First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
Zeppelin Nights London in the First World War…
Written by Jerry White Bodley Head, London, 2014 368 pages ISBN 9781847921659 There can be no one better qualified th…
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How Norland’s Regiment of Nannies coped with …
By Louise Heren, published by Pen & Sword, 2016. The Forewords are by HRH Crown Princess Marie-Chantel of Greece, a…
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The Somme 1916: Touring the French Sector
By David O’Mara Pen & Sword, £14.99, 240pp 32 maps & ills throughout. ISBN: 978–147–389–770–0 ‘Oh, No! Not a…
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Aftermath: 1918–1924, Years that Shaped the T…
By Graham Berry Twentieth Century Austin Macauley, £8.99, 206pp, ills. ISBN: 978 1 78693 737 7 Hindsight is a wonder…
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Wilfred Owen’s Shrewsbury: from the Severn to…
By Helen McPhail As the title suggests, Wilfred Owen’s Shrewsbury: from the Severn to Poetry and War, (Logaston Press, …
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Black September 1918: WW1’s Darkest Month in …
By Norman Frank Written in collaboration with a range of other Great War aviation experts, are essential reference for …
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The Kaiser’s Dawn
By John Hughes–Wilson The Kaiser’s Dawn, (Unicorn, £10.99), is a fact–based novel and incorporates references to import…
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Uncle Ben
By David Britton Uncle Ben, (self–published by David Britton, £7.15, Amazon, pb) is one of a number of memorial volumes…
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Epitaphs of the Great War: The Last 100 Days
By Sarah Wearne Epitaphs of the Great War: The Last 100 Days, (Unicorn Publishing, £10.99, hb) is the third volume of S…
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Marlborough College in the Great War in 100 L…
Although a relatively short book, and one of specialist interest, Marlborough College in the Great War in 100 Lives is l…
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General Lord Rawlinson: From Tragedy to Trium…
By Rodney Atwood Rodney Atwood’s claim for General Lord Rawlinson: From Tragedy to Triumph (Bloomsbury Academic – avail…
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Photographing the Fallen: A War Graves Photog…
By Jeremy Gordon Smith Pen & Sword, £25.00, 289pp, ills, bibliog, appendices, index. ISBN: 978–147–389–365–8 Ivan…
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