First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreFarnham 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…
Read MoreRoads to Glory by Richard Aldington
Roads to Glory Hard cover Chatto & Windus, 1934 (Originally published 1930) It took me three books in three ste…
Read MoreThe 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 …
Read MoreDeath of a Hero by Richard Aldington
Published by Chatto & Windus London, 1929 With reference to an unabridged edition. Paperback, 376 pages Publishe…
Read MoreRichard Aldington: Poet, Soldier and Lover (2…
The Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, 2014, 414pp. In Richard Aldington: Poet, Soldier and Lover, the author Vivien Whelpt…
Read MoreHistory'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…
Read MoreFrom 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…
Read MoreFilm 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 …
Read More‘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…
Read MoreWay 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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