Book Reviews

First World War book reviews by academics, amateur historians, Western Front Association members and keen readers.

The Pilgrim’s Way: Talbot House in the Interwar Period

The Pilgrim’s Way: Talbot House in the Interwar Period

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Masters of Mayhem. Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz

Masters of Mayhem. Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz

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A Complete Orchestra of War: A History of the 6th Division on the Western Front 1914-1919

A Complete Orchestra of War: A History of the 6th Division on the Western Front 1914-1919

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From the Dardanelles to Dunkirk

From the Dardanelles to Dunkirk

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Britain's Railways in the First World War

Britain's Railways in the First World War

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Great Sacrifice. The Old Boys of Barnsley Holgate Grammar School in the First World War

Great Sacrifice. The Old Boys of Barnsley Holgate Grammar School in the First World War

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A Touch of Paradise in Hell

A Touch of Paradise in Hell

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How Norland’s Regiment of Nannies coped with conflict and childcare in the Great War

How Norland’s Regiment of Nannies coped with conflict and childcare in the Great War

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An Eye in the Sky: The RFC and RAF Career of Air Commodore Henry George Crowe

An Eye in the Sky: The RFC and RAF Career of Air Commodore Henry George Crowe

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Joffrey's War: A Sherwood Forester in the Great War

Joffrey's War: A Sherwood Forester in the Great War

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Dawn of Victory – Thank You China! – Star Shell Reflections 1918-1919

Dawn of Victory – Thank You China! – Star Shell Reflections 1918-1919

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Brighton in the Great War

Brighton in the Great War

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The Illusion of Victory: America in World War One

The Illusion of Victory: America in World War One

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If You're Reading This: Last Letters from the Front Line

If You're Reading This: Last Letters from the Front Line

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Kut: The Death of an Army

Kut: The Death of an Army

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‘Allies are a Tiresome Lot’: The British Army in the First World War

‘Allies are a Tiresome Lot’: The British Army in the First World War

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