German Battlecruisers of World War One: Their Design, Construction and Operations by Gary Staff, Marsden Samuel ISBN: 1591141915
Published by Naval Institute Press on December 15th 2014
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Rare book in English detailing a major Imperial German ship type.
Invasion 1914: The Schelieffen Plan to the Battle of the Marne: Before the trenches – the first battles of World War I
Invasion 1914: The Schelieffen Plan to the Battle of the Marne: Before the trenches - the first battles of World War I by Ian Senior ISBN: 9781472803351
Published by Osprey Publishing on August 20th 2014
Genres: Germany, Technology & Engineering, Military Science, Military
Pages: 456
Len's Summary: A narrative history. Both Holger Herwig band Michael Neiberg have written better analyses of the First Marne battle.
Murderous Tommies
Murderous Tommies by Julian Putkowski ISBN: 9781459688117
on October 13th 2014
Pages: 504
Len's Summary: Thirteen British soldiers convicted, and the only ones hanged, for murder during WWI.
Ypres 1914: Langemarck: Early Battles 1914
Ypres 1914: Langemarck: Early Battles 1914 by Jack Sheldon, Nigel Cave ISBN: 1781591997
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 19th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: The last major battle of 1914 involved British and British Indian Army units. One of a new series by these two authors on the opening BEF battles of the war available from Pen & Sword.
The Military Atlas of World War I
The Military Atlas of World War I by Michael Neiberg ISBN: 9780785831105
Published by Chartwell Books on May 1st 2014
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: A valuable new atlas with excellent over- sized maps by one of America’s foremost military historians, a faculty member at the US Army War College, winner of the Tomlinson Book Prize and a frequent speaker at our seminars.
The Russian Navy 1890s-1916
The Russian Navy 1890s-1916 by Vladimir Krestjaninov ISBN: 1906509492
Published by Unicorn Press on March 7th 2014
Pages: 262
Len's Summary: Nearly 500 images of Russian warships of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The British Imperial Army in the Middle East: Morale and Military Identity in the Sinai and Palestine Campaigns, 1916-18
The British Imperial Army in the Middle East: Morale and Military Identity in the Sinai and Palestine Campaigns, 1916-18 by James E. Kitchen ISBN: 9781472509284
Published by A&C Black on February 25th 2014
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: A soldiers’ eye view of the war in the Middle East. British forces there comprised many different nationalities from the colonies and dominions.
Empires in World War I: Shifting Frontiers and Imperial Dynamics in a Global Conflict
Empires in World War I: Shifting Frontiers and Imperial Dynamics in a Global Conflict by Andrew Jarboe ISBN: 9781780764405
on March 27th 2014
Genres: World War I
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: Moves away from the Western Front to examine the war as a truly global struggle. Includes essays on the impact of war on colonial peoples, the British justice system in Palestine, the scramble for German territory in Africa, China and the Pacific and the involvement of Native Americans as well as peoples of the subcontinent of India.
The Great Retreat of 1914: From Mons to the Marne
The Great Retreat of 1914: From Mons to the Marne by Spencer Jones Published by Endeavour Press on August 6th 2015
Pages: 90
Len's Summary: Commemorating the centennial.
The Great Retreat, 1914: Two Accounts of the Battle & Retreat from Mons by the B. E. F. During the First World War
The Great Retreat, 1914: Two Accounts of the Battle & Retreat from Mons by the B. E. F. During the First World War by George Stuart Gordon, Roger Ingpen ISBN: 178282328X
on April 29th 2014
Pages: 172
Len's Summary: One of several new treatments and reprints recounting the retreat from Mons in August 1914.
Sergeant Stubby: How a Stray Dog and His Best Friend Helped Win World War I and Stole the Heart of a Nation
Sergeant Stubby: How a Stray Dog and His Best Friend Helped Win World War I and Stole the Heart of a Nation by Ann Bausum ISBN: 9781426214653
Published by National Geographic Society on May 5th 2015
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A doughboy’s pet becomes a decorated war hero. Light hearted history. A History Book Club selection.
Literature and the Great War, 1914-1918
Literature and the Great War, 1914-1918 by Randall Stevenson ISBN: 019959645X
on June 1st 2013
Genres: Literary Criticism
Pages: 262
Len's Summary: Looks at all genres of WWI writing, including propaganda and poetry, and assesses their impact on post-war popular imagination. // Looks at all genres of WWI writing, including propaganda and poetry, and its impact on post-war popular imagination. Literary history.
The Kaiser’s Pirates: Hunting Germany’s Raiding Cruisers, 1914-1915
The Kaiser's Pirates: Hunting Germany's Raiding Cruisers, 1914-1915 by Nick Hewitt ISBN: 1848847734
Published by Pen & Sword Books on November 19th 2013
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: German commerce raiders cost the Royal Navy much time and effort during the early months of the war before they were swept from the seas. Worth reading.
Visiting the Somme and Ypres Battlefields Made Easy: A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals
Visiting the Somme and Ypres Battlefields Made Easy: A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals by Gareth Hughes ISBN: 9781473821392
on September 11th 2014
Pages: 160
Western Front 1917-1918: Despatches from the Front
Western Front 1917-1918: Despatches from the Front by John Grehan, Martin Mace ISBN: 178159323X
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 30th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: Primary sources.
Gallipoli and the Dardanelles 1915-1916: Despatches from the Front
Gallipoli and the Dardanelles 1915-1916: Despatches from the Front by John Grehan, Martin Mace ISBN: 1781593442
Published by Pen & Sword Books on August 19th 2014
Pages: 192
Len's Summary: Primary sources.
1917: The First World War in Old Photographs: Mud and Tanks
1917: The First World War in Old Photographs: Mud and Tanks by John Christopher, Campbell McCutcheon ISBN: 1445622106
Published by Amberley Publishing on December 19th 2014
Pages: 160
1916: The First World War in Old Photographs: A War of Attrition
1916: The First World War in Old Photographs: A War of Attrition by John Christopher, Campbell McCutcheon ISBN: 1445622084
Published by Amberley Publishing on October 19th 2014
Pages: 160
1915: The First World War in Old Photographs: Setbacks and Failures
1915: The First World War in Old Photographs: Setbacks and Failures by John Christopher, Campbell McCutcheon ISBN: 144562205X
Published by Amberley Publishing on August 19th 2014
Pages: 160
1914: The First World War in Old Photographs: Over by Christmas
1914: The First World War in Old Photographs: Over by Christmas by John Christopher, Campbell McCutcheon ISBN: 9781445621814
Published by Amberley Publishing on May 1st 2014
Pages: 159
1917: The First World War at Sea in Photographs
1917: The First World War at Sea in Photographs by Phil Carradice ISBN: 9781445622477
Published by Amberley Publishing on December 11th 2014
Pages: 144
1916: The First World War at Sea in Photographs
1916: The First World War at Sea in Photographs by Phil Carradice ISBN: 9781445622422
Published by Amberley Publishing on October 15th 2014
Pages: 144
1915: The First World War at Sea in Photographs
1915: The First World War at Sea in Photographs by Phil Carradice ISBN: 1445622378
Published by Amberley Publishing on October 19th 2014
Pages: 144
1914: The First World War at Sea in Photographs
1914: The First World War at Sea in Photographs by Phil Carradice ISBN: 9781445622330
Published by Amberley Publishing on May 1st 2014
Pages: 128
The Battle Book of Ypres: A Reference to Military Operations in the Ypres Salient, 1914-18
The Battle Book of Ypres: A Reference to Military Operations in the Ypres Salient, 1914-18 by Beatrix Brice ISBN: 9781473821231
on September 22nd 2014
Pages: 273
Len's Summary: Includes a chronological account and an alphabetical reference to each wood, town or hamlet. First published in 1927.
The Old Front Line
The Old Front Line by John Masefield ISBN: 9781499539769
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on May 13th 2014
Pages: 24
Len's Summary: A look at the Somme battlefield just after the battle first published in 1917 as propaganda. Masefield later became British poet laureate.
That Quiet Earth: A First World War Tale
That Quiet Earth: A First World War Tale by Bruce Fellows ISBN: 9781783831807
on May 31st 2014
Pages: 196
Len's Summary: pages, ISBN 978 1 7838 3189 7, £16.99 HB. Two nineteen-year-old RAF pilots fight high over the Western Front.
Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed
Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed by John F. Ross ISBN: 9781250033840
Published by St. Martin's Press on May 5th 2015
Genres: Military, Aviation, Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: A new biography tracing the larger than life career of the Indianapolis racing car owner- driver, 26-victory WWI ace, Medal of Honor winner, and founder of Eastern Airlines. The often crude and always irrepressible Rickenbacker cut a wide swath across the first half of the 20th century.
Britain’s Forgotten Fighters of the First World War
Britain's Forgotten Fighters of the First World War by Paul R. Hare ISBN: 9781781551974
Published by Fonthill Media on March 1st 2014
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: Details on the construction and performance of such aircraft as the Sopwith Camel and the SE5a by one of England’s premier aviation historians.
Lost Wings of WWI: Downed Airmen on the Western Front, 1914 -1918
Lost Wings of WWI: Downed Airmen on the Western Front, 1914 -1918 by Martin W. Bowman ISBN: 9781783831951
on July 31st 2014
Genres: Military, Aviation
Pages: 236
The Suffragette Bombers: Britain’s Forgotten Terrorists
The Suffragette Bombers: Britain's Forgotten Terrorists by Simon Webb ISBN: 9781783400645
on July 2nd 2014
Pages: 188
Len's Summary: When Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated British politicians and the public were distracted by the violent suffragette movement and the combustible Irish Home Rule Bill.
Escaping from the Kaiser: The Dramatic Experiences of a Tommy POW
Escaping from the Kaiser: The Dramatic Experiences of a Tommy POW by H. W. Tustin ISBN: 9781473821941
on November 30th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 226
Len's Summary: Private Tustin was captured at Ypres in April 1915.
The Kaiser’s Captive: In the Claws of the German Eagle
The Kaiser's Captive: In the Claws of the German Eagle by Albert Rhys Williams ISBN: 9781783463084
on August 30th 2014
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: American journalist captured in 1914 on suspicion of being a spy.
Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I
Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I by Alexander Watson ISBN: 9780465018727
Published by Basic Books on October 7th 2014
Genres: Germany, Military, Austria & Hungary
Pages: 787
Len's Summary: A dysfunctional and eventually disastrous alliance detailed. See also the Tomlinson prize-winning work by Holger Herwig The First World War: Germany and Austria Hungary, 1914-1918 (Edward Arnold, 1999).
The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931
The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931 by Adam Tooze ISBN: 0670024929
Published by Viking on November 13th 2014
Genres: Political Science, Military
Pages: 672
Len's Summary: Moving from WWI to the Third Reich, Tooze takes the position that economic super power America was not ready in 1918 for world leadership, that Clemenceau was justified in demanding huge reparations from Germany, and that the Great Depression, not Versailles, catapulted Hitler to power. The author teaches at Yale.
Retreat and Rearguard – Somme 1918: The Fifth Army Retreat
Retreat and Rearguard - Somme 1918: The Fifth Army Retreat by Jerry Murland ISBN: 9781781592670
on July 9th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: The March 1918 Kaiserschlacht destroys Sir Hubert Gough’s army.
Walking into Hell 1st July 1916: Memoirs of the First Day of the Somme
Walking into Hell 1st July 1916: Memoirs of the First Day of the Somme by Edward G.D. Liveing, Geoffrey Malins ISBN: 1783463147
on October 19th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 128
Len's Summary: This anthology examines the blackest day of the British Army from two contrasting view points. Malins filmed the battle for the British War Office..
Peace and War: Britain in 1914
Peace and War: Britain in 1914 by Nigel Jones ISBN: 1781853355
Published by Head of Zeus on September 1st 2015
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: Still another look at politics and society in England just before the war.
The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade
The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade by Philip Jenkins ISBN: 9780062105103
Published by Harper Collins on April 29th 2014
Genres: Religion, Military
Pages: 448
Len's Summary: Clergy and theologians on all sides evoke the wrath of God to smite their Godless foes. WWI as a thoroughly religious event complete with a pseudo-crusade in the Holy Land and a jihad declared by the Ottoman sultan.
With the Kaiser’s Army in 1914: A Neutral Observer in Belgium & France
With the Kaiser's Army in 1914: A Neutral Observer in Belgium & France by Sven Hedin ISBN: 9781783463183
on May 25th 2014
Genres: Military
Pages: 517
Len's Summary: A Swedish professor tours the front with a German escort in September and October 1914.
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
