At Home and under Fire: Air Raids and Culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz by Susan R. Grayzel ISBN: 9781107679412
Published by Cambridge University Press on February 27th 2014
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 20th Century, Military, World War I, World War II
Pages: 356
Len's Summary: Beginning with Zeppelin and Gotha raids in 1915 -1918, the author traces the civilian response to bombing in two wars and government attempts to cope with the threat to civilian morale.
The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command
The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command by Andrew Gordon ISBN: 9781591143369
Published by Naval Institute Press on February 1st 2013
Genres: History, Military, Strategy, World War I, Naval
Pages: 708
Len's Summary: First published in 2000; a re-examination of the major fleet confrontation of WWI. // A fresh analysis of Royal Navy command and tactics.
A Sisterhood of Suffering and Service: Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the First World War
A Sisterhood of Suffering and Service: Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the First World War by Sarah Glassford, Amy Shaw ISBN: 9780774822572
Published by University of British Columbia Press on March 20th 2013
Genres: History, Canada, Post-Confederation (1867-), Social History, Social Science, Women's Studies
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: Mobilizing women for paid and volunteer employment at home and overseas and the transformation of Canadian society and gender roles wrought by the war.
World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intelligence
World War I and the Origins of U.S. Military Intelligence by James L. Gilbert ISBN: 9781442249189
Published by Rowman & Littlefield on March 16th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: The birth of modern military intelligence and counter intelligence including code breaking.
Ulster’s Men: Protestant Unionist Masculinities and Militarization in the North of Ireland, 1912-1923
Ulster's Men: Protestant Unionist Masculinities and Militarization in the North of Ireland, 1912-1923 by Jane G.V. McGaughey ISBN: 0773539727
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press on March 9th 2012
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: A scholarly study of Northern Irish masculine society during years of mounting violence before, during and just after WWI.
1917
1917 by Claire Garnier ISBN: 9782359830194
Published by Centre Pompidou-Metz on 2012
Pages: 591
Len's Summary: An exhibit catalog including presentation of essays by historians and art historians and a journal for the year with a timeline illustrated by the documents (principally posters and magazines) available to the French public during the war year 1917.
British Cruisers of the Victorian Era
British Cruisers of the Victorian Era by Norman Friedman ISBN: 9781591140689
Published by Naval Institute Press on November 15th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Other, Naval
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: The last class of these fast, lightly-protected cruisers designed mainly to serve at far-flung foreign stations was built in 1906. Many, though obsolescent, served in WWI.
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the American Expeditionary Forces 1918-1919
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the American Expeditionary Forces 1918-1919 by H. Ross Ford ISBN: 9780764340444
Published by Schiffer Publishing on April 28th 2012
Genres: History, Military, General, Illustrated
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: Many of these distinguishing unit markings are still in use today.
Race and War in France: Colonial Subjects in the French Army, 1914-1918
Race and War in France: Colonial Subjects in the French Army, 1914-1918 by Richard S. Fogarty ISBN: 9781421407661
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press on December 5th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, France, Military, World War I, General, Strategy, Social History
Pages: 400
Len's Summary: Paperback version of an excellent social-military-political history first published by Johns Hopkins in 2008. How French egalitarianism was challenged by the conscription of more than half a million colonial troops during WWI, a “blood tax” levied on her African and Asian subjects. // An excellent scholarly analysis of colonial troops at war; a study of contradictory and paradoxical French policies on race, culture and religion in wartime drawing on individual experiences among the half million African, Arab and Asian soldiers who served France in WWI. Winner of the Phi Alpha Theta First Book Prize. The author teaches at SUNY Albany.
The Rolls-Royce Armoured Car
The Rolls-Royce Armoured Car by David Fletcher ISBN: 9781849085809
Published by Osprey Publishing on April 17th 2012
Genres: History, Military, Weapons
Pages: 48
Len's Summary: First used by a squadron of the Royal Navy Air Service in Flanders in 1914, these cars were eventually deployed to Africa, the Middle East and Russia. The author is historian at the Royal Tank Museum, Bovington.
The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces
The School of Hard Knocks: Combat Leadership in the American Expeditionary Forces by Richard S. Faulkner ISBN: 1603442979
Published by Texas A&M University Press on March 29th 2012
Pages: 416
Len's Summary: Shortfalls in officer training contributed to a high death toll in the AEF’s Meuse-Argonne Campaign.
History of WWI: Gallipoli & The Middle East (From The Dardanelles To Mesopotamia)
History of WWI: Gallipoli & The Middle East (From The Dardanelles To Mesopotamia) by Edward J Erickson ISBN: 9781908273093
Published by Amber Books Ltd on March 2nd 2014
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Turkey & Ottoman Empire
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: Written by a Turkish speaking former US Army officer, the author of several other books on the Ottoman army in World War One. Dr. Erickson is speaking at our 2012 WW1HA national seminar.
1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson ISBN: 9781610392563
Published by PublicAffairs on May 28th 2013
Genres: History, Modern, 20th Century, World, Social History
Pages: 544
Len's Summary: A popular survey history in the tradition of Tuchman’s 1962 The Proud Tower (Library of America, 2012). The author finds the world 1913 to be much like the world of today particularly in terms of economic and financial globalization. Described by one reviewer as “history without hindsight.”
The Stomach for Fighting: Food and the Soldiers of the Great War
The Stomach for Fighting: Food and the Soldiers of the Great War by Rachel Duffett ISBN: 9780719099878
Published by Manchester University Press on November 1st 2015
Pages: 304
Len's Summary: Impressive scholarly examination of the significance of food in maintaining troop morale and physical fighting capacity on the Western Front.
First World War Britain: 1914-1919
First World War Britain: 1914-1919 by Peter Doyle ISBN: 9780747810988
Published by Shire Publications on June 19th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Social History
Pages: 80
Len's Summary: Life on the home front. Outlines the social upheaval, official restrictions and privations of total war that impacted the home front.
Riders of the Apocalypse: German Cavalry and Modern Warfare, 1870-1945
Riders of the Apocalypse: German Cavalry and Modern Warfare, 1870-1945 by D. R. Dorondo ISBN: 9781612510866
Published by Naval Institute Press on May 15th 2012
Genres: History, Military, General, World War II, Other, Technology & Engineering, Military Science
Pages: 312
Len's Summary: A history of the German cavalry from the Franco-Prussian War to the end of World War Two.
The Surplus Woman: Unmarried in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
The Surplus Woman: Unmarried in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918 by Catherine L. Dollard ISBN: 9780857453136
Published by Berghahn Books on January 1st 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Germany, Social Science, Gender Studies
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: Feminist social history.
1911: Preliminary Moves: The 2011 Chief of Army Staff Conference
1911: Preliminary Moves: The 2011 Chief of Army Staff Conference by Peter Dennis, Jeffrey Grey ISBN: 978 1 9219 4155 9
Published by Big Sky on 2012
Pages: 308
Len's Summary: Fourteen essays examining the pivotal May and June 1911 meetings of the British Committee of Imperial Defense involving self-governing Dominion Prime Ministers and senior military officers of Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa which took place on the margins of the coronation of King George V. At this conclave, Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Gray made clear that Germany was a potential enemy and that Great Britain would probably not stand aside in a continental war.
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis ISBN: 9780375708152
Published by Vintage Books on October 2nd 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Adventurers & Explorers, History, Europe, Great Britain, Expeditions & Discoveries
Pages: 655
Len's Summary: First published in hardcover by Knopf in 2011, this is the story of how battle-scarred WWI veterans conquered Mt. Everest for the first time.
Pour la France: A Guide to the Formations and Units of French Land Forces 1914-18
Pour la France: A Guide to the Formations and Units of French Land Forces 1914-18 by Michael Cox, Graham Watson ISBN: 9781907677144
Published by Helion on 2012
Genres: History, France, Military, World War I
Pages: 539
Len's Summary: A unique English language guide to the French Army detailing its expansion from 43 infantry divisions in 1914 to140 infantry divisions in 1918; with a list of general officers and other useful detail. -- A rare English language guide to the French army. // Builds on the work on the first volume’s coverage of French regiments and divisions. // The first of two volumes including as well a listing of those divisions of the British, Italian and America armies coming under French command. A useful reference.
A Nurse at the Front: The Great War Diaries of Sister Edith Appleton. Edited by Ruth Cowen
A Nurse at the Front: The Great War Diaries of Sister Edith Appleton. Edited by Ruth Cowen by Ruth Cowen, Edith Appleton ISBN: 9780857202246
Published by Simon and Schuster on March 1st 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, General, Personal Memoirs, World War I
Pages: 320
Len's Summary: War diaries of a British nurse.
The Russian Revolution: World War to Civil War 1917-1921
The Russian Revolution: World War to Civil War 1917-1921 by Nik Cornish ISBN: 9781848843752
Published by Pen and Sword on July 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Revolutionary, Europe, Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: The Russo-German peace of Brest-Litovsk and subsequent civil war fought on many fronts and with much outside intervention. A History Book Club selection written by the former President of the Eastern Front Association.
The United States in World War I: A Bibliographic Guide
The United States in World War I: A Bibliographic Guide by James T. Controvich ISBN: 9780810883062
Published by Scarecrow Press on July 30th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Reference, Bibliographies & Indexes
Pages: 649
Len's Summary: A research tool for students and scholars of WWI and American History.
German Colonialism: A Short History
German Colonialism: A Short History by Sebastian Conrad ISBN: 9781107400474
Published by Cambridge University Press on November 17th 2011
Genres: History, Europe, General, Modern, Political Science, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Pages: 246
Len's Summary: A succinct survey history of German colonial expansion and policies from 1885 until it lost its colonial possessions in the Pacific, Asia and Africa as a result of WWI. Unlike several recent studies, this one contends that German colonial policy, though undeniably harsh and racially biased, did not necessarily fore shadow the Holocaust and was not dissimilar to that of France and Britain. (Originally published in German in 2008.)
Last Man Standing: The Memoirs of a Seaforth Highlander During the Great War
Last Man Standing: The Memoirs of a Seaforth Highlander During the Great War by Richard Van Emden, Norman Collins ISBN: 184884865X
Published by Pen and Sword on July 19th 2012
Genres: Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, World War I, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 208
Len's Summary: Memoirs of a British infantry subaltern illustrated with his own photographs.
Empires, Soldiers, and Citizens: A World War I Sourcebook
Empires, Soldiers, and Citizens: A World War I Sourcebook by Marilyn Shevin Coetzee, Frans Coetzee ISBN: 9780470655825
Published by Wiley-Blackwell on September 17th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War II, General
Pages: 408
Len's Summary: Offers eyewitness perspectives on the war on the front lines and at home.
The World War I Memoirs of Robert P. Patterson: A Captain in the Great War
The World War I Memoirs of Robert P. Patterson: A Captain in the Great War by Robert Porter Patterson, Gary J. Clifford ISBN: 9781572338821
Published by Univ. of Tennessee Press on February 7th 2012
Genres: History, General, Military, World War II, World War I, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 136
Len's Summary: Under Secretary of War during WWII and later Secretary of War; Patterson won the DSC as a WWI infantry officer.
Her Voice, Her Century: Four Plays About Daring Women
Her Voice, Her Century: Four Plays About Daring Women by David Cheoros, Karen Simonson, Debbie Marshall ISBN: 1926972996
Published by Brindle and Glass on September 25th 2012
Genres: Drama, Canadian, Women Authors, History, Canada, General
Pages: 240
Len's Summary: Four plays about Canadian women including one about a journalist covering WWI.
Suvla: August Offensive – Gallipoli
Suvla: August Offensive - Gallipoli by Stephen Chambers ISBN: 9781848845435
Published by Pen and Sword on February 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Middle East, Turkey & Ottoman Empire
Pages: 250
Len's Summary: Battle analysis and tour guide wrapped into one volume. -- Story of a mismanaged initially unopposed landing that led only to stalemate.
1914-1918 – An Eyewitness to War
1914-1918 - An Eyewitness to War by Bob Carruthers ISBN: 9781781581346
on June 15th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Veterans, Essays, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 300
Len's Summary: A collection of essays from the participants. -- Four recollections from primary sources reflecting little-known aspects of the conflict.
Big Gun Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations 1914-1945
Big Gun Monitors: Design, Construction and Operations 1914-1945 by Ian Buxton ISBN: 9781848321243
Published by Pen & Sword Books on January 1st 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War II, World War I, Naval
Pages: 256
Len's Summary: Designed and built specifically to provide heavy, shore bombardment particularly along the Flanders coast, these ships were also employed in WWII. A revision and update of a 1978 work. // The Royal Navy designed the first of these unusual vessels in late 1914 to bombard German coastal emplacements in Flanders. The earliest models mounted Bethlehem Steel 14-inch inch guns and turrets.
British Battleships of World War One
British Battleships of World War One by R. A. Burt ISBN: 9781591140535
Published by Naval Institute Press on November 15th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, World War I, Naval, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Pages: 352
Len's Summary: Revised edition of an excellent and detailed reference work.
American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic
American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic by Nancy K. Bristow ISBN: 9780199811342
Published by Oxford University Press on April 30th 2012
Genres: History, United States, State & Local, General, Modern, 20th Century, South, Medical, Public Health
Pages: 280
Len's Summary: The global flu pandemic of 1918-1920 sickened mainly young adults killed some 50 million people, half a million in America alone, shaking new-found confidence in medicine and having a profound effect on society.
Salute of Guns
Salute of Guns by Donald Boyd ISBN: 1848848501
Published by Pen & Sword Military on October 1st 2012
Genres: History, Military, Weapons, World War I, Personal Memoirs
Pages: 235
Len's Summary: Memoir of a British artillerist who, commissioned in the Territorial Force, served on the front lines from 1915 to 1918.
The Edwardian Army: Manning, Training, and Deploying the British Army, 1902-1914
The Edwardian Army: Manning, Training, and Deploying the British Army, 1902-1914 by Timothy Bowman ISBN: 0199542783
Published by Oxford University Press on September 26th 2012
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 20th Century, Military, General
Pages: 288
Len's Summary: The shock of the Boer War led to massive reform in the British Army increasing its readiness, but not necessarily preparing it for The Great War
Militarism in a Global Age: Naval Ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I
Militarism in a Global Age: Naval Ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I by Dirk Bönker ISBN: 9780801450402
Published by Cornell University Press on March 6th 2012
Genres: History, Military, Naval, World War I, United States, 20th Century
Pages: 421
Len's Summary: Argues that a common militarism existed in Germany and America where naval elites shared similar outlooks and goals.
The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America’s Entry into World War I
The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry into World War I by Thomas Boghardt ISBN: 1612511481
Published by US Naval Institute Press on October 15th 2012
Pages: 319
Len's Summary: The author contends that Zimmerman’s telegram was a spontaneous initiative, not part of an overall German strategy. In America, he asserts, it proved divisive, alienating isolationists, pacifists, and lawmakers.
Winning and Losing on the Western Front: The British Third Army and the Defeat of Germany in 1918
Winning and Losing on the Western Front: The British Third Army and the Defeat of Germany in 1918 by Jonathan Boff ISBN: 9781107449022
Published by Cambridge University Press on November 20th 2014
Genres: History, Military, General, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 310
Len's Summary: The final 100 days’ battles drawing on British and German archival material.
Images of War: The Germans in Flanders in 1914 – Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Images of War: The Germans in Flanders in 1914 – Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by David Bilton ISBN: 9781848846500
Published by Pen and Sword on June 5th 2013
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Illustrated
Pages: 176
Len's Summary: First in a planned series
Naval Warfare, 1914-1918: From Coronel to the Atlantic and Zeebrugge
Naval Warfare, 1914-1918: From Coronel to the Atlantic and Zeebrugge by Gary Sheffield, Tim Benbow ISBN: 1906626057
Published by Amber Books on October 10th 2008
Pages: 224
Len's Summary: A survey history of the war at sea.
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
