Book Reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
The Mountain War, A Doctor’s Diary of the Ita…
By Dr Isaak A Barash Pen & Sword, 2021 £20.00, 220 pages, photographs and index ISBN 978–1–39909–310–1 [This bo…
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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…
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
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 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 …
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
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 (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 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 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 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…
Putnam, 1924 Wilfrid Ewart, journalist and author, served in the Scots Guards 1915-1919. A prolific writer, he kep…
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