The British War of War by Andrew Lambert

The British War of War by Andrew Lambert

Yale University Press 2021 £25.00, 533 pages ISBN 978–0–300–25073–2 [This book review first appeared in the April 202…

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The Fear of Invasion  Strategy, Politics, and British War Planning, 1880-1914  By David G. Morgan-Owen

The Fear of Invasion Strategy, Politics, and…

Oxford University Press, £65.00, vi + 250pp, hb, index, notes and refs. ISBN: 978–019–880–519–9 [2022 Prices: £74 Har…

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Farnham in the Great War by Maurice Hewins

Farnham in the Great War by Maurice Hewins

Printed and bound by Print2Demand Ltd. 17cm x 24cm 202 pages When I was asked to read and review Maurice Hewin's Farn…

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Roads to Glory by Richard Aldington

Roads to Glory by Richard Aldington

Roads to Glory Hard cover  Chatto & Windus, 1934 (Originally published 1930) It took me three books in three ste…

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The Other First World War: The Blood–Soaked  Russian Fronts 1914–1922 by Douglas Boyd

The Other First World War: The Blood–Soaked …

The Other First World War: The Blood–Soaked Russian Fronts 1914–1922 The History Press, £16.99, 256pp, soft back, 38 …

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Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington

Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington

Published by Chatto & Windus London, 1929 With reference to an unabridged edition. Paperback, 376 pages Publishe…

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Richard Aldington: Poet, Soldier and Lover (2014)

Richard Aldington: Poet, Soldier and Lover (2…

The Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, 2014, 414pp. In Richard Aldington: Poet, Soldier and Lover, the author Vivien Whelpt…

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History's Greatest Heist: the Looting of Russia by the Bolsheviks by Sean McMeekin

History's Greatest Heist: the Looting of Russ…

Yale, 2008 $38, 228 pp, ills, index.  ISBN 978 0 3001 3558 9  This is a factual tale of cops and robbers, mainly robb…

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From the Dardanelles to Dunkirk by Peter Hodgkinson and Andrew Rice

From the Dardanelles to Dunkirk by Peter Hodg…

From the Dardanelles to Dunkirk Peter Hodgkinson and Andrew Rice Printed by Amazon, 2022.   299 pp. 19 photos, 8 maps…

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Film Review : '1918 The Battle of Kruty' by Aleksey Shaparev

Film Review : '1918 The Battle of Kruty' by A…

1918 The Battle of Kruty is top and tailed by a contemporary Ukrainian soldier visiting the memorial to those killed at …

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‘The Life and Last Words of Wilfrid Ewart’ by Stephen Graham

‘The Life and Last Words of Wilfrid Ewart’ by…

Wilfrid Ewart, journalist and author, served in the Scots Guards 1915-1919. A prolific writer, he kept a notebook with h…

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Way of Revelation (1921) by Wilfred Ewart

Way of Revelation (1921) by Wilfred Ewart

Wilfred Herbert as portrayed in Graham Stephen's 'The Life and Last Words of Wilfred Ewart' (1924) At the time of his…

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