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BOOKS

Asprey, Robert B. At Belleau Wood. Univ. of North Texas Pr. 1996 [Asprey details the (WW I) Battle of Belleau Wood which featured the 2nd Division made up of US Marines and soldiers. "By far the best study of the campaign. . . . " -- Col. Rolfe L. Hillman, USA (Ret.) Here are two opinions of the book by those who were there: "He has done an outstanding job on his research and it is . . . the most accurate report of the battle ever published." -- Gen. Clifton B. Cates, USMC (Ret.) ". . . has masterfully captured the tenacity, undying courage and stark fortitude which marked the conduct of friend and foe alike." -- Gen. G.C. Thomas, USM (Ret.)]

Banks, Arthur. A Military Atlas of the First World War. [Alan Palmer, commentary] Leo Cooper 1997 [orig. 1975.]

Barbeau, Arthur E. & Florette Henri. The Unknown Soldiers: African_American Troops in World War I. [Bernrad C. Nulty, new intro.] Da Capo 1996 [orig. 1974.]

Batchelor, Peter F. & Christopher Matson. The Western Front in 1915. [VCs of the First World War Series.] Sutton Publ. 1997 [Another in the fine series of books chronicling the winners of the Victoria Cross during the First World War, this book covers the sixty-seven men who won the VC on the Western Front during 1915, e.g., at the battles of Neuve Chapelle, the Second Battle of Ypres (where the first Canadian was to win the VC on 22 April), and Loos. This year saw other firsts, such as the first award to an Irish soldier during the war, Michael O'Leary, for combat in the Cuinchy sector on 1 February. The first Territorial VC went to Geoffrey Woolley for bravery at Hill 60 (Belgium), on 20-21 April. Twenty of the VCs were awarded posthumously, just under one-third of the recipients were officers. Each winner receives about three to six pages of text -- a short discussion of their life and a more detailed account of the action exhibiting their bravery. There is usually one or two photos of the individual (a majority of the men's portraits are Gallahers cigarette cards), plus a shot of their gravestone or the memorial where their names are inscribed. The disposition of a soldier's medals is also noted. Maps of the battlefields, a bibliography, and an index round out this work.]

Bet-El, Ilana R. Conscripts: Lost Legions of the Great War. Sutton Publ. 1999 [Due to the heavy losses suffered by British troops in the early years of the war, Britain broke with centuries of tradition and introduced conscription for the first time in January 1916. Eventually, 2.5 million men became conscripts. However, their story has been largely forgotten as British history has focused on the volunteers who went off to war. This book helps correct the oversight and shows what it was like to be a conscript, and it explains their role in the conflict.]

Bennett, Geoffrey. The Battle of Jutland. [Wordsworth Military Library] Wordsworth (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 Originally published in 1964.]

Brannen, Carl Andrew. Over There: A Marine in the Great War. [Rolfe L. Hillman, Jr. & Peter F. Owen, preface & annotation; J.P. Brannen, afterword; C.A. Brannen Series, no. 1] Texas A&M University Pr. 1996 [These are the memoirs of Brannen's service in the First World War. It is illustrated with the photographs he took along the way. Wounded and hospitalized for three weeks, he was with the 80th Company in the Meuse-Argonne campaign and served through the armistice and into the occupation.]

Bridgland, Tony. Sea Killers in Disguise: The Story of the Q-Ships and Decoy Ships in the First World War. Leo Cooper (UK) 1999/Naval Institute Pr. (US) 2000 [This book examines the ruses de guerre of the British and German navies in WW I. The stories are colorful, often humorous and usually marking a high degree of chivalry.]

Britten, Thomas A. American Indians in World War I: At War and at Home. Univ. of New Mexico Pr. 1997 [17,000 Native Americans registered for the draft, about 10,000 enlisted or were drafted into the American Expeditionary Force. This book chronicles their experiences on the battlefields and back home. In general, Indians received near universal respect while in uniform which compares sharply to the treatment accorded other minorities.]

Burg, David F. & L. Edward Purcell. Almanac of World War I. Univ. Pr. of Kentucky 1998

Butler, Daniel Allen. The Lusitania: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an Ocean Legend. Stackpole Books 2000 [This is a detailed history of the Lusitania and its sinking by a German submarine during WW I.]

Cave, Nigel. Arras: Vimy Ridge. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1996 [This book is a well-illustrated battlefield guide to Vimy Ridge, especially as it related to the British Army. Thirty maps will prove invaluable to the traveller on foot and by car.]

Cave, Nigel. Somme: Beaumont Hamel-Newfoundland Park. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1994 [Compared to other battlefield sites, this part of the Somme saw just a few pitched battles and a relatively short period of trench warfare during the July 1916 battle. It is now the most visited area of the Somme as it has the best trench park on the Western Front. This is due to the purchase of eighty acres by the Newfoundland government to perpetuate the memory of the devastated battalion of the (then) Newfoundland Regiment (1 July, 1916). Useful photos and fifteen maps support the text and the suggested car and walking tours.]

Cave, Nigel. Somme: Delville Wood. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 [This well-illustrated guide is of use to both the battlefield visitor and the WW I historian.]

Cave, Nigel. Somme: Gommecourt. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [This well-illustrated guide is of use to both the battlefield visitor and the WW I historian. It contains 16 maps and both auto and walking tours of the battlefield.]

Cave, Nigel. Ypres: Hill 60. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [As a dominating feature in the Ypres area, Hill 60 was fiercely contested at various times (and held by both sides) from December 1914 to September 1918. Cave covers the key battles for Hill 60, described "as an area no bigger than the centre of Trafalger Square," in a manner most useful to historians and visitors to the battlefields. He suggests a tour that can be done in a series of short hops in the car or a long walk.]

Cave, Nigel. Ypres: Passchendaele: The Fight for the Village. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1997 [This book covers the Third Battle so Ypres, better known as Passchendaele. Here Cave chronicles the October-November 1917 battle, primarily from the New Zealand and Canadian perspective (but with a chapter from the German perspective). Passchendaele was finally taken by the Allies at a terrific cost (especially for the Canadians, well over 15,000 casualties), but quickly fell in the German Lys offensive of April 1918 causing extensive Canadian recriminations. Cave provides numerous photos and thirteen maps to support his history, and one car and four walking tours.]

Cave, Nigel. Ypres: Polygon Wood. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 [This book is a guide to the battles of Polygon Wood and its surroundings in late September and early October 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres. Useful maps and illustrations supplement the text. The author provides one walking and two combination walking/driving tours of the battlefields.]

Cave, Nigel. Ypres: Sanctuary Wood and Hooge. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1995 [This book covers the terrible fighting that took place in the Sanctuary Wood and Hooge area during June-September, 1915, June 19161, and the Zillebeke Raid of June 1918. It was here that mines, gas, and, flamethrowers were inroduced early on. The book was originally published in 1993, but updated in 1995.]

Clark, Alan. The Eastern Front, 1914-1918: Suicide of the Empires. [Great Battles Series] Windrush Pr. (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 [This is a short, illustrated history of the war in the east that ultimately saw the collapse of three great empires. It was originally published in 1971.]

Clark, George B. Devil Dogs: Fighting Marines of World War I. Presidio 2000 ["A rollicking, fun book to read, Clark takes the reader along from stateside clashes with Pershing and the Army bureaucracy to training in France and through the battles. . . . Highly detailed and filled with fascinating insights, Devil Dogs takes no prisoners. . . . a must read for any student of Marine history or those wishing to get the full picture this colorful era. . . . A modern classic of the American experience of the Great War." -- Patrick Mooney, Leatherneck. ". . . a tremendous, superbly written book built on solid historical research and attention to detail. . . . [this] book will become the standard by which all other books will be judged on the role of the Marine Corps in the Great War." -- Stars and Stripes. ". . . the most detailed popular history available of the U.S. Marines in World War I." -- Roland Green, Booklist. "offers the reader unvarnished and well-documented opinions and facts. . . . helps in understanding the complex developments of the Great War era." -- Agostino von Hassell, Marine Corps Gazette. Originally published by Presidio in 1999, this book may still be available in a hardcover edition.]

Cockfield, Jamie H. With Snow on Their Boots: The Tragic Odyssey of the Russian Expeditionary Force in France During World War I. Griffin/St. Martin's Pr. 1999 [Originally published in 1996, this book is still available in a hardcover edition.]

Coffman, Edward M. The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I. Univ. Pr. of Kentucky 1998 ["This book] has been available for quite some time from the University of Wisconsin Press, and I suspect many readers already have a copy. However, Kentucky has wisely taken over publication of this book, first published in 1968, so those not fortunate to have read it will continue to have the opportunity (you don't find many copies of this fine work in the used book stores). It is quite simply one of the best accounts of US participation in WW I. Coffman's coverage is wide reaching, he considers the Army, Navy, the birth of an air force, the War Department, the battles, and much more. For this edition a new preface has been included which highlights some of the best books on US participation in the Great War to have come out in the past thirty years. In a rare publishing move in this era of trade paperback reprints, Kentucky also offers this book in a new hardcover edition, something the serious creator of a military library can appreciate." -- Fritz Heinzen, Paper Wars magazine. "Will surely stand as the first source for anyone interested in the conflict." -- Stephen Ambrose. "Coffman's skillful use of archived materials, diaries and memoirs brings life and immediacy to his story." -- Virginia Quarterly Review. "[Coffman] can explain complex matters in a few sharp paragraphs, illuminate technical discussions with personal vignettes, and use statistics to clarify rather than confuse. . . . should become standard reading. . . ." -- Indiana Magazine of History. This book is also available in a hardcover edition.]

Cooke, James J. The All-Americans at War: The 82nd Division in the Great War, 1917-1918. Praeger 1999 [This is a history of the 82nd, drawn primarily from the farming towns of Tennessee and North Carolina, during WW I. It saw action in the trenches, and participated in the St. Mihiel ofensive and the Meuse-Argonne battle.]

Cooksley, Peter G. The Air VCs. [VCs of the First World War Series.] Sutton Publ. 1996 [Of the 634 Victoria Cross winners in WW I, nineteen were airmen of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. Some of the better known include, W.A. "Bill" Bishop, Albert Ball, James T.B. "Jimmy" McCudden, and Edward "Mick" Mannock. Four VCs were awarded posthumously (the first and last aviator VCs were posthumous). All but one recipient were officers. Each of the nineteen receives a six to fifteen page discussion of their life, with the text concentrating on their war years and the reasons for receiving the VC. The book is printed on heavy paper and nicely illustrated. Further sources, a bibliography, and an index round out this book, which is part of the series developed by Gerald Glidden.]

Corum, James S. & Richard R. Muller. The Luftwaffe's Way of War: German Air Force Doctrine, 1911-1945. Nautical & Aviation Pub. Co. 1998 ["Two authors who have written notable works on Germany's air arm Ń James S. Corum and Richard R. Muller -- have collaborated to produce [this book]. They skip the hundreds of First and Second World War combat accounts to concentrate on the doctrine that guided German air operations, and weapons design and procurement. To achieve this goal, they assembled and translated twenty-nine key documents from a variety of agencies and departments. They begin with prewar WW I materials, e.g., von Moltke's correspondence (from 1911-1913) to the Prussian War Ministry, and the first German aviation manual (1913), then go through WW I, the interwar years, and finally conclude with a Luftwaffe High Command 'Tactical Observation' examining the defeat of the Luftwaffe in WW II. The selection is solid (it covers strategic, operational, and tactical doctrines), the translation is good, and Corum and Muller offer short commentaries before each piece that explain the documents' author(s), purpose, and significance." -- Fritz Heinzen, Paper Wars magazine.]

Davies, Frank & Graham Maddocks. Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1997 [Publisher supplied info: Long before that ghastly and quite unnecessary slogging match in the mud which we now call the First World War had dragged to its blood-soaked conclusion the belief that most of the senior officers had spent their time in comfort and safety in chateaux far behind the lines with no idea of the conditions in which the men they commanded were fighting was firmly embedded in the public mind. As the years pass by that belief has, if anything, become more deeply held, gaining strength from plays like Oh! What a Lovely War, itself based on Alan Clark's book The Donkeys. It is the purpose of this book to show not only how the myth was born and grew but how totally at odds it is with the facts. Biographies of over 200 officers who held the rank of Brigadier-General or above who were killed or wounded during the war show how closely involved the men at the top were with the men at the front. Ironically, as the authors point out, this was more than just a waste of blood, for these were the very men whose experience was vital to the successful prosecution of the war. Had they actually stayed in their chateaux, as Lloyd George alleged, they might have done much more to hasten the end of the conflict. This is not only an invaluable work of reference but a tribute to those gallant senior officers who have been so unfairly traduced by many who should have known better.]

Drury, Ian. German Stormtrooper, 1915-18. [Warrior Series, no. 12; Gerry Embleton, illus.] Osprey 1995

Drury, Ian. Stormtrooper. [Gerry Embleton, illus.] Osprey (UK)/Stackpole (US) 2000 [This book was originally published in 1995 as #12 in the Osprey Warrior Series with the title, German Stormtrooper 1914-1918.]

Eisenhower, John S.D. & Joanne T. Eisenhower. Yanks: An Epic Story of the American Army in World War I. The Free Pr. 2001 [This is an account of the American military intervention in WW I, and how and why it was the only force remaining sufficient to prevent an Allied defeat. "How did they do it? is Eisenhower's question. How did they go one year from almost no army at all to one taking its place on the Western Front? How did they train these millions of men, equip them, transport them, deploy them, supply them? When John Eisenhower describes General Pershing and his staff on the ship taking his first contingent of Americans to France, he makes you feel you were there -- most of all wondering, as Pershing did, how all this was going to work. Finding out is what makes this such an enjoyable read." -- Stephen E. Ambrose. "John Eisenhower has done for the doughboy of World War I what Stephen Ambrose did for the G.I. of World War II: brought him to life with pathos and cool common sense. War is a three-ring circus of cruelty, confusion, and calumny redeemed only by courage and purpose -- and nobody knows it or tells it with more zest and authority than Eisenhower." -- Walter A. McDougall. "The advent of General Pershing's 'doughboys' in France in time for the crucial battles of 1918, though late in the day, tipped the balance between victory and defeat for the western alliance. More than that, experience gained there provided an essential foundation for the successes of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's forces in World War II. So it does seem outstandingly appropriate that an Eisenhower should now write that story. A lively and worthwhile contribution to the history of World War I." -- Alistair Horne.]

Erickson, Edward J. Ordered to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War. [Gen. Hüseyin Kivrikoglu, foreword; Contributions in Military Studies, no. 201] Greenwood Pr. 2001 [To the best of my knowledge, this is the only book on the Turkish conduct of the war at the strategic and operational levels. The Turks fought well given the enormous handicaps they faced fighting on four, and sometimes five, separate fronts. This book is also unique in that it is heavily based on Turkish archival and official history sources, resources untapped by writers in the west. Although British and Australian authors have told of their battles against the Ottoman forces, this book goes beyond that to the seldom discussed campaigns in Galicia, Romania, and Macedonia.]

Evans, Martin Marix. Passchendaele and the Battles of Ypres 1914-18. Osprey Military (UK) 1997/Stackpole (US) 1998 [This is an oversized, heavily illustrated hardcover from Osprey. It details the four years of hellish battle for the few square miles that comprised the Ypres Salient.]

Farrar-Hockley, Anthony. Death of an Army. [Wordsworth Military Library] Wordsworth Editions (UK) 1998/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 [This book recounts how the British Expeditionary Force was sacrificed at the beginning of WW I to buy time for the UK to raise a large wartime force of reservists and volunteers.]

Farwell, Byron. The Great War in Africa, 1914-1918. Norton 1989 [orig. 1986.]

Farwell, Byron. Over There: The United States in the Great War, 1917-18. W.W. Norton 2000 [Publisher supplied info: When the United States finally declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, the British and French armies were at a point of total exhaustion. Within two weeks the French troops had mutinied, leaving the Western Front practically undefended. In the same month, Lenin arrived in Moscow on the heels of the Russian Revolution and vowed to make peace with Germany. To make matters worse, the Allies had reason to be dubious about the help they were receiving from across the Atlantic. The U.S. Army ranked sixteenth in the world (behind Portugal), and most of its soldiers were poorly trained. Byron Farwell's informed, stirring account describes not only how the United States turned the tide of the war but also how the war served as a national coming-of-age experience, with all of the concomitant awkwardness and confusion. Moving deftly from the home front to the Marne, from statistics and strategy to vivid accounts of the chaotic violence of the battlefield, Farwell draws a comprehensive portrait of America's brutal entrance into the twentieth century. Originally published by W.W. Norton in 1999, this book is still available in a hardcover edition. "Farwell blends social, archival and oral history into an excellent account of American participation in the war." -- John Lehman, The Wall Street Journal. "A well-told narrative of US participation in the most godawful and useless of modern wars. In 1917, on the eve of its entry into WWI, the US was without a single army division. Nineteen months later, the nation's armed and naval forces had grown to 4 million people, and their deployment had tipped the balance of war in Europe against the Central Powers. . . . It's hard to imagine a better, and better-written, tale of the US's first military venture on European soil. What the book lacks in fresh insights or perspective it makes up for in compactness, comprehensiveness, balance, and style. Perhaps never before have so many topics about this Great War been covered with such economy and to such effect. . . . A fine place to go for a narrative history of its subject." -- Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 1998. "A wonderfully concise history of America's first conflict overseas, Over There successfully balances a great body of scholarship with the need to tell a good story. It starts out in 1914, with the United States unprepared (both physically and politically) to fight, then tells how, in 1917, the country quickly created a combat force that helped break a long stalemate on the Western front of Europe. Farwell, a veteran author of military history, offers important insights into the nature of the Great War. . . . Farwell has the good sense to populate his narrative with cameo appearances by familiar figures such as Harry Truman. . . . Farwell also offers a glossary of soldier slang. . . . An appendix describes the exploits of . . . Sergeant York, as well as the famed "Lost Battalion.". . . In all, Over There is hard to beat as introduction to the American role in the First World War." -- John J. Miller, Amazon.com.]

Ferguson, Niall. The Pity of War. Basic Books 2000 [This was one of the most hotly debated books in 1999! "The Pity of War is the most important and controversial book about World War I in many years. In this splendidly researched, well-written, and deeply personal book, Oxford historial Niall Ferguson shatters many long-held beliefs about Britain's role." -- Carlo W. D'Este. "The Pity of War for the first time brings the carnage of 1914-18 into sharp, unmystified focus. This is analytical history at its mordant best. With all its other merits, The Pity of War is also a work of grace and feeling." -- The Economist. ". . . a brilliant reassessment of one of the century's most far-reaching and tragic wars, the First World War. Ferguson unpacks the terror and tragedy of the war while demolishing widely held beliefs about it. . . . In the end, Ferguson concludes, WWI was not unavoidable, but ``the greatest error of modern history.'' Moving, penetrating, eye-opening, and lucidly reasoned. An important work of historical analysis." -- Kirkus Reviews, March 19, 1999. "If someone less distinguished than Jesus College, Cambridge, fellow Niall Ferguson had written The Pity of War, you could be forgiven for thinking the book was out for a few cheap headlines by contradicting almost every accepted orthodoxy about the First World War. . . . The Pity of War, with no pretensions to offering a grand narrative of the war, goes over its chosen questions like a polemical tract. As such it is immensely readable, well researched, and controversial. You may not end up agreeing with all of Ferguson's arguments, but that should not deter you from reading it. " -- John Crace, Amazon.co.uk. Originally published by Basic Books in 1999, the hardcover edition edition is out of print. However, Alibris may have a copy. Please click on their banner near the bottom of this page.]

Feuer, A.B. The U.S. Navy in World War I: Combat at Sea and in the Air. [Dwight R. Messimer & Daniel P. Davison, forewords] Praeger 1999 [This book collects accounts of various American ship and naval air operations during the First World War.]

Fletcher, David, ed. Tanks and Trenches: First Hand Accounts of Tank Warfare in the First World War. Sutton Pub. 1996 [Fletcher has assembled accounts by the tank veterans of WW I. He primarily draws on contributions to the Tank Corps Journal, but has also added primary source materials from the (British) Tank Museum library. The book is divided into nine chapters, each chapter discussing a battle, or series of engagements involving British armor. Originally published by Sutton in 1994, it is still available in a hardcover edition distributed by MBI.]

Ford, Roger. The Grim Reaper: Machine-Guns and Machine-Gunners in Action. Sarpedon/Sidgwick & Jackson 1996 [A complete history of the machine-gun from its development and use during the American Civil War up to the present. However, a significant portion of the text (four chapters) is devoted to WW I and the technological developments which preceded the war.]

Foster, Simon. Hit the Beach!: The Drama of Amphibious Warfare. [Cassell Military Classics Series] Cassell (UK)/Sterling (US) 1998 [Originally published in 1995 with the subtitle, Amphibious Warfare from the Plains of Abraham to San Carlos Water, this book is part of the new Cassell Military Classics Series which draws on books formerly published under the Arms and Armour imprint. Foster recounts four amphibious campaigns in this work: the capture of Quebec in 1759, the Dardanelles offensive of 1915-16, the 1950 Inchon landings during the Korean War, and the Falkland Islands conflict of 1982.]

Fox, Colin. Arras: Monchy le Preux. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Combined Publ. (US) 2000 [This book is a great guide to the battles (1917 and 1918) in and around Monchy, a small village to the east of Arras. Information on driving to, and walking around, the battlefields is included.]

Gilbert, Martin. The First World War: A Complete History. Henry Holt 1996 [This is the trade paperback edition. Originally published in 1994, the hardcover edition has gone out of print. This book is out of print, but Alibris may have a copy. Please click on their banner near the bottom of this page.]

Gliddon, Gerald. 1914. [VCs of the First World War Series.] Sutton Publ. 1997 [Originally published in 1994, Glidden here discusses the forty-six winners of the Victoria Cross in 1914 (eventually 634 were to win the VC in WW I). The recipients primarily saw action on the Western front, but some were awarded for service in Africa and the Dardenalles. For example, the first Royal Navy officer to earn a VC in the war (and the second VC awarded for service in Africa) was H.P. Ritchie, for action in the Dar-es-Salaam harbor on 28 November. Thirteen of the forty-six VCs were awarded posthumously, eleven VCs went to officers in 1914. Each winner receives about three to six pages of text -- a short discussion of their life and a more detailed account of the action exhibiting their bravery. There is usually one or two photos of the individual (many of the men's portraits are Gallahers cigarette cards), plus a shot of their gravestone or the memorial where their names are inscribed. The disposition of a soldier's medals is also noted. Maps of the battlefields, a bibliography, and an index round out this work. "A must for those with an interest in the history of the VC." -- Soldier Magazine. "Recommended." -- Military Historical Society Bulletin.]

Gliddon, Gerald. Arras & Messines 1917. [VCs of the First World War Series.] Sutton Publ. 1998 [This is another in the series of books chronicling the winners of the Victoria Cross from the First World War. This book follows up on the Somme volume. It covers the period January 1917 to July 1917 concentrating on the events of April, i.e., the battle of Arras, the capture of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and the combat for Monchy le Preux and Gravelle; plus the May-June battles for Bullecourt and Messines Ridge. Over this period of time fifty VCs were awarded to troops from Britain, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Each soldier receives about three to six pages of discussion -- a short discussion of their life and a more detailed account of the action exhibiting their bravery. There is usually one or two photos of the individual, plus a shot of the cemetery and grave in which they are buried, or the memorial where their names are inscribed. The disposition of a soldier's medals is also noted. Maps of the battlefields, a bibliography, and an index round out this work.]

Gliddon, Gerald. The Somme. [VCs of the First World War Series.] Sutton Publ. 1997 [First published in 1991, this book recounts the lives and battles of the fifty-one soldiers from the Commonwealth and Empire armies that earned the Victoria Cross during the horrific Battle of the Somme (1 July-18 November, 1916). Ten were awarded on the first day which saw fifty-seven thousand British casualties (nineteen thousand were killed). By the end of the battle, nearly one million Allied and German soldiers were casualties. Of the fifty-one VC winners at the Somme, twenty were officers, twelve were non-commissioned officers and the remaining nineteen were privates or the equivalent. A third of the Somme VC awards were posthumous -- thirty-three were to survive the war. Presented in chronological order, this heavily illustrated book features about three to six pages of text and photos on each winner with a short discussion of their life and a more detailed account of the action exhibiting their bravery. There is usually one or more photos and illustrations of the individual (many of the men's portraits are Gallahers cigarette cards), plus a shot of their gravestone or the memorial where their names are inscribed. Maps used in the text are based on the map of the battle of the Somme that was issued with Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches of 1919. A bibliography and appendices round out this work. "Never in doubt is the courage shown by the men who fought and died in the First World War. Nowhere is this more movingly exemplified than in [this book]." -- The Times. "Well-researched and superbly illustrated." -- Eastern Daily Press.]

Gliddon, Gerald. Spring Offensive 1918. [VCs of the First World War Series.] Sutton Publ. 1997 [Another in the fine series of books chronicling the winners of the Victoria Cross during the First World War, this book covers the period from March to the end of July, 1918. It focuses on the fifty-seven men (sixty percent of them officers) who won the VC during the battles produced by Ludendorff's spring offensive. Each soldier receives about three to six pages of discussion -- a short discussion of their life and a more detailed account of the action exhibiting their bravery. Over 130 photographs and maps accompany the text. There is usually one or two photos of the individual, plus a shot of their gravestone or the memorial where their names are inscribed. The disposition of a soldier's medals is also noted. Maps of the battlefields, a bibliography, and an index round out this work.]

Gordon, Andrew. The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command. [Adm. Sir John Woodward, foreword] Naval Institute Pr. 2000 [How could the British Navy fail to crush the German fleet during the Battle of Jutland in 1916? Gordon points to peacetime vested interests which trumped Nelsonian pragmatism. His conclusions are relevant to the present, and for all forms of warfare, not just naval. Gordon won the Westminster Medal and the Longman History Today Prize for this work. It was originally published in 1996 by John Murray Publishers (UK). "A superb study of military culture." -- Jeremy Black, History Today. "A marvellous work . . . a rare combination of major substance and easy accessibility." -- Jon Sumida, American Neptune. "For all naval historians, riveting reading." -- Christopher Andrew, Sunday Telegraph. "The most profound study of Jutland this reviewer has ever read." -- Antony Preston, Warship. "For thos who love the epic of seapower . . . unputdownable." -- William Waldegrave.]

Gray, Edwyn. British Submarines in the Great War. Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate (US) 2001 [Noted naval writer, Edwyn Gray, here turns his attention to the perils of British submarine service in WWI. Despite the hazards, five captains were able to earn a VC. They had notable success against Turkish shipping and in the Baltic from 1916 to 1918. This book was originally published in 1971 with the title, A Damned Un-English Weapon.]

Gray, Randall. Kaiserschlacht, 1918: The Final German Offensive. [Campaign Series, no. 11] Osprey Publ. 1991

Griffith, Paddy. Battle Tactics of the Western Front: The British Army's Art of Attack, 1916-18. Yale Univ. Pr. 1996 [This is the trade paper edition. Originally published in 1994, it is still available in a hardcover edition.]

Griffith, Paddy, ed. British Fighting Methods in the Great War. Frank Cass & Co. 1996

Grotelueschen, Mark E. Doctrine Under Trial: American Artillery Employment in World War I. [Tim Travers, foreword; Contributions in Military Studies, no. 203] Greenwood Pr. 2001 [Grotelueschen follows the American Expeditionary Force's 2nd Division from its preliminary training through each of its battles in France to understand the nature of artillary usage and the evolution and implementation of American doctrinal changes.]

Gudmundsson, Bruce I. Stormtroop Tactics: Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918. Greenwood 1989

Hadley, Michael L. Count Not the Dead: The Popular Image of the German Submarine. Naval Institute Pr. 1995

Halpern, Paul G. A Naval History of World War I. Naval Institute Pr. 1995 [This is the trade paper edition. What distinguishes this history from previous ones is that the focus is less on the major navies and their main theaters of operation, and more on the wide-ranging scope of the naval war. Attention is given to the truly global nature of the war by including, for example, colonial considerations, Japanese operations, the role of neutral navies, the Italians and Austrians in the Adriatic, and barge, gunboat and monitor operations on the Danube. Halpern uses a geographic approach as opposed to a chronological approach to keep the work from becoming unwieldy. By trading breadth for depth, the author has a valuable book that provides the big picture of the naval war and its evolution over the four years, rather than another rehash of Jutland and submarine stories. The cloth edition may still be available.

Hancock, Edward. Somme: Bazentin Ridge. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 2001 [This is another in the useful tour books for World War I battlefields. It covers a portion of the great battle on the Somme begun on 1 July 1916. Bazentin Ridge was the site of a British assault on the German lines running from 14-17 July. The usual mix of personal accounts, numerous photographs, and maps (thirteen in this volume) round out the author's history of the battle. Hancock includes a driving tour and a walking tour of the battlefield.]

Harries, Meirion & Susie. The Last Days of Innocence: America at War, 1917-1918. Random House 1997

Harris, Stephen L. Duty, Honor, Privilege: New York's Silk Stocking Regiment and the Breaking of the Hindenburg Line. Brassey's, Inc. 2001 ["[The author] has written both a soldier's story and a long overdue but bloody redemption of America's most unfairly maligned infantry regiment. Well researched, well written, and entertaining." -- Rod Paschall. "A wonderfully researched, beautifully written superbly balanced piece of military social history." -- Dr. Douglas V. Johnson.]

Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Gallipoli 1915. Osprey (UK)/Stackpole (US) 2000 [This book was originally published in 1991 as part of the Osprey Campaign Series, #8.]

Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Gallipoli, 1915: Frontal Assault on Turkey. [Campaign Series, no. 8] Osprey Publ. 1990

Haythornthwaite, Philip J. The World War One Source Book. Arms and Armour Press 1996 [This wide ranging reference covers the the War year-by-year on each front, looks at the weapons and tactics, the major and minor participants (e.g., Aden, Cuba, and Siam), and it provides 46 biographies. Also included are essays featuring extensive resource lists on topics as diverse as the different fronts, art, literature, myths and legends. Miscellanea and a glossary round out this well-illustrated book. This is a work that many military historians will want for their reference shelf. Originally published in 1992, US distribution by Sterling.]

Hogg, Ian. Twentieth-Century Artillery. Friedman/Fairfax (UK) 2000/Sterling Publ. (US) 2001 [This is a reference book featuring 300 of the most important examples of artillery from WW I up through the present. Coverage extends from the standard field artillery piece, to heavy artillery, mountain artillery, anti-armor weapons, light support weapons, surface-to-surface missiles, air defense missiles, railway artillery, self-propelled, artillery, and free-flight rockets. For each weapon there is full-color side-profile artwork and a short history of the weapon's development and career. There is a specifications table for each weapon and it lists (when appropriate depending on the specific weapon): country of origin, caliber/diameter, weight in action, gun length, elevation, traverse, shell/projectile/warhead type & weight, muzzle velocity, mimimum/maximum range, effective ceiling/maximum slant range (air defense weapons), armor penetration, propulsion (missiles), powerplant and performance and armor and dimensions (self-propelled artillery). All measurements are in imperial and metric units. The book is indexed for ease of use.]

Hopkirk, Peter. Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire. Kodansha International 1994 [The incredible and colorful story of German and Turkish efforts to unhinge British and Russian influence and/or control of Persia, Afghanistan, the Caucasus, and Central Asia during the First World War. Originally titled On Secret Service East of Constantinople in its 1994 UK release.]

Horsfall, Jack & Nigel Cave. Somme: Serre. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1996 [This book is a well-illustrated battlefield guide to the Serre village area of the Somme. It features 15 maps which support the book's three walking -- and two driving -- tours .]

Humphreys, Roy. The Dover Patrol, 1914-18. Sutton Publ. 1998 [This is a history of the ships of the Dover Patrol which engaged in a wide variety of missions -- anti-submarine, merchant and troop ship escort, mining and counter-mining, blockades, and shore bombardment. This book has the usual fine assortment of illustrations one has come to expect from Sutton works.]

Johnson, J.H. Stalemate!: The Great Trench Warfare Battles of 1915-1917. Arms and Armour (UK)/Sterling (US) 1997 [orig. 1995. Johnson examines six bloody, allied offensives -- Neuve Chapelle, Loos, Somme, Arras, Ypres, and Cambrai. These offensives accounted for 300 days of combat and 60% of all British casualties. Johnson evaluates the reasons for the failures of these offensives, and then he places them, and the lessons learned, in the broader context of the war.]

Johnson, J.H. 1918: The Unexpected Victory. Arms and Armour Pr. (UK) 1997/Sterling (US) 1998 [Johnson considers why a war expected to continue indefinitely ended so suddenly.]

Keech, Graham. Arras: Bullecourt. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 [Bullecourt was a small village in the middle of the Fifth Army's disasterous efforts to aid the Third Army during the Battle of Arras in April and May 1917. It is remembered for the high casualties suffered by the four Australian divisions (3,000 and 7,000 casualties in the first and second battles, respectively), although the three British divisions involved at Bullecourt were also hammered. It also showed the limitations in the use of tanks. Numerous photographs and thirty-four maps support the text and suggested tours.]

Keech, Graham. Somme: Pozières. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998

Keech, Graham. Ypres: St. Julian. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 2001 [This book is a history and tour guide of the first two (of four) parts of the Second Battle of Ypres. It covers the Gravenstafel (22-23 April, 1915) and St. Julien (24 April-4 May, 1915) portions of the battle. The battle witnessed the introduction of gas warfare in World War I. Good photos and illustrations and twenty maps round out the author's text. He offers the traveller two road tours (one to the eastern and one to the western portions of the battlefield), plus two walking tours.]

Kilduff, Peter. Germany's First Air Force, 1914-1918. Arms and Armour Pr. (UK)/Sterling (US) 1996 [orig. 1991.]

Kilduff, Peter. Over the Battlefronts: Amazing Air Action of World War One. Arms and Armour Pr. (UK)/Sterling (US) 1996

Kilduff, Peter. The Red Baron Combat Wing: Jagdgeschwader Richtofen in Battle. Arms and Armour Pr. (UK) 1997/Sterling (US) 1998

Kipling, Rudyard. The Irish Guards in the Great War: The First Battalion. [George Webb, foreword] Sarpedon/Spellmount 1966 [orig. 1923.]

Laffin, John. British Butchers and Bunglers of World War One. Sutton Pub. 1997 [Originally published in 1988. Laffin asks tough questions about many of the British generals in WW I. For example, why did their operations produce such enormous casualties, why did they continue to use methods of attack that proved so ineffective, how is it that they kept their commands, and why did the British public remain so quiet about the massive casualties? His answers are tough and uncompromising.]

Lawrence, T.E. Revolt in the Desert. [Wordsworth Military Library] Wordsworth Editions (UK) 1997/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [orig. 1927.]

Layman, R.D. Naval Aviation in the First World War: Its Impact and Influence. Naval Institute Pr. 1996

Lebow, Eileen F. A Grandstand Seat: The American Balloon Service in World War I. Praeger 1998 ["An informative, factual account of an unsung part of the American war effort. Dramatic at times, humorous at others, it will provide new insights for serious students of that important, tragic, but nearly forgotten conflict." -- John S.D. Eisenhower. "Eileen Lebow's well-documented book addresses a neglected feature of military aviation history. The Allied and German balloons were key to bringing artillery fire on enemy targets -- so vital that they were constantly under attack by aircraft and artillery. The book records the American Balloon Service from enlistment to the fierce fighting that ended the war. A fascinating bonus is a look at the sacrifices our 'doughboys,' through their own words, made in order to track and destroy enemy targets. This is not only an important reference but also a thoroughly enjoyable read." -- General Bryce Poe II, USAF (ret.), Publisher, Air Power History. "Eileen Lebow takes the reader right into the 'grandstand seat' with the brave young men who rose in their balloons to peer behind the German lines -- and then jumped for their lives when attacked by enemy fighters." -- Orr Kelly, author of From a Dark Sky: The Story of U.S. Air Force Special Operations.]

Lomas, David. Mons 1914: The BEF's Tactical triumph. [Campaign Series, no. 49; Ed Dovey, illus.] Osprey 1997

Macdonald, Lyn. 1915: The Death of Innocence. Johns Hopkins Univ. Pr. 2000 [This is one of the most compelling and poignant military histories of WW I. 1915 was a year of titanic battles, e.g., Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, Loos, Gallipoli, that many thought would break the deadlock in the West. Instead, the bloody battles resulted in stalemate and the horror of trench warfare. This book was originally published in 1993 by Headline Book Publ. (UK). "By concentrating on the minutiae of life in the trenches--the daily battles with cold and damp, the endless scrounging for food, the frantic improvisation required to carry out impossible orders--Macdonald manages to convey the sheer craziness of the nightmare." -- Sunday Times (London). "Macdonald's narrative, constructed around a succession of remarkable and fresh first-hand accounts, is both compelling and vivid." -- Times Literary Supplement. "Macdonald's heart lies fimly with the common soldiers and junior officers who manned the trenches and followed the orders that all too often cost their lives. . . . The reader feels at times that he is actually in the thick of the battle." -- Newsday.]

Mackin, Elton E. Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die: Memoirs of a World War I Marine. [George B. Clark, intro. & annotation; Lt. Gen. Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.), foreword] Presidio Pr. 1996 [orig. 1993.]

MacKay, Francis. Italy: Asiago. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 2001 [This is the first of the Battleground Europe series to cover the Italian front in World War One. It offers a history and tour guide to the "Battle in the Woods and the Clouds" -- 15-16 June, 1918 (which in turn was part of the larger battle of Piave). This book is primarily from the British perspective (British, French, US, Czech, and other Allied troops were rushed to Italy to prevent Italy's collapse in the face of determined Austro-Hungarian attacks supported by German forces). Good maps and photos support the text, and MacKay provides four car, and two walking, tours.]

McPhail, Helen & Philip Guest. Hindenburg Line: Saint Quentin. [Battleground Europe Series] Pen & Sword Books (UK) 2000/Combined Publ. (US) 2001 [This book is part of Pen & Sword's wonderful Battleground Series. Books in this series do two things very well. First, they give a great introduction to a battle (or portion of battle) with adequate text describing the battle and putting it in its larger context. A good selection of illustrations and plenty of clear maps support the text. Secondly, these books are meant to be taken by the visitor to the battlefield. Text tells one how to get to and tour the battlefield and photos are marked with troop movements and the identity of notable landmarks. The books also come with bibliographies and indices.]

Middlebrook, Martin. Your Country Needs You: Expansion of the British Army Infantry Divisions, 1914-1918. Pen & Sword Books (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 2000 [Noted military historian, Martin Middlebrook, looks at the expansion of the British Army from six to sixty-five infantry divisions during the First World War. The book's oversized format allows for a good selection of period photographs and illustrations to be included.]

Mitchinson, K.W. Hindenburg Line: Epehy. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK) 1998/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999

Mitchinson, K.W. Hindenburg Line: Riqueval. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK) 1998/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999

Mitchinson, K.W. Hindenburg Line: Villers-Plouich. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 [The Villers-Plouich area saw action as part of the British right hook at the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 traversed it, and later in September 1918 it was the site of bitter fighting in the British drive towards the Canal du Nord. The author suggests five tour routes through the area.]

Moorehead, Alan. Gallipoli. [Wordsworth Military Library] Wordsworth Editions (UK) 1997/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998

Moran, Lord. The Anatomy of Courage. [Art of Command Series] Avery Pub. Group 1987 [A reprint of the pioneering work on the effects of war on soldiers. Lord Moran (a medical officer with the Royal Fusiliers in WWI and Churchill's physician during WWII) wrote this book in1943. Moran stated his purpose clearly, "Courage is will-power, whereof no man has an unlimited stock; and when in war it is used up, he is finished. In this book I set out to find out how courage is born and how it is sustained in an army of free people. So the first part described the discovery of fear. The second part tells how courage is spent in war. In the third part of the book I tell what can be done to delay or prevent this using up of courage. It was written for the soldier and the sailor so that I have shunned the language of the professional psychologist." With insights into all wars, but especially the experiences of World War I, this book is still widely read by military historians today.]

Morrow, Jr., John H. The Great War in the Air: Military Aviation from 1909 to 1921. Smithsonian Institution Pr. 1993 [This is a comprehensive examination of the development and employment of air power by Germany, Britain, France, the U.S., Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Italy. Readers will appreciate the ability of Morrow to synthesize a history that covers the exploits of the fighter pilots along with politics, strategy, technology (especially engines), and industrial production, using a comparative method for both the major and minor air forces. By starting in 1909 and ending in 1921, Morrow sets air power in its proper context as it evolved from its simple prewar beginnings to its collapse in the War's aftermath. The author's conclusions about the significant role of air power are sound, and one sees how the previous concentration of attention on the dogfights of individual aces has undercut a true appreciation of the broader impact of air power in WW I. This meticulously researched, finely detailed book is must reading for students of World War I or aviation history.]

Mowthorpe, Ces. Battlebags: British Airships of the First World War: An Illustrated History. Sutton Publ. 1998 [This is the first book to record and describe every airship built or used by the British during WW I, primarily to fight the U-boats. The result of thirty years of research, it is fully illustrated with over 150 technical plates and rare photographs, and has four useful appendices. It was originally published in 1995. "Far and away the most complete account of Britain's 226 airships." -- Dirgible. "Meticulously related and illustrated." -- Royal Aeronautical Society Journal.]

Moyer, Laurence. Victory Must Be Ours: Germany in the Great War, 1914-1918. Hippocrene Books 1995 [Unfortunately, this fine book has gone out of print. Alibris may have a copy. Please click on their banner below.]

Nesbit, Roy Conyers. Eyes of the RAF: A History of Photo-Reconnaissance. [Air Chief Marshal Sir Neil Wheeler, foreword] Sutton Publ. 1998 [This is a history of RAF photo-reconnaissance from the plate cameras held over the sides of BE2a's in WW I through the technical refinements of WW II using Spitfires and Mosquitos up to the Tornado GR1As with videotape and live data links. Nesbit draws on official records, personal accounts, and secondary sources, plus he adds over 400 photographs for this unique book. There are two chapters specifically on World War I. "Substantial and well illustrated." -- RAF Historical Society Journal. "A wealth of hitherto unpublished photographs." -- Fly Past. Originally published in 1996, this book is still available in a hardcover edition.]

Noffsinger, James Philip. World War I Aviation: Bibliography of Books in English, French, German, and Italian: With a Price List Supplement, Revised Edition. Scarecrow Pr. 1997 [Originally published in 1987, [this book] can be recommended to those building a library on the war in the air during the First World War. Substantially revised since the previous edition, Noffsinger's tome lists thousands of books with full publishing data (including reprints) and descriptions of the work ranging from one sentence to one-half page long paragraphs. He has collected 3092 titles in English, 344 in French, 624 in German, and 157 in Italian. A priced checklist of 909 books gives a sense of the value and rarity of individual titles. A few photographs and a detailed eleven-page index round out this book.]

O'Connor, Mike. Ypres: Airfields and Airmen. [Battleground Europe Series] Pen & Sword Books (UK)/Combined Publ. (US) 2001 [This book is part of Pen & Sword's wonderful Battleground Series. Books in this series do two things very well. First, they give a great introduction to a battle (or portion of battle) with adequate text describing the battle and putting it in its larger context. A good selection of illustrations and plenty of clear maps support the text. Secondly, these books are meant to be taken by the visitor to the battlefield. Text tells one how to get to and tour the battlefield and photos are marked with troop movements and the identity of notable landmarks. The books also come with bibliographies and indices.]

Oldham, Peter. Ypres: Messines Ridge-Messines, Wytschaete, St. Eloi. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [Messines Ridge and its three villages -- Messines, Wytschaete and St. Eloi -- were the scene of fighting every year from late October 1914 through the end of September 1918. Although best known for the 1917 Battle of Messine, known to its planners as "Magnum Opus," Oldham does give attention to action throughout the four years. Good, clear maps, and a nice selection of photographs support the text and make the book useful for both historians and travelers.]

Palmer, Alan. Victory 1918. Grove Pr. 2001 ["The Great War was a world war fought on three continents and many seas, and this outstanding history moves the British standpoint from the middle distance of France and Flanders to encompass the broader strategic vision of neglected campaigns in the Balkans, Iraq, Palestine, and Eastern Europe fought by many Allied forces. Palmer's style is as good as his judement is daring. His book is a detailed and dramatic overview of the First World War." -- Iain Finlayson, The Times (London). "Distinguished historian Alan Palmer revises this received wisdom [focus on the Western Front] in his excellent book Victory 1918. Historians have usually argued that the German Army exhausted itself in its final gambit, a titanic push toward Paris in the late months of 1918. Palmer disagrees, contending that Allied offensives in Italy, Greece, Mesopotamia, and France kicked the props out from under the German Empire in the early months of the war's final year. A comprehensive survey of Allied military and diplomatic actions throughout the war, Victory 1918 reveals many global issues that weighed on the minds of British and French war planners. . . . Lucid and entertaining . . . a fresh portrait of a conflict that established the political and military contours of the 20th century." -- James Highfill, Amazon.com. Originally published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 2000, this book is still available in a hardcover edition.]

Reed, Paul. Walking the Somme. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1997 [This book introduces the Somme series and covers the area of the 1916 battles from Gommecourt in the north, the Butte de Warlencourt in the east, and Montauban in the south. It features 15 walking tours for the interested traveller, they range in duration from two to five hours.]

Remarque, Erich Maria. All Quiet On the Western Front: The Illustrated Edition. [A.W. Wheen, trans.] Bulfinch Pr./Little, Brown 1996 [This has become a "classic" of military, and anti-war, fiction. It was originally published in German as Im Westen Nichts Neues, in 1928. The work has since appeared in 45 languages and sold over 50 million copies. This new edition is in hardcover (with easy to read print) and it matches 60 never-before-published photographs of German soldiers to Remarque's text.]

Renshaw, Michael. Somme: Mametz Wood. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 [This well-illustrated guide is of use to both the battlefield visitor and the WW I historian.]

Richardson, Matthew. The Tigers: 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th (Service) Battalions of the Leicestershire Regiment. Pen & Sword Books (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 2000 [This book offers a detailed account of the Leicestershire Regiment during service in WW I. It was formed in response to Lord Kitchener's call for volunteers and it participated in numerous bloody engagements on the Western Front, e.g., the Somme, Arras, and Passchendaele. Richardson makes extensive use of personal stories and official accounts to bring the Regiment to life. The book is well-illustrated with over 200 period photographs.]

Robinson, Derek. Goshawk Squadron. [Cassell Military Paperbacks Series] Cassell (UK) 2000/Sterling (US) 2001 [This is a novel of the air war on the Western Front in 1918. it was originally published in 1971. "An uproarious, fast-moving and relentless cynical tale of the war in the air over France in 1918." -- The Times. "This is a first novel which, despite a setting of more than fifty years ago, is fast and sometimes funny." -- Guardian Journal. "From the beginning, the feel of this book is totally authentic. . . . The comedy is real too, not gallows humor. I laughed aloud, several times. And was, in the end, reduced to tears." -- Daily Telegraph. "One of the most powerful indictments of war I have ever read. . . . Quietly savage, funny and heart-breaking. . . . A book which must once and for all explode the myth of honourable warfare." -- Sunday Telegraph. "Shocking, but by no means insensitive, this novel of [the author's] is a remarkable story of war in the air." -- Peter Townsend.]

Rollins, Peter C. & John E. O'Connor, eds. Hollywood's World War I: Motion Picture Images. Bowling Green State Univ. Pr. 1997 [For a review of this book, click here. This book is also available in a hardcover edition.]

Rommel, General Field Marshal Erwin. Infantry Attacks. Greenhill Pr./Stackpole 1995 [The legendary commander's famous book based on his combat experience in World War I.]

Sharpe, Michael. Biplanes, Triplanes and Seaplanes. Friedman/Fairfax (UK) 2000/Sterling Publ. (US) 2001 [This is a reference book featuring 300 of the most important multi-wing military and civilian aircraft from 1900 to 1945. For each aircraft there is full-color side-profile artwork and a short history of the plane's development and career. A table for each aircraft lists country of origin, type, powerplant, performance, weight, dimensions, and armament. All measurements are in imperial and metric units. The book is indexed for ease of use.]

Sheen, John. Tyneside Irish: 24th, 25th, 26th & 27th (Service) Battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers: A History of the Tyneside Irish Brigade Raised in the North East in World War I. Pen & Sword Books/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [This is a thorough unit history of the Tyneside Irish, who along with the Tyneside Scottish Brigade, were part of the 34th Division. This history covers their origins in Newcastle (a city that saw a huge influx of Irish immigrants during the Industrial Revolution), and their preparation for war. The unit was shipped to the continent where it followed the Scots in a charge on German positions on the first day of the Somme. Both units were horribly bloodied, but they did continue until the end of the war. At 10" by 13" this is an oversize book, but the format allows for hundreds of photographs to be interspersed with the text. Sheen also draws on previously unpublished diaries and letters to round out the text. Finally, the book has seven appendices which detail the gallantry awards to unit members, plus an officers roster followed by an enlisted roster for the above four battalions plus the 30th (Reserve) Battalion. Just flip through these pages to see how devastaing the war was (Sheen's roster details the fate of each soldier).]

Smith, Gene. Until the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing. John Wiley 1999 ["Well crafted, richly woven . . . riveting." -- American History. "The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I." -- Booklist. "A much-needed and welcome way to bring this great figure to light once again." -- Chicago Tribune. "A six-star effort . . . captures Pershing better than anyone has before." -- The Grand Rapids Press. Originally published in 1998, this book is still available in a hardcover edition.]

Spears, Edward. Liaison 1914. Cassell (UK) 2000/Sterling (US) 2001 [This book recounts Spears' service from 27 July-14 September 1914 during the opening phase of World War I up through the Battle of the Marne. Spears was a young lieutenant of Hussars in Paris when the war began and he was the first British officer to be sent to the front. He became the Liaison Officer with the French Fifth Army. He was described by high-ranking officers, including Sir John French in his memoirs, in the most glowing terms for his competence and bravery (he was wounded five times). This book was originally published in 1930 with a foreword by Winston Churchill, and a second edition with an additional chapter appeared in 1968. "Sir Winston Churchill and Sir Edward Spears are the only men to have written books of superlative excellence about both wars." -- A.J.P. Taylor. "The British Army was saved by the skin of its teeth, more perhaps by the efforts of Spears, a subaltern, than by any other single man." -- John Terraine. "So well written it deserves to become a military classic." -- Richard Aldington.]

Stedman, Michael. Somme: Advance to Victory 1918. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 2001 [In this well-illustrated history and tour book, Stedman covers the August-September 1918 time frame as British forces north of the Somme begin an offensive that will take them over the old Somme battlefields. Stedman offers one bicycle, two auto, and four walking tours of the battlefields.]

Stedman, Michael. Somme: Fricourt-Mametz. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK) 1997/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [This guide covers the battles in this area of the Somme in 1916 and 1918. It has 23 maps which support the text. Part of the text is a car/bicycle tour for the 1916 battles and one for those in 1918, and five walks for the 1916 fighting.]

Stedman, Michael. Somme: Thiepval. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1995 [This book is a well-illustrated battlefield guide to Thiepval village portion of the Somme campaign. It features 25 maps which will nicely steer those travelling on foot and/or by car.]

Tallett, Kyle & Trevor Tasker. Arras: Gavrelle. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 2000 [This book is a great guide to the overlooked battles (1917 and 1918) in and around the French village of Gavrelle, a small village to the south of the famous Vimy Ridge. It was also the site where the unusual British formation, the 63nd Division, better known as the Royal Naval Division, was engaged in heavy combat. A car tour and three walking tours are provided along with 48 maps. The authors offer a chapter on the Arras area after the war and what happened there during WW II. There is even a brief history of the Royal Naval Division, which was so badly bloodied at Gallipoli, that combined with the losses at Gavrelle, the original unit was virtually destroyed (over the course of the war they took 45,000 casualties!).]

Terraine, John. Business in Great Waters: The U-Boat Wars, 1916-1945. [Wordsworth Military Library Series] Wordsworth 1999 [First published in 1989, Terraine's massive study (over 800 pages) looks at the battles between German subs and Allied ships and aircraft during the course of two world wars. The author considers the combatants, plus the political, technological and intelligence elements that influenced the outcome.]

Terraine, John. The Great War. [Wordsworth Military Library] Wordsworth Editions (UK) 1997/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [A short, wide-ranging history of World War I on all the fronts. Terraine covers land, sea, and air operations. This book was originally published in 1965.]

Treadwell, Terry C. & Alan C. Wood. German Knights of the Air 1914-1918: The Holders of the Orden Pour le Mérite. Batsford Brassey's 1997 [Gathered in this book are the biographies of the 81 German airmen who won the Orden Pour le Mérite, better known s the "Blue Max." Most were dashing fighter pilots, but not all, e.g., there was General von Hoeppner who reorganized the various German air units into the unified German Army Air Service; Jürgen von Grone, the talented photo reconnaissance observer; Ernst Brandenburg, leader of a Gotha bomber raid on London; and Peter Rieper, the gutsy balloon observer. Numerous photographs of the pilots and their planes illustrate this book. Our full-length review (by Shawn Whetstone) appeared in issue #28 of Paper Wars magazine.]

Trewhitt, Philip. Armored Fighting Vehicles. Friedman/Fairfax (UK) 1999/Sterling Publ. (US) 2001 [This is a reference book featuring 300 of the most significant armored vehicles from WW I up through the present. For each vehicle there is full-color side-profile artwork and a short history of the vehicle's development and career. A table for each vehicle lists country of origin, crew, weight, dimensions, range, armor, armament, powerplant, and performance. All measurements are in imperial and metric units. The book is indexed for ease of use.]

Tucker, Spencer C., ed. The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. [Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 1483] Garland Publ. 1999 [This book features 620 detailed entries, arranged alphabetically, by 94 historians. They cover a wide range of subjects, e.g., the causes of the war, the countries involved, major campaigns and battles, biographies of notable military and civilian figures, tactics, medicine, art, literature, music, and the terms of peace. Each essay has references to additional reading, and the book features various tables, cross-references, a subject index, and fourteen maps. It is a companion to The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. Originally published by Garland in 1996, this book may still be available in a hardcover edition.]

Turner, William. Accrington Pals Trail: Home and Overseas. [Battleground Europe Series] Leo Cooper (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [A guide book that records the words and deeds of the Accrington Pals, i.e., the men of the 11th Service Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment. This nicely illustrated work will take the traveler to the sites of of their service (including battlefields) in England, France and Egypt, plus the locations of cemeteries and monuments.]

van Hartesveldt, Fred R., compiler. The Dardenelles Campaign, 1915: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography. [Biographies of Battles and Leaders Series, no. 21] Greenwood Pr. 1997 [Van Hartesveldt has five short chapters looking at various aspects of the campaign followed by a 111 page annotated bibliography and a 20 page index.]

Venzon, Anne Cipriano, ed. The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. [Military History of the United States Series, no.3; Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 1205] Garland Pub. 1999 [This book provides hundreds of detailed entries, arranged alphabetically, by 230 historians. They cover a wide range of military, politica, and diplomatic subjects, e.g., the causes of U.S intervention, campaigns and battles involving American forces, divisional histories, biographies of notable military and civilian figures (including foreign leaders), domestic discord and riots, and the American role in the Armistice. Each essay has references to additional readings, and the book features cross-references, a subject index, and six maps. This book is a companion volume to The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. Originally published by Garland in 1995, this book may still be available in a hardcover edition.]

von Mücke, Hellmuth. The Emden-Ayesha Adventure: German Raiders in the South Seas and Beyond, 1914. [Classics of Naval Literature Series; Terrell D. Gottschall, new intro.; J.H. Klein Jr., trans.] Naval Institute Pr. 2000 [This book is one of those epic stories that one would call unbelievable fiction if it weren't for the fact that the story was fully corroborated. Originally published in Berlin in 1915 with the title, Emden-Ayesha, the first six chapters cover the daring voyage of the SMS Emden as it engaged in commerce raiding in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was a time of great success as the chivalrous commanding officer of the Emden, Karl von Müller, seized one Allied ship after another. Because of his success, at one point sixteen Allied cruisers were involved in chasing the Emden and the "last gentleman of war" (as von Müller was referred to). But on 9 November 1914, the book's author, KapitŠnleutnant Hellmuth von Mücke, and a fifty-man detachment landed on Direction Island in the Indian Ocean in order to destroy British radio and cable facilities. While von Mücke and his men were doing such the Emden steamed away to fight a losing battle with the Australian cruiser Sydney. At that point the landing detachment seized the Ayesha, a small three-masted schooner, and escaped to sea. Von Mücke and his men endured a seven-month odyssey from the island to Dutch Sumatra, then to the Red Sea, and finally to Constantinople. The modes of transport included the leaky schooner, an equally unseaworthy steamer, Arab zambuks, and camel. The Germans had to dodge the enemy at sea, survive ferocious storms, and get through British and French blockades in the Red Sea. But on land even greater danger lay ahead as they ventured north through Arabia evading British and French patrols and fighting ferocious Bedouin tribesmen. The German sailors, traveling in a camel caravan, were attacked by Bedouin forces several times their size. They had to entrench in the desert as best they could. With little water, food, and ammunition, they bravely held their ground. It was a close call, and had the German sailors in any manner faltered in their deadly battle with the Bedouins, they would have been overrun and slaughtered. As it was, they lost two officers and one sailor to enemy fire. Ultimately, von Mücke and his men made a triumphant entrance into Constantinople on 23 May, 1915. This is an amazing story of courage and determination against overwhelming odds. The very useful introduction by Terrell D. Gottschall is a substantive twenty-two-page essay that provides the background history of German naval forces in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.]

Walter, John. The Kaiser's Pirates: German Surface Raiders in World War One. Arms & Armour Pr. (UK)/Naval Institute Pr. (US) 1994 [This book is out of print, but Alibris may have a copy. Please click on their banner below.]

Warner, Philip. The Battle of Loos. [Wordsworth Military Library] Wordsworth Editions (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 2000 [This book recounts the horrific battle fought in late September 1915 in northern France. The British assault made small gains and produced about 60,000 casualties, mostly from the first day's fighting. The narrative is heavily supported by extracts from letters and diaries of the UK troops, including the diaries of Sir John French (the Commander-in-Chief of the BEF). This book was originally published in 1976.]

Warner, Philip. Passchendaele. [Wordsworth Military Library] Wordsworth (UK)/Casemate Publ. (US) 1999 [From 31 July to 6 November 1917 over half a million Allies and Germans became casualties in the struggle for the Belgian village and its ridge. Warner recounts the horrific campaign in this work first published in 1987.]

Warner, Philip. World War One: A Narrative. [Cassell Military Classics Series] Cassell (UK)/Sterling (US) 1998 [Originally published in 1995 with the subtitle, A Chronological Narrative, this book is part of the new Cassell Military Classics Series which draws on books formerly published under the Arms and Armour imprint.]

Westlake, Ray. British Battalions in France and Belgium 1914. Leo Cooper/Casemate Publ. (US) 1998 [Westlake provides the day-to-day movements and locations of all 143 infantry battalions which served in France and Belgium in 1914. This unique reference work frequently mentions officers by name and casualty figures for various actions.]

Westlake, Ray. British Battalions on the Western Front: January to June 1915. Leo Cooper (UK)/Combined Publ. (US) 2001 [This is the fourth in a series of books on the British Army in WW I. It provides capsule accounts of the 291 infantry battalions serving in France and Belgium during the first half of 1915.]

Williamson, Gordon. German U-Boat Crews 1914-45. [Elite Series, no. 60; Darko Pavelic, illus.] Osprey 1995

Yates, Keith. Flawed Victory: Jutland, 1916. Naval Institute Pr. 2000 ["The Battle of Jutland was widely hailed in Germany as a great victory; in Britain there was a great disappointment that no 'second Trafalgar' had taken place. Historians have debated the riddle of Jutland for eight decades. Keith Yates, a veteran of the Royal Navy and author of Graf Spee's Raiders, takes stock of the buildup to he Great War, the battle itself, the admirals who fought it, and finally the controversy that it engendered. His judgments are balanced, his analysis insightful. This book is a pleasure to read." -- Holger H. Herwig. "[This book] makes a definite contribution to naval history. Keith Yates has so dissected the battle that he lays open to the reader an extensive appreciation of the diverse factors that went into the fight and its outcome. He writes with such clarity that the reader is able to follow all of these sometimes abstruse matters with comfort as well as with great interest. A fine piece of writing." -- Kenneth J. Hagan. "Jutland has been the target of gunfire from so many authors that one might suppose that everything useful had been said. Yates, with his perception and his succinct turn of phrase, manages nevertheless to give us a fresh, clear reappraisal. . . . Some of the most compelling chapters of this book deal with the spin imparted to accounts fo the battle, and to years of dispute over the interpretation of results. The real joy of the book, however, is Yate's vivid, intelligible account of the incredibly complicated battle. . . . It is a triumph of clarity." -- Ian Marshall.]

Yates, Keith. Graf Spee's Raiders: Challenge to the Royal Navy, 1914-1915. Naval Institute Pr. 1995

Young, Michael. Army Service Corps 1902-1918. [Richard Holmes, foreword] Leo Cooper (UK)/Combined Publ. (US) 2000 [This book is a great contribution to understanding the role of logistics in the British army in WW I. The Army Service Corps (ASC) began the war with 498 officers and 5,933 men. When the conflict ended the ASC numbers stood at 10,547 officers and 315,334 enlisted. Young covers the run up to the war from 1902, and he devotes a chapter to each year of the war, and one to each of the different theatres (Italy, Egypt and Palestine, Mesopotamia, Salonika, the Dardanelles, East Africa, and Russia). Also included are 21 annexes with all manner of data, an index, and over 100 photographs (most of which appear here for the first time). This oversized hardcover book is ideal for anyone interested in British logistical support.]

MOVIES

All Quiet on the Western Front. (1930) [This is the DVD edition of the classic movie of the Erich Maria Remarque novel directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Lew Ayres. It features production notes, theatrical trailer, and web links. The movie is also available in a VHS videotape edition.]

Gallipoli. (1981) [This is the DVD edition of the classic Stanley Kubrick film starring Kirk Douglas and Ralph Meeker. It features a four-page booklet. The story revolves around the defense of three WW I French soldiers picked at random to be shot for desertion in aftermath of a failed offensive. Douglas plays their counsel. The movie depicts the hell of WW I trench warfare and the French high command's isolation from the reality of the modern battlefield. The movie is also available in a VHS videotape edition.]

Paths of Glory. (1957) [This is the DVD edition of the Peter Weir film starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee. It features an interview with Peter Weir and the theatrical trailer. The story revolves around the WW I Allied landing, cooked up by Winston Churchill, that failed to knock Turkey out of the war. The movie depicts the terrible situation faced by Mel Gibson and his fellow Australian troops with the Turks holding the high ground. The movie is also available in a standard VHS videotape edition and a widescreen VHS videotape edition.]

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