Western Front by Car, by Bike and on Foot
The Retreat from Mons 1914: North: Casteau to Le CateauThe Western Front by Car, by Bike and on Foot by Jon Cooksey
ISBN: 1783030380
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 19th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 160
ISBN: 1783030380
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 19th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 160
1914: A Novel
1914: A Novel by Charles B. Smith
ISBN: 9781494236007
Published by Createspace Independent Pub on March 15th 2014
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 647
ISBN: 9781494236007
Published by Createspace Independent Pub on March 15th 2014
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 647
Len's Summary: A novel of nine soldiers struggling to survive.
The Larks
The Larks by Jem Shaw
ISBN: 9781484060834
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on July 21st 2013
Pages: 390
ISBN: 9781484060834
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on July 21st 2013
Pages: 390
Len's Summary: Tale of an 18-year-old youth flying pursuit aircraft on the Western Front.
The Yanks Are Starving: A Novel of the Bonus Army
The Yanks Are Starving: A Novel of the Bonus Army by Glen Craney
ISBN: 9780981648446
Published by Brigid's Fire Press on October 15th 2013
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 562
ISBN: 9780981648446
Published by Brigid's Fire Press on October 15th 2013
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 562
Len's Summary: Follows eight Doughboys through WWI and into the post war era culminating in the 1932 veterans' Bonus March on Washington.
1914: A Novel
1914: A Novel by Jean Echenoz, Linda Coverdale
ISBN: 1595589112
Published by The New Press on January 2nd 2014
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 119
ISBN: 1595589112
Published by The New Press on January 2nd 2014
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 119
Len's Summary: A novel of France at war.
The Goliath Stone
The Goliath Stone by Charles Cobb
ISBN: 9781412029827
Published by Trafford Publishing Genres: Fiction, Suspense
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781412029827
Published by Trafford Publishing Genres: Fiction, Suspense
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: A British subaltern is tasked to retrieve the stolen Irish crown jewels from Romania just as these are sent to Russia on the eve of revolution in 1917.
Nation, Memory and Great War Commemoration: Mobilizing the Past in Europe, Australia and New Zealand
Nation, Memory and Great War Commemoration: Mobilizing the Past in Europe, Australia and New Zealand by Shanti Sumartojo, Ben Wellings
ISBN: 3034309376
Published by Peter Lang on April 23rd 2014
Pages: 329
ISBN: 3034309376
Published by Peter Lang on April 23rd 2014
Pages: 329
Len's Summary: Social history.