First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.
The Three Emperors: Three Cousins, Three E...
Penguin Books, 2010, £10.99 (2010 pricing) 498pp, soft covers; illustrated plus notes, bibliography and index. Also a...
Read MoreThe Emperors: How Europe’s Rulers were des...
Reviewed by Barbara Taylor. To understand how and why the First World War started it essential to understand how the...
Read MoreBritain’s Quest for Oil, The First World W...
Reviewed by Chris Robinson. Britain’s Quest for Oil, charts the awakening and development of Britain’s military, dipl...
Read MoreThe Siege of Tsingtao: The German-Japanese...
Reviewed by Phil Curme. Tsingtao beer is ubiquitous in Chinese restaurants in the UK and throughout world. However, i...
Read MoreStoker’s Submarine; Australia’s Daring Rai...
Reviewed by Robin Broadhurst. Most naval historians know that the first two submarines through the Dardanelles were c...
Read MoreWhen the Navy Took to the Air: The Experim...
Reviewed by Niall Ferguson. Those hoping to read of the exploits of the RNAS on the Western Front will be disappointe...
Read MoreTwo Wheels to War. A tale of twelve bright...
My only experience of motor-cycling is as pillion passenger on a trip to Ypres 20 years ago. Since, as a mode of trav...
Read MoreGivenchy in the Great War – a Village on t...
Reviewed Stephen Broomfield. I am sure many reading this review will have visited Givenchy - lying as it does in a ce...
Read MoreJoseph 1917
Reviewed by Peter Powderham. Joseph 1917 examines a neglected aspect of the First World War: British wartime tribunal...
Read MoreRoll of Honour: Schooling and the Great Wa...
Reviewed by Barbara Taylor. Roll of Honour marks the contribution of schools and the pupils and teachers who went off...
Read More1917 The Passchendaele Year: The Diary of...
Reviewed by Stephen Broomfield. In 1913, Achiel van Walleghem was appointed curate to the village of Dickebusch. Afte...
Read MoreThe Lion and The Rose: The 1/5th Battalion...
Reviewed by Bob Wyatt. The 1st/5th Battalion The King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1914-1919, is impressive. The ma...
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