From Boer War to World War: Tactical Reform of the British Army, 1902–1914 by Spencer Jones ISBN: 9780806144153
Published by University of Oklahoma Press on September 1st 2013
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Military, Strategy, Modern, 19th Century, Africa, South, Republic of South Africa
Pages: 312
Len's Summary: Key tactical lessons learned on the veldt and applied by the British Army during the interwar years, 1902-1913.
Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm
Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm by Harold James ISBN: 9780691153407
Published by Princeton University Press on February 26th 2012
Genres: Business & Economics, Economic History, History, Europe, Germany, Modern, General
Pages: 360
Len's Summary: Alfred Krupp and Big Bertha in peace and war.
The Hounds of Ulster: A History of the Northern Irish Regiments in the Great War
The Hounds of Ulster: A History of the Northern Irish Regiments in the Great War by Gavin Hughes ISBN: 9783034308335
Published by Peter Lang on May 21st 2012
Genres: History, Europe, General, Ireland
Pages: 305
Len's Summary: The Ulstermen fought in two cavalry and three infantry regiments, as well as the Irish Guards. A political, military and social history.
A Companion to World War I
A Companion to World War I by John Horne ISBN: 9781119968702
Published by John Wiley & Sons on January 30th 2012
Genres: History, General, Military, World War I, Essays
Pages: 724
Len's Summary: First published in hard cover in 2011, this volume contains 38 essays by leading scholars on military, social, economic, political, technical and cultural aspects of the conflict. Also available as an e-book. Horn won the Tomlinson Book Prize in 2002. -- Thirty-eight analytical essays by leading scholars who represent the cutting edge of research on WWI and its legacy. Holger Herwig’s essay on the War in the West is of particular interest. Both Horn and Herwig are winners of the WFA’s Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Book Prize. -- Essays on the world before, during and after The Great War edited by a winner of the WFA Annual Tomlinson Book Prize. Military, diplomatic and cultural legacies of the war; war crimes, film and gender issues. A less expansive paperback version is promised. Order from www.blackwellreference.com.
American Expeditionary Force: France 1917-1918
American Expeditionary Force: France 1917-1918 by Jack Holroyd ISBN: 9781848848771
Published by Casemate Publishers on October 24th 2012
Genres: History, Military, World War I, United States
Pages: 144
Len's Summary: Eight chapters dealing with high points of the war from the American perspective. Heavily illustrated.
Brill’s Encyclopedia of the First World War
Brill's Encyclopedia of the First World War by Gerhard Hirschfeld, Gerd Krumeich, Irina Renz, Lynn D. Corum, Markus Pohlmann ISBN: 9004207392
Published by Brill Academic Publishers on May 11th 2012
Pages: 1105
Len's Summary: Originally published in German, these volumes represent the work of prominent historians from 15 countries offering surveys and descriptions, information and interpretation on people and events, countries, institutions and ideas;. information on political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the conflict, as well as military campaign analysis.
A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare
A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare by Robert Harris, Jeremy Paxman ISBN: 9780812966534
Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks on August 6th 2002
Genres: History, Military, Biological & Chemical Warfare
Pages: 301
Len's Summary: Paxman is the narrator for the BBC WWI centennial series premiering in 2014.
Fusillé vivant
Fusillé vivant by Odette Hardy-Hémery ISBN: 9782070138111
Published by Gallimard on September 20th 2012
Pages: 284
Len's Summary: Story of a French conscript (a miner) condemned to death who survived a firing squad, was pardoned, and returned to duty only to die in combat in 1915. Also in Kindle from Amazon France.
Fokker Fodder: The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c
Fokker Fodder: The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c by Paul R. Hare Published by Fonthill Media on January 15th 2013
Genres: History, Military, Aviation, Business & Economics, Industries, Transportation
Pages: 160
Len's Summary: The story of the development of the B.E.2c ‘Quirk’ from 1912 with modifications that carried the type through the four years of the war by one of the UK’s premier aviations historians.
The Mediterranean Fleet 1919-1929
The Mediterranean Fleet 1919-1929 by Paul Halpern ISBN: 9781409427568
Published by Ashgate Publishing on December 1st 2011
Genres: History, Europe, Great Britain, Modern, 19th Century
Pages: 620
Len's Summary: With the end of WWI, conflicts involving the RN continued in the around the Black Sea, in Turkey and its former territories, and between Turkey and Greece. This is a continuation of Halpern’s 1987 work The Royal Navy in the Mediterranean 1915-1918 (Glower Publishing Company). The author teaches at Florida State and is the leading Anglo-American expert on WWI in the Mediterranean.
Strategy and War Planning in the British Navy, 1887-1918
Strategy and War Planning in the British Navy, 1887-1918 by Shawn T. Grimes ISBN: 9781843836988
Published by Boydell Press on February 16th 2012
Genres: History, Military, Strategy, World War I, Naval, Modern, General
Pages: 263
Len's Summary: The author takes the stance that the Admiralty in no way exaggerated a very real German threat. See also The Royal Navy and the German Threat, 1901-1914, Matthew S. Seligmann (Oxford, 2012).
The Lion and the Eagle: Anglo-German Naval Confrontation in the Imperial Era – 1815-1919
The Lion and the Eagle: Anglo-German Naval Confrontation in the Imperial Era - 1815-1919 by David J. Gregory ISBN: 9780957286412
Published by David J. Gregory on August 1st 2012
Pages: 490
Len's Summary: First in a planned three-volume set on the Anglo-German naval race.
At Home and under Fire: Air Raids and Culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz
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.
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
