First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
A Voice from the Trenches 1914–18: From the D…
(Blackthorn Press, 2020), £18.00, paperback, 192 pages with illustrations ISBN 978–1–906–25958–7 Bernard Eyre Walker’s …
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The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and th…
(Yale University Press 2021) £25.00, 533 pages, ISBN 978–0–300–25073–2 This is a weighty book in every sense. It is len…
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Hindenburg, Ludendorff and Hitler: Germany’s …
(Pen & Sword, 2021) £25.00, 368 pages, notes, sources, b/w photos and index. ISBN 978–1526–78333–2 Buy a copy here &…
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The Boy Scouts in the Great War by Craig Arms…
(Pen & Sword, 2021) £19.99, hardback, 208 pages, 100 b/w illustrations ISBN: 978–1–52672–324–6 There’s plenty of f…
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Of No Earthly Use. The 2nd Line Territorial F…
(Helion, 2021) £29.95, paperback, 301 pages inc maps, index, notes and refs. plus 18 pages full colour photographs. ISBN…
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'Tell England' by Ernest Raymond
'Tell England,' by Ernest Raymond, is a deeply moving and thought-provoking novel that captures the essence of the First…
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Lewesians in the Great War by Graham Mayhew
First and foremost, I should state that I have a personal interest in this book. 'Lewesians in the Great War', written b…
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Reclaiming the Salient: Resurrecting the Grea…
By Roger Steward £19.95 paperback: 240 pages, bibliography, index, photographs ISBN: 978-115113-67-2 Helion, 20…
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'Misfire: The Sarajevo Assassination and the…
Oxford University Press, 2022 £22.99 Hardback 194 pages, 32 images, 4 maps. ISBN 9780195331042. It is sometimes sa…
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Film Review : All Quiet on the Western Front …
[This article first featured in edition No.123 of Bulletin (page 48). Members received this, our in-house magazine three…
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Etched in Memory : The Elevated Art of J.Alph…
Etched in Memory: The Elevated Art of J. Alphege Brewer By Benjamin S. Dunham Peacock Press Mytholmroyd United Kingd…
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Norwood Cemetery and the Great War: Reflectio…
Published by Friends of West Norwood Cemetery, 2022. £15.00 (p&p extra) 400pp Full colour, pb, maps, ISBN: 978 1…
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