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Can someone recommend some good WWI books please ?
Posted on 3/6/22 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 3/6/22 at 7:54 pm
Can someone recommend some good WWI books please ?
Thanks !
Thanks !
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Posted on 3/6/22 at 10:22 pm to midnight1961
Fiction or non fiction?
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
Posted on 3/7/22 at 8:35 am to AllbyMyRelf
pretty recent thread here with lots of greats recs
Posted on 3/7/22 at 9:02 am to midnight1961
Depends on how tedious you want
The other thread recommended the guns of august and it was fine was sooooo tedious and it was 500 pages just for 1 month of the war . I struggled with it .
Maybe a more comprehensive view you may like that I reconvened was the First World War by Martin Gilbert .
The other thread recommended the guns of august and it was fine was sooooo tedious and it was 500 pages just for 1 month of the war . I struggled with it .
Maybe a more comprehensive view you may like that I reconvened was the First World War by Martin Gilbert .
Posted on 3/9/22 at 10:02 am to midnight1961
WW1 by Keegan.
Guns of August by Tuchman.
11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour by Persico.
Guns of August by Tuchman.
11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour by Persico.
This post was edited on 3/9/22 at 10:06 am
Posted on 3/9/22 at 6:29 pm to midnight1961
If you're looking for a well-rounded general history of the conflict, I recommend A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914-1918 by G.J. Meyer (published in 2006).
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:58 pm to midnight1961
WW1 by Martin Gilbert.
WW1 by John Keegan.
No Man’s Land by John Toland.
Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger.
Back to the Front by Stephen O’Shea.
The World Crisis by Winston
Churchill. Then, read Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves and watch They Shall Not Grow Old by Peter Jackson.
WW1 by John Keegan.
No Man’s Land by John Toland.
Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger.
Back to the Front by Stephen O’Shea.
The World Crisis by Winston
Churchill. Then, read Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves and watch They Shall Not Grow Old by Peter Jackson.
This post was edited on 3/9/22 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 3/10/22 at 9:58 am to midnight1961
Posted on 3/11/22 at 11:52 am to midnight1961
Certainly The Guns of August (Tuchman) and A World Undone (Meyer) are my favorites.
For an alternative media source, Carlin's (Hardcore History) 5-part Blueprint for Armageddon is excellent.
For an alternative media source, Carlin's (Hardcore History) 5-part Blueprint for Armageddon is excellent.
Posted on 3/11/22 at 7:01 pm to midnight1961
It's been a while since I've read this but I remember enjoying The Unknowns. It's a book about the pallbearers of the man who would be interred at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider.
It basically gives a cool bio of each individual as well as their specific experiences during WW1. If I recall, there was also a bit in there about how the body was chosen, how the tomb came to be etc.
It basically gives a cool bio of each individual as well as their specific experiences during WW1. If I recall, there was also a bit in there about how the body was chosen, how the tomb came to be etc.
Posted on 3/11/22 at 9:14 pm to midnight1961
All Quiet On The Western Front
Posted on 3/17/22 at 10:43 pm to midnight1961
The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark is a great book about it he build up to it
The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman is a classic
The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman is a classic
Posted on 3/18/22 at 5:00 pm to H-Town Tiger
Thanks for all the recommendations. I will check those out.
Sorry to be so late in responding.
Sorry to be so late in responding.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 8:36 am to midnight1961
An illustrated History of WWI by AJP Taylor would be a good place to start. It’s a concise history of the war, about 250 pages.
Posted on 3/22/22 at 10:16 pm to midnight1961
Mein Kampf
Posted on 3/24/22 at 11:44 am to midnight1961
Double post
This post was edited on 3/24/22 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 3/24/22 at 11:47 am to midnight1961
A Peace To End All Peace - David Fromkin
It's a very detailed non-fiction account of the build-up, the war itself, and the consequences which are still with us today. In particular the parcelling of the Ottoman Empire.
It's a very detailed non-fiction account of the build-up, the war itself, and the consequences which are still with us today. In particular the parcelling of the Ottoman Empire.
Posted on 4/6/22 at 11:21 am to RollTide1987
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…A World Undone…
You were absolutely right. I’m finishing it now and it will be added to my list of the best histories of WW 1. Thanks.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:56 pm to midnight1961
Posted on 7/13/22 at 10:51 am to midnight1961
I really liked The Last Cruise of the Emden, which is about a German light cruiser that was at sea and cut off from the rest of the fleet at the start of the war and had a remarkable six months as a commerce raider.
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