First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
They called it Shell Shock: Combat Stress in …
On its hardback debut, a review in Stand To! noted that Stephanie Linden’s They called it Shell Shock: Combat Stress in …
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The Rungates Club
In John Buchan’s The Rungates Club (Handheld Press, £11.00) old friends, survivors of the First World War, meet. Among t…
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Glory of the Empires 1880-1914: The illustrat…
By Wendell Schollander History Press, £32.50, 896pp, ills in monochrome and colour and throughout, picture credits, bib…
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Peacemakers. The Paris Peace Conference of 19…
John Murray, 2001 £25, xvii, 500pp, notes. ISBN 0 71955 939 1 There are many books about the Paris Peace Conference …
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Death From the Skies. The Zeppelin Raids over…
53 pages. Soft Cover. Twelve of illustrations, maps, references, appendices. Card covers. £6.95. Gliddon Books, Norwich…
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Joffrey's War: A Sherwood Forester in the Gre…
This book is probably one of the most valuable personal accounts of life as an infantryman in the Great War to have ever…
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Bad Characters: Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder an…
Bad Characters is a very important new book. Not only is it scholarly, but it is also highly entertaining. It looks into…
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Gallipoli : The Dardanelles Disaster in Soldi…
An insight into the book's origins by one of its authors, Stephen Chambers: During research for our recent book on Gall…
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Jack and Hopit: A Cavalryman and his War Hors…
Jack and Hopit: A Cavalryman and his War Horse in the Great War (Helion and Company) £16.95 Serena Merton This w…
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The Zeppelins: An Illustrated History by Phil…
This does exactly what it says in the title. It offers a concise history of the development of the Zeppelin airship from…
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Walking Ypres
Walking Ypres Pen & Sword Barnsley 2017 £15.99, 296 pp, pb ills & maps throughout. ISBN: 0-17815-900-3 Pa…
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African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbe…
African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa £20, Hurst Publishing, 448pp, no ills, 3 ma…
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