Your Death Would Be Mine: Paul and Marie Pireaud in the Great War

Your Death Would Be Mine: Paul and Marie Pireaud in the Great WarYour Death Would Be Mine: Paul and Marie Pireaud in the Great War by Martha Hanna
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, 1914-1918In the Footsteps of the Canadian Corps: Canada's First World War, 1914-1918 by Angus Brown
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 RussiaThe 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

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, 1917-1919Liberty 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

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, 1916Through German Eyes: The British & The Somme, 1916 by Christopher Duffy
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 1750Naval 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

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 LiteratureTouch 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

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 BattleThe 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

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, 1919-1932The 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

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, 1600-1947Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 by Christopher Clark
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, 1914-1918Rats Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front, 1914-1918 by Peter Chasseaud
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 GeorgeIf 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

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 DardanellesUnder Fire in the Dardanelles by Kira Charaton, Edward Cadogan
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 WarDistant 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

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, 1914-18British 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

Len's Summary: A richly illustrated companion volume to German Battlecruisers.

World War I in Cartoons

World War I in CartoonsWorld War I in Cartoons by Mark Bryant
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, 1917The Battle for Palestine, 1917 by John D. Grainger
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 GenerationThomas 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

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 LegendLawrence of Arabia: The Life, the Legend by Malcolm Brown
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 CulturesThe First World War as a Clash of Cultures ISBN: 9781571133403
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 SoldierA 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

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, 1900-1950Europe 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

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 GeneralsHaig's Generals by Ian F.W. Beckett
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 BaronGunning 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

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 WarThe 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

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 OneWales and World War One by Robin Barlow
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 SoldiersLast 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

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 RegimentDuty Nobly Done: The History of the Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment by Sandy Antal
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, 1914-1918The 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

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-BoatsAnti-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

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 SquadronLafayette Escadrille: America’s Most Famous Squadron by Narayan Sengupta
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 AirRecollections of the Great War in the Air by James R. McConnell, Bob Carruthers
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 WarPioneers of Aerial Combat: Air Battles of the First World War by Michael Foley
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 FootThe 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

1914: A Novel

1914: A Novel1914: A Novel by Charles B. Smith
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 LarksThe Larks by Jem Shaw
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 ArmyThe 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

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 Novel1914: A Novel by Jean Echenoz, Linda Coverdale
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 StoneThe Goliath Stone by Charles Cobb
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 ZealandNation, 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

Len's Summary: Social history.