First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
Haig’s Tower of Strength: General Sir Edwa...
By John Powell Pen and Sword, £25.00, 240pp, 33 ills, 10 maps, glossary, notes and bibliog, index. ISBN: 978–152–672–...
Read MoreAn Eye in the Sky: The Royal Flying Corps...
By Bob Cossey Pen & Sword Aviation, £25.00, 392pp, 200 ills, appendix, index. ISBN: 978–152–672–596–7 Henry Georg...
Read MoreOver and Above
By Captain John E Gurdon DFC Grub Street, £16.00, hb. 224pp, 12 ills. ISBN: 978–1–911621–08–9 John Everard Gurdon, co...
Read MoreWinged Sabres: One of the RFC’s Most Decor...
By Robert A Sellwood Pen & Sword Aviation, £25.00, hb, 344pp, 35 b/w ills, six appendices. ISBN: 978–152–672–957–...
Read MoreHampson’s War. A Medical Officer on the We...
Travis Hampson, Medical Officer Field Ambulance/Medical Officer Western Front. Amazon and Amazon Kindle This book has...
Read MoreFirst Through the Clouds – the Autobiograp...
By Frederick Warren Merriam Air World Books (Pen & Sword imprint) £19.99, 131pp, index. ISBN: 978–152–672–616–2 O...
Read MoreHamel 4th July 1918: The Australian & Amer...
By John Hughes-Wilson Uniform Publishing, £12.99, pb, 163pp, 15 ills. ISBN: 978–191–160–442–6 This is a somewhat od...
Read MoreWith Their Bare Hands: General Pershing, t...
By Gene Fax Osprey, £14.99, softback, 495pp, 55 ills, notes, refs, index. ISBN: 978–147–282–979–5 The title implies...
Read MoreThe Indian Army in the First World War
Editor Alan Jeffreys Helion, £35.00, 313pp, notes, refs, bibliog, index. ISBN: 978–191–151–278–3 The Indian Army rai...
Read MorePandora’s Box: A History of the Great War
By Jörn Leonhard Harvard University Press, £20.62, 1,104 pp, 10 maps, in page ills, notes and refs, bibliog, index. I...
Read MoreRobert Graves: From Great War Poet to Good...
By Jean Moorcroft Wilson Bloomsbury, £12.95, 460pp, 24 ills, list of abbreviations, notes, index. ISBN: 978–147–292–...
Read MoreFutile Exercise? The British Army’s Prepar...
By Simon Batten Helion, £35.00, 235pp, hb, 48 ills, 4 maps, notes and refs, bibliog, index. ISBN: 978–191–151–285–1 B...
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