The Central Powers in the Adriatic, 1914-1918: War in a Narrow Sea

The Central Powers in the Adriatic, 1914-1918: War in a Narrow SeaThe Central Powers in the Adriatic, 1914-1918: War in a Narrow Sea by Charles W. Koburger
ISBN: 9780275970710
Published by Greenwood Publishing Group on January 1st 2001
Genres: History, Military, General, World War I
Pages: 145

Len's Summary: A bloody sideshow, but a sideshow nonetheless.

Revolt in the Desert

Revolt in the DesertRevolt in the Desert by T.E. Lawrence
ISBN: 9781848856653
on 2001
Genres: History, Middle East, General, Travel, Special Interest, Literary
Pages: 352

The Great War and the Twentieth Century

The Great War and the Twentieth CenturyThe Great War and the Twentieth Century by Jay Winter, Geoffrey Parker, Jay Murray Winter
ISBN: 0300081545
Published by Yale University Press on November 10th 2000
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 366

Len's Summary: Taken from a Yale University lecture series, this volume attempts to introduce recent scholarship on WWI drawing on both new historical approaches and newly-available Soviet archival materials. Heavy on traditional diplomatic issues.

The Netherlands and World War I: Espionage, Diplomacy and Survival

The Netherlands and World War I: Espionage, Diplomacy and SurvivalThe Netherlands and World War I: Espionage, Diplomacy and Survival by Hubert P. Van Tuyll Van Serooskerken
ISBN: 9004122435
Published by Brill on June 28th 2001
Genres: History, Military, General, Europe, World War I
Pages: 381

Len's Summary: Dr, van Tuyll teaches history at Augusta State University, Georgia. His article on this subject will appear shortly in Camaraderie.

Gallipoli 1915

Gallipoli 1915Gallipoli 1915 by Timothy Travers
ISBN: 9780752419756
Published by Tempus on 2001
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 287

Len's Summary: Travers, a distinguished military historian, is Professor of History at the University of Calgary.

Jutland: The German Perspective

Jutland: The German PerspectiveJutland: The German Perspective by V. E. Tarrant
ISBN: 0304358487
Published by Cassell on December 31st 2001
Genres: History, Military, Naval
Pages: 320

Len's Summary: The paperback reissue of the 1995 analysis of a very near thing.

The Devil’s Chariots: The Origins and Secret Battles of Tanks in the First World War

The Devil’s Chariots: The Origins and Secret Battles of Tanks in the First World WarThe Devil's Chariots: The Origins and Secret Battles of Tanks in the First World War by John Glanfield
ISBN: 0750927062
Published by Sutton Publishing on December 31st 2001
Pages: 336

German Anglophobia in the Great War, 1914-1918

German Anglophobia in the Great War, 1914-1918German Anglophobia and the Great War, 1914-1918 by Matthew Stibbe
ISBN: 9780521782968
Published by Cambridge University Press on May 3rd 2001
Pages: 282

Len's Summary: Scholarly analysis of German attitudes toward Great Britain during WWI and the related development of extreme right wing political networks in Munich and Berlin.

Forgotten Victory: The First World War – Myths and Realities

Forgotten Victory: The First World War – Myths and RealitiesForgotten Victory: The First World War - Myths and Realities by Gary Sheffield
ISBN: 0747271577
Published by Headline on December 31st 2001
Pages: 298

Len's Summary: The is definitely worth reading as a revisionist look at the causes, strategy, leadership and consequences of The Great War in Great Britain and America. Not a survey history, but rather a first class series of essays.

A Grateful Heart: The History of a World War I Field Hospital

A Grateful Heart: The History of a World War I Field HospitalA Grateful Heart: The History of a World War I Field Hospital by Michael E. Shay
ISBN: 9780313319112
Published by Greenwood Press on 2002
Pages: 237

Trench Art

Trench ArtTrench Art by Nicholas J. Saunders
ISBN: 0850527937
Published by Pen & Sword Books on June 1st 2001
Genres: Art and war, Art metal-work, Found objects (Art), Popular Culture, Soldiers as artists, Art, Criticism & Theory, Subjects & Themes, General, History, Military, World War I
Pages: 192

Len's Summary: The first book we’ve seen on this subject of how front line soldiers passed the time between battles… Look for a review in the WFA newsletter The Field Memo later in 2001.

The First World War: The Outbreak, Events, and Aftermath

The First World War: The Outbreak, Events, and AftermathThe First World War: The Outbreak, Events, and Aftermath by Keith Robbins
ISBN: 9780192191632
on 2001
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 186

Len's Summary: A concise survey history of the military and political aspects of the conflict in paperback; a reissue of the 1984 version.

Kitchener

KitchenerKitchener by John Charles Pollock
ISBN: 9780094803404
Published by Constable on February 3rd 2001
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Military, Political, World War I
Pages: 598

Len's Summary: All about a resolutely old-fashioned Field Marshall — an officer anda gentleman. Reviewed in the Financial Times, April 21, 2001.

Caporetto 1917: Victory or Defeat?

Caporetto 1917: Victory or Defeat?Caporetto 1917 Victory or Defeat by Mario Morselli
ISBN: 0714650730
Published by Frank Cass Publishers on September 30th 2001
Genres: History, Military, General, Political Science, Security (National & International)
Pages: 171

Len's Summary: Given a mediocre review in War in History, April 2003.

The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I

The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War IThe Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I by John Mosier
ISBN: 9780060084332
Published by Harper on April 24th 2001
Genres: History, Military, General, World War I, Strategy
Pages: 400

Len's Summary: Reviewed in the Financial Times and found wanting as a rehash of 1930s "blame it on the stupid generals" analysis. Mosher also asserts that America won the war for the Allies, a thesis certain to enrage our British cousins.

Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War

Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World WarHelmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War by Annika Mombauer
ISBN: 9780521791014
Published by Cambridge University Press on April 19th 2001
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Historical, History, Europe, General, Military, World War I, World War II, Juvenile Nonfiction, Military & Wars
Pages: 325

Pessimism and British War Policy, 1916-1918

Pessimism and British War Policy, 1916-1918Pessimism and British War Policy, 1916-1918 by Brock Millman
ISBN: 0415761263
Published by Routledge on July 1st 2001
Pages: 336

Find and Destroy: Antisubmarine Warfare in World War I

Find and Destroy: Antisubmarine Warfare in World War IFind and Destroy: Antisubmarine Warfare in World War I by Dwight R. Messimer
ISBN: 1557504474
on September 2001
Genres: History, Military, Weapons
Pages: 312

Len's Summary: Messimer is a lecturer in History at San Diego State University and a specialist in WWI and early American aviation. His research benefited from his knowledge of German…

Between War and Peace: Woodrow Wilson and the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia, 1918-1921

Between War and Peace: Woodrow Wilson and the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia, 1918-1921Between War and Peace: Woodrow Wilson and the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia, 1918-1921 by Carol Wilcox Melton
ISBN: 9780865546929
Published by Mercer University Press on 2001
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Europe, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, World, Political Science, Security (National & International)
Pages: 269

Len's Summary: A controversial chapter in American diplomacy that still colors Russian-American relations even though Wilson’s intervention was aimed at blocking Japanese expansionism…

The Doughboys: America and the First World War

The Doughboys: America and the First World WarThe Doughboys: America and the First World War by Gary Mead
ISBN: 9781585670611
on 2001
Pages: 493

Len's Summary: Highly recommended new look at the impact of American in WWI and its role in the Allied victory. Mead is a British journalist. Well worth reading even though Mead forgets that it was the Spanish-American War that catapulted the United States onto the world stage. Available form Amazon.com.uk and Barnes and Noble.

Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War

Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End WarPeacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War by Margaret MacMillan
ISBN: 0719559391
Published by John Murray Publishers on September 6th 2001
Pages: 574

Len's Summary: A new history of the making of the Versailles Treaty written by the granddaughter of a British Prime Minister.

Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House

Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White HouseEdith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House by Phyllis Lee Levin
ISBN: 9780743211581
Published by Scribner on September 25th 2001
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Presidents & Heads of State, History, United States, 20th Century
Pages: 606

Len's Summary: Ms. Levin, a journalist, sets out to prove that Edith Bolling Galt, Wilson’s second wife, set the agenda for the last, tragic years of his administration.

The German Offensive of 1918

The German Offensive of 1918The German Offensive of 1918 by Martin Kitchen
ISBN: 9780752417998
Published by Tempus on October 2001
Pages: 283

Len's Summary: Dr. Kitchen of Simon Frazier University is a leading expert on the German Army.

Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America

Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of AmericaDoughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America by Jennifer D. Keene
ISBN: 9780801865923
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press on August 29th 2001
Pages: 294

Len's Summary: A social history of the impact of The Great War on the United States and its people.

An Illustrated History of The First World War

An Illustrated History of The First World WarAn Illustrated History of The First World War by John Keegan
ISBN: 9780375412592
Published by Alfred A. Knopf on October 30th 2001
Pages: 432

Doctrine Under Trial: American Artillery Employment in World War I

Doctrine Under Trial: American Artillery Employment in World War IDoctrine Under Trial: American Artillery Employment in World War I by Mark E. Grotelueschen
ISBN: 9780313311710
Published by Greenwood Press on November 30th 2001
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, 20th Century
Pages: 174

Len's Summary: How the conflict between infantrymen and artillerists in the AEF went unresolved…

American Voices of World War I: Primary Source Documents, 1917-1920

American Voices of World War I: Primary Source Documents, 1917-1920American Voices of World War I: Primary Source Documents, 1917-1920 by Martin Marix Evans
ISBN: 1579583091
Published by Routledge on February 3rd 2001
Pages: 258

Race, War, and Surveillance: African Americans and the United States

Race, War, and Surveillance: African Americans and the United StatesRace, War, and Surveillance: African Americans and the United States by Mark Ellis
ISBN: 9780253109323
Published by Indiana University Press on July 26th 2001
Genres: History, United States, General, Social Science, Ethnic Studies, African American Studies, Military, World War I
Pages: 352

Len's Summary: Race relations in America during The Great War…not a pretty sight.

Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I

Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War IYanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I by John S. D. Eisenhower
ISBN: 9780684863047
Published by Free Press on June 4th 2001
Genres: History, Military, United States
Pages: 353

Len's Summary: Lacks adequate maps, but otherwisea good survey. WFA member Christina Holstein did substantial research for thiswork. We will review it in Stand To!

The Officer’s Ward

The Officer’s WardThe Officer's Ward by Marc Dugain
ISBN: 1569472653
Published by Soho Press on November 1st 2001
Pages: 143

Len's Summary: The story of French officers who maintain their dignity and humor even after being disfigured by war wounds sustained on the Western Front. Winner of the Prix des Libraries, among others, in 1998 when it was first published in France.

1918: War and Peace

1918: War and Peace1918: War and Peace by Gregor Dallas
ISBN: 9781585671571
Published by Overlook Press on 2001
Genres: History, Europe, General, France, Military, World War I, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 616

Len's Summary: Answers the question: “how did World War One end?” Not a pretty sight…

The Kaiser’s Army: The Politics of Military Technology in Germany during the Machine Age, 1870-1918

The Kaiser’s Army: The Politics of Military Technology in Germany during the Machine Age, 1870-1918The Kaiser's Army: The Politics of Military Technology in Germany during the Machine Age, 1870-1918 by Eric Dorn Brose
ISBN: 0195143353
Published by Oxford University Press on 2001
Pages: 336

Who’s Who in World War One

Who’s Who in World War OneWho’s Who in World War One by John M. Bourne
ISBN: 9780415141796
Published by Routledge on 2001
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, Reference, History, World War I
Pages: 316

Len's Summary: John Bourne is a leading British WWI and WWII scholar.

A Navy Second to None: The History of U.S. Naval Training in World War I

A Navy Second to None: The History of U.S. Naval Training in World War IA Navy Second to None: The History of U.S. Naval Training in World War I by Michael D. Besch
ISBN: 9780313319099
Published by Greenwood Press on 2002
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, Naval
Pages: 230

The Great War: 1914-1918 (2nd Edition)

The Great War: 1914-1918 (2nd Edition)The Great War: 1914-1918 (2nd Edition) ISBN: 9781405812528
Published by Pearson/Longman on 2007
Genres: History, Military, General, World War I
Pages: 813

Len's Summary: A survey history that covers the war thematically rather than chronologically and has a social, economic and political emphasis.

Rommel and Caporetto

Rommel and CaporettoRommel and Caporetto by John Wilks, Eileen Wilks
ISBN: 9781848848832
on June 30th 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, Political, History, World War I
Pages: 224

Len's Summary: First examination in English of Rommel’s leadership in this resounding defeat of Italian arms. Written by two British historians specializing in the Italian Front.

The First World War Volume I: To Arms

The First World War Volume I: To ArmsThe First World War: Volume I: To Arms by Hew Strachan
ISBN: 9780191608346
on April 26th 2001
Genres: History, World, Military, World War I, Europe, General
Pages: 1248

Len's Summary: This book won WFA’s Norman B.Tomlinson, Jr. Annual Book Prize for 2001.

German Atrocities, 1914: A History of Denial

German Atrocities, 1914: A History of DenialGerman Atrocities, 1914 by John N. Horne, Alan Kramer
ISBN: 9780300107913
Published by Yale University Press on 2001
Genres: History, Military, World War I
Pages: 608

Len's Summary: Winner of the Fraenkel Prize for Contemporary History, this is a carefully researched, but densely drafted volume establishing that stories of German atrocities in Belgium and France were not just Entente propaganda. Winner of the 2002 Tomlinson Prize.