Julius Buckler: “Malaula” the Battle Cry of Jasta 17 by Julius Buckler, Norman Franks ISBN: 1904943802
Published by Grub Street on September 1st 2007
Pages: 190
Len's Summary: First published in Germany in 1939 this is the story of a German 36-victory ace and his mates.
Military History on the Web
Military History on the Web by Simon Fowler ISBN: 1844156060
Published by Pen & Sword Books on November 1st 2007
Genres: Computers, Web, Site Directories, History, Military, General, Reference
Pages: 211
Len's Summary: A resource for those seeking information on battles or on individual British, Canadian or American soldiers, sailors and airmen.
America’s Deadliest Battle: Meuse-Argonne, 1918
America's Deadliest Battle: Meuse-Argonne, 1918 by Robert H. Ferrell ISBN: 0700618570
Published by University Press of Kansas on February 1st 2007
Genres: History, Military, Strategy, World War I, United States
Pages: 195
Len's Summary: A new analysis of America’s largest and costliest (26 thousand dead) WWI battle by a premier American historian.
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson ISBN: 0143112392
Published by Penguin Books on October 30th 2007
Genres: History, Military, General, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 880
Len's Summary: Now available in paperback, this is panoramic study of war, conflict and violence in the first half of the 20th century. Economic historian Ferguson sees three overlapping factors as key to understanding what happened: ethnic conflict, economic volatility and the decline of empires. // Published in the UK with the subtitle History's Age of Hatred. Companion volume to a new six-part British TV series premiering in June 2006 examining the conflicts of the 20th century. Ferguson takes the position that World Wars One and Two, and the Cold War were not separate conflicts, but a single "hundred years' war, a struggle powered by imperial and ethnic competition. Dr. Ferguson, a leading economic historian and native of Glasgow, now teaches at Harvard.
Das Begleitbuch zu Ernst Jünger: ‘In Stahlgewittern’
Das Begleitbuch zu Ernst Jünger: 'In Stahlgewittern' by Nils Fabiansson ISBN: 9783813208887
Published by E.S. Mittler on 2007
Pages: 158
Len's Summary: A reader’s companion and battlefield guide to Ernst Jünger’s Storm of Steel (1920).
The Silent General: Horne of the First Army, a Biography of Haig’s Trusted Great War Comrade in Arms
The Silent General: Horne of the First Army, a Biography of Haig’s Trusted Great War Comrade in Arms by Don Farr ISBN: 9781874622994
Published by Helion & Company Limited on January 1st 2007
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I
Pages: 319
Len's Summary: Biography of a long overlooked British army commander Henry Sinclair Horne.
Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A Comparative Study
Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A Comparative Study by Edward J Erickson ISBN: 9781135984564
Published by Routledge on March 12th 2007
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: By a Turkish-speaking expert on the Ottoman army who served in Turkey during his U.S. Army career. Colonel Erickson makes the case for an army of unusual skill and cohesiveness even in defeat. The author has spoken at several GWS and WFA seminars.
Underground Battlefields: Uncovering the Mines and Tunnels of Vimy and Beaumont Hamel
Underground Battlefields: Uncovering the Mines and Tunnels of Vimy and Beaumont Hamel by Mike Dolamore ISBN: 1844154866
Published by Pen & Sword Books on April 1st 2007
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: The work of the Durand Group exploring surviving mines and tunnels along what was the Western Front.
The War from Within: German Women in the First World War
The War from Within: German Women in the First World War by Ute Daniel, Jay Winter, Margaret Ries ISBN: 085496892X
Published by Berg Publishers on November 1st 1997
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Military, World War I, Social Science, Women's Studies
Pages: 343
Len's Summary: Examination of the roles of working class women in Germany during WWI.
New Zealand’s Great War: New Zealand, the Allies and the First World War
New Zealand's Great War: New Zealand, the Allies and the First World War by John Crawford ISBN: 0908988850
Published by Exisle Publishing on August 15th 2015
Pages: 704
Len's Summary: Consists of 32 scholarly papers given at the Zealandia’s Great War conference in Wellington, November 2003. For more on New Zealand in WWI, go to www.bn.com.
The Russian Army in the Great War: The Eastern Front, 1914-1917
The Russian Army in the Great War: The Eastern Front, 1914-1917 by David R. Stone ISBN: 0700620958
Published by University Press of Kansas on April 10th 2015
Pages: 368
Len's Summary: Out of print; check used booksellers.
At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting The Great War 1914-1918
At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting The Great War 1914-1918 by Tim Cook ISBN: 0143055925
Published by Penguin Canada on September 29th 2009
Pages: 608
Len's Summary: Winner of the 2007 J. W. Dafoe Prize for Canadian non-fiction. First of a two-volume study by a premier military historian.
Imagining the Unimaginable: World War, Modern Art, and the Politics of Public Culture in Russia, 1914-1917
Imagining the Unimaginable: World War, Modern Art, and the Politics of Public Culture in Russia, 1914-1917 by Aaron J. Cohen ISBN: 0803215479
Published by University of Nebraska Press on June 1st 2008
Genres: History, Europe, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Art, Military, World War I
Pages: 246
Len's Summary: The experience of artists set against developments in mass culture and the press among the broader trends in war-torn Russian society and politics leading to revolution in 1917.
The Lost Battalion and the Meuse-Argonne, 1918
The Lost Battalion and the Meuse-Argonne, 1918 by Micheal Clodfelter ISBN: 0786469080
Published by McFarland & Company on December 4th 2006
Pages: 246
Len's Summary: Looks at the Meuse-Argonne battles with emphasis on the “Lost Battalion” of the 77th Division.
King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War
King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War by Catrine Clay ISBN: 0802716237
Published by Walker Books on July 10th 2007
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Royalty, History, General, Europe, Great Britain
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: Narrative history first published in the UK by Gardners Books last year; written by the British producer/director of a television documentary of the same name. Based in part on royal letters and diaries.
Decorated Marines of the Fourth Brigade in World War I
Decorated Marines of the Fourth Brigade in World War I by George B. Clark ISBN: 9780786428267
Published by McFarland on January 18th 2007
Pages: 276
Len's Summary: A reference work on the Marine infantry of the AEF’s Second Division. // Biographies of each Marine medal winner in the AEF Second Division.
The Second Infantry Division in World War I: A History of the American Expeditionary Force Regulars, 1917-1919
The Second Infantry Division in World War I: A History of the American Expeditionary Force Regulars, 1917-1919 by George B. Clark ISBN: 0786429607
Published by McFarland & Company on July 1st 2007
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, United States
Pages: 262
Len's Summary: Follows the Second Division through major AEF campaigns including Second Marne, Soissons, Blanc Mont and the Meuse-Argonne. Clark authored an earlier history of the Marine component of this division.
Happy Odyssey
Happy Odyssey by Adrian Carton De Wiart ISBN: 1844155390
Published by Pen & Sword Books on November 1st 2007
Pages: 287
Len's Summary: An autobiography by the highly decorated WWI officer who was the model for Brigadier Ben Ritchie Hook in Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honor trilogy.
Britain, France and the Entente Cordiale since 1904
Britain, France and the Entente Cordiale since 1904 by Antoine Capet ISBN: 9780230009028
Published by Palgrave Macmillan on January 9th 2007
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: A scholarly study tracing the Anglo-French alliance from the signing of the Entente Cordiale in 1904 through World War One, Lloyd George and Clemenceau, the inter-war years and disarmament, World War Two, Churchill and DeGaulle, the Cold War and beyond.
Larousse de la Grande Guerre
Larousse de la Grande Guerre by Anne Duménil, Bruno Cabanes ISBN: 2286035091
Published by Larousse on 2007
Pages: 480
Len's Summary: A superbly illustrated coffee table-size book in French summarizing all major aspects of war on the Western Front, and other fronts, as well. Contains an interesting chapter on Belgian collaborators and another on medical advances.
The Russian Civil War, 1918-22
The Russian Civil War, 1918-22 by David Bullock ISBN: 1846032717
Published by Osprey Publishing on November 18th 2008
Genres: History, Europe, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military, General, Other, Revolutionary
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: A new short narrative history.
Passchendaele 1917: The Story of the Fallen and Tyne Cot Cemetry
Passchendaele 1917: The Story of the Fallen and Tyne Cot Cemetry by Frank Bostyn ISBN: 1844156931
Published by Pen & Sword Books on June 21st 2007
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: Available on line from www.pen-and-sword.co.uk. This is one of several new and reprinted works brought out by Pen & Sword in time for the 90th anniversary of Third Ypres — Passchendeale. Other titles include Passchendaele: The Hollow Victory by Martin Marix Evans, Passchendaele in Perspective by Peter Liddle, and Passchendaele by Phillip Warner.
Images of War: The German Army on the Western Front, 1917-1918
Images of War: The German Army on the Western Front, 1917-1918 by David Bilton ISBN: 1844155021
on March 22nd 2007
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: Focuses on the withdrawal from the Somme in early 1917 through the Kaiser’s Battle of spring 1918. Text summaries action on the Western Front as home front morale in Germany collapsed during the final two years of the war.
Passchendaele
Passchendaele by Peter Barton ISBN: 184529422X
Published by Constable on November 5th 2007
Pages: 468
Len's Summary: Third volume in an ongoing project to recover and publish previously unseen WWI battlefield panoramas and aerial photographs. Also contains unpublished memoirs and letters of the combatants.
The Midwest Goes To War: The 32nd Division in the Great War
The Midwest Goes To War: The 32nd Division in the Great War by John W. Barry ISBN: 0810854244
Published by Scarecrow Press on December 28th 2006
Pages: 159
Len's Summary: For another history of the 32nd Division, see Argonne Days in World War I, Robert H. Ferrell (ed.) Missouri, 2007. // Based on the Michigan and Wisconsin National Guards, this division saw action in the Oise-Aisne Operation, in the Argonne and the Rhineland Occupation.
Victory at Vimy: Canada Comes of Age, April 9-12, 1917
Victory at Vimy: Canada Comes of Age, April 9-12, 1917 by Ted Barris ISBN: 9780887622533
Published by Dundurn on February 10th 2007
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Canada, Post-Confederation (1867-)
Pages: 368
Len's Summary: Another work commemorating the 1917 battle. Available from Amazon.com.
War Bird Ace: The Great War Exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley
War Bird Ace: The Great War Exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley by Jack S. Ballard ISBN: 9781585445547
Published by Texas A&M University Press on February 6th 2007
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, Military, History, World War I
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: Captain Kindley’s 12 victories tied him for ninth place among American air aces.
Argonne Days in World War I
Argonne Days in World War I by Horace L. Baker, Robert H. Ferrell ISBN: 0826217087
Published by University of Missouri on March 7th 2007
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States, Veterans, General, World
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: The memoir of a Mississippi Doughboy edited by the prolific author of America’s Deadliest Battle and editor of Meuse-Argonne Diary: The Divisional Commander in World War I.
Miracle at Belleau Wood: The Birth Of The Modern U.S. Marine Corps
Miracle at Belleau Wood: The Birth Of The Modern U.S. Marine Corps by Alan Axelrod ISBN: 1599210258
Published by Lyons Press on June 1st 2007
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: A new popular history of Marine participation as part of the AEF’s Second Division in the Aisne-Marne battles of mid-1918. See also At Belleau Wood, Robert Asprey, first published in 1965 and available in paperback reprint from the University of North Texas Press, $24.95, ISBN 978 81574 41016 7.
Lawrence of Arabia and the Light Horse, Australian War Memorial
Lawrence of Arabia and the Light Horse, Australian War Memorial Published by Canberra on 2007 Pages: 48
Len's Summary: Pamphlet on the current exhibition at the Memorial; order on line at www.awm.gov.au.
The Great War Diaries of Brigadier Alexander Johnston
The Great War Diaries of Brigadier Alexander Johnston by Edwin Astill ISBN: 1844155811
Published by Pen & Sword Books on November 1st 2007
Pages: 244
Len's Summary: Story of an officer who rose from subaltern to brigade commander in the Third Division, BEF.
Lest We Forget: Forgotten Voices from 1914-1945
Lest We Forget: Forgotten Voices from 1914-1945 by Max Arthur, Lyn Smith, Joshua Levine ISBN: 0091922941
Published by Ebury Press on November 1st 2007
Genres: History, Military, World War I, World War II, Other
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: Part of the “Forgotten Voices” series; first-hand recollections of ordinary people illustrated from Imperial War Museum archives.
Faces of World War One: The Tragedy of the Great War in Words and Pictures
Faces of World War One: The Tragedy of the Great War in Words and Pictures by Max Arthur ISBN: 9781844037124
Published by Octopus Books on May 2nd 2012
Genres: History, Military, General, Pictorial, World War I
Pages: 288
Len's Summary: From the archives of the Imperial War Museum combined with contemporary accounts of events pictured.
A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility
A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility by Taner Akçam ISBN: 9780805086652
Published by Macmillan on August 21st 2007
Genres: History, Europe, Eastern, Modern, 20th Century, Middle East, Turkey & Ottoman Empire
Pages: 483
Len's Summary: Drawing on official records, a Turkish historian risks incarceration by his government to accuse the Ottoman Turks of perpetrating genocide against the Armenians during WWI. Favorably reviewed in the New York Review of Books. Turkey’s application for entry into the European Union has rekindled interest in the dark chapter of its Ottoman past.
The Netherlands Indies and the Great War, 1914-1918
The Netherlands Indies and the Great War, 1914-1918 by Kees van Dijk ISBN: 9067183083
Published by Kitlv Press on March 2008
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Asia, Southeast Asia
Len's Summary: By 1917, the Dutch East Indies was facing a radical nationalist movement, as well as economic an pinch caused by loss of exports, wartime trade restrictions, the war at sea and shortages of shipping. // How severe trade restrictions imposed by the British impacted colonial economy and society, threatening Dutch rule in the Indies. See also Hubert van Tuyll The Netherlands and World War I (Brill, 2001) for a broader diplomatic and political-economic study of armed Netherlands neutrality.
The Great Naval Game: Britain and Germany in the Age of Empire
The Great Naval Game: Britain and Germany in the Age of Empire by Jan Rüger ISBN: 0521114616
Published by Cambridge University Press on June 25th 2009
Pages: 354
Len's Summary: An analysis of the Anglo-German naval race. // Anglo-German antagonism fanned by popular pro-naval sentiments.
Military Intelligence and the Arab Revolt: The First Modern Intelligence War
Military Intelligence and the Arab Revolt: The First Modern Intelligence War by Polly A. Mohs ISBN: 9780415493314
Published by Routledge on November 1st 2008
Genres: History, Europe, General, Middle East, Military, World War I
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: His book goes far beyond Lawrence of Arabia. It examines the imaginative exploitation of intelligence in formulating an effective British strategy for supporting the Arab Revolt again the Ottomans during the First World War. For more on this subject see: War by Revolution: Germany & Great Britain in the Middle East in the Era of World War I, Donald McKale, Kent State, 2008. // The creation and ascendancy of the Foreign Office’s Arab Bureau created specifically to coordinate imperial operations in Arab lands. The hard, often dirty work behind the glamour behind Lawrence of Arabia.
1917: Tactics, Training and Technology
1917: Tactics, Training and Technology by Jeffrey Grey, Peter Dennis ISBN: 978 0 9803 7967 9
Published by Loftus Australia on February 2008
Len's Summary: Collection of 11 essays based on papers presented at the 2007 Australian Chief of Army’s Military History Conference in 2007. Contributors include Robin Prior, Gary Sheffield, Dan Todman, Tim Cook and Andrew Wiest, Robert Doughty and Michael Neiberg. // An anthology focusing mainly but not exclusively on the BEF. Favorably reviewed by Bruce Gudmundsson in The Journal of Military History.
A Shattered Peace: Versailles and the Peace We Pay Today
A Shattered Peace: Versailles and the Peace We Pay Today by David A. Andelman, Henry Kissinger ISBN: 1620459914
Published by Wiley on July 1st 2014
Pages: 336
Len's Summary: One of a recent series of popular pot boiler journalistic-style histories blaming most of world’s troubles on the Versailles Treaty. // An analysis linking current day international political woes to the Versailles treaty.
The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in World War I
The AEF Way of War: The American Army and Combat in World War I by Mark Ethan Grotelueschen ISBN: 0521169097
Published by Cambridge University Press on October 4th 2010
Pages: 387
Len's Summary: First published in 2006, this work offers a new look at the development of AEF combat tactics by a premier American historian of the war. // An analysis of how AEF commanders devised improved tactics to meet unforeseen conditions on the Western Front written by an Assistant Professor of History at the USAF Academy. A welcome professional reexamination of the AEF’s combat record.
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
