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A collection of some of the best books about world war one, from moving poetry collections to fascinating firsthand historical accounts. This exciting collection represents the best of the innovative new field of environmental history of war. They called it the war to end all wars, but it was only the beginning of the global conflicts that rocked the 20th century. First world war military history history humanities. Although not enough for a study in itself, this quality book will accompany any discussion of the first world war, whether you want a few extra figures for an essay or a readyreference for your novel. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Environmental histories of the first world war edited by. The first world war redrew national boundaries, eliminated monarchies, and left millions of soldiers and civilians dead, and its impact has continued to shape the western political and social landscape since. Instead of sticking only to analyzation of campaigns and tactics, gilbert attempts to tell the human story of the war with letters, anecdotes, and poetry, as well as illustrating the global signifigance of the events on the battlefield. Listening books members can download and stream war horse. The cambridge history of the first world war edited by jay. One of the best books ive read about world war i is the first world war.

War horse is one of the best first world war books, relevant for all ages. Sir martins book, the first world war stands out, in my estimation, as a true classic. The first two books we discussed were both trying to tell the global history of the war. Looking at the ways that the first world war impacted land, food, and animals it will give us new insights and fresh ways of thinking. Fighting the first world war by william philpott overlook, 2014. The second world war can be read with profit by students of the period as a memoir by a leading participant rather than a comprehensive history by a professional and detached historian. Excellent singlevolume history of the first world war, focusing on the land battles on the western, eastern and italian fronts and the war against the ottoman empire. The history of the great war based on official documents by direction of the committee of imperial defence abbreviated to history of the great war or british official history is a series of 109 volumes, concerning the war effort of the british state during the first world war. An international team of leading historians charts how a war made possible by globalization and imperial expansion unfolded into catastrophe, growing year by year in scale and destructive power far beyond that which anyone had anticipated in 1914. Adrian gregory is one of the best historians of the british home front that we have.

First world war world war i is considered as one of the largest wars in history. The mere five weeks between the shot fired in sarajevo by gavrilo princip and the first declaration of war between the major powers demonstrates vividly the tangle in which europes statesmen have tied themselves. Some of the best books about world war i book riot. At 108 years old, harry patch was the only surviving veteran of the first world war when this book was published in 2007. This is a reading list of nonfiction titles, that cover the military history of the first world war. Discover the best world war i history in best sellers. Five books on world war i history smithsonian magazine. He covers the mundane operations of executing a war, the personal letters, and photos that reveal war s hell. Tragically, twenty years after the end of the first great war, the world was back at it on a scale that dwarfed all earlier wars.

The second world war, particularly the period from 1940 to 1942 when britain fought with the support of the empire and a few allies, was the climax of churchills career and his inside story of those days is. Thucydides, our first great historian, wrote about the peloponnesian war the great war between sparta and athens. Remembering world war i with 10 astounding books barnes. It covers the key developments, incorporates testimonials from participants which add to the sense of what it was like for the fighting man to be at the sharp end of the conflict, and. Whether youre a history buff wellversed in the events of the great war. The book contains 644 pages without any index, photos or maps and was interesting and enlightening but not so entertaining. Our expert authors choose their favourite war memoirs and strategic military tomes which offer a fuller perspective of the first world war. An international team of leading historians charts how a war made possible by globalization and imperial expansion unfolded into catastrophe, growing year by year in. Facts, figures, summaries, definitions, timelines, chronologiesthere is a wealth of information here. Winkler and kershaw go on to examine how the dangerous forces emanating from the first world war resulted in the second.

Pictorial history of the world war for liberty, by thomas herbert russell, contrib. This book will be a must read for those wishing to understand the war. It is not meant to cover fiction books, but any serious books on the period are welcome. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. First published in 1994, this book provides a comprehensive look at the great war from its beginning in 1914 until its end four years later. A complete history, is a chronological history of the bloodiest conflict the world had ever known. Much has been written and researched about war specifically world war ii as it devoured most of the eastern hemisphere during the 1930s and 1940s, but the war that has often been overlooked and overshadowed is world war i. This first volume of the cambridge history of the first world war provides a comprehensive account of the war s military history. World war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. This summer marks the 100year anniversary of the start of world war i.

Have you ever considered what the best books about world war i are. Looks at the first use of poisoned gas on the western front, and the only major german offensive in the west in 1915, one of the great missed chances of the first world war. Rome was built by war and literature, and the world has been influenced by that ever since. It covers the key developments, incorporates testimonials from participants which add to the sense of what it was like for the fighting man to be at the sharp end of the conflict, and gives a good overview of the key features of the conflict. A thorough history of the first world war, which, unusually for books of this type, finishes the narrative with the start of the second world war. Reexamines the causes and lingering effects of the war, drawing on experiences of frontline soldiers, munitions workers, politicians and diplomats, and shows how u. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written each year, seemingly dozens of new titles emerge to offer fresh perspectives and uncover. The war to end all wars, peter simkins, geoffrey jukes and michael hickey. Riggio of the book a history of the first world war by john buchan i purchased this book through amazon in the kindle edition. What hes been able to do is to pull together the social history of the first world war with a very good understanding of the. The 17 best books on world war i of 2020 thoughtco. Clark has won awards for his work on german history, and here he tackles, in great detail, the start of the first world war.

The books scope is impressive, and it covers a huge amount of time while at the same time giving the right amount of coverage to all of the relevant issues. Whether youre a history buff wellversed in the events of the great war, or someone who has just begun to be curious, weve got a collection of books to help you navigate the complex, fearsome, and fascinating facts and stories of the devastating conflict that shook the world. Bestselling, price low to high, price high to low, average. This is a wellwritten narrative, offering a military history of the first world war. During the conflict, germany, austriahungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire the central. The best books on world war i five books expert recommendations. I also wanted to try and reflect the fact that the way we write the history of the first world war has changed immensely, certainly from when i was at school. History of the first world war basil henry liddell hart on. The world s great powers assembled in two opposing alliances. The american revolution, the american civil war, ww1, ww2 etc. During world war i, spain was a neutral country with a free media that covered the outbreak from the start, first reporting on it in madrid in late may of 1918. The 10 best books about war from the letters of an early 19thcentury rifleman to a housewifes account of the second world war, max hastings, military historian and ex war. Very detailed account of the british side of the battle, supported by excellent maps showing the overall progress of the battle. Books on battles of the first world war military history.