WORLD WAR I
MILITARY BOOKS
(Updated
ARRAS-VIMY RIDGE (Battleground
This
book gives the visitor a balanced view of the fighting that took place, through
a recounting of the actions of various units and individuals, as the area is
toured with the aid of the maps included with the text. SC, 208pp, illus., pub. 1996, Leo Cooper,
mint. Price: $24.00
THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE OF
WAR
Illustrated Stories and Verse selected by John Laird
This
anthology gathers together a selection of the best of literature, poems,
stories and vignettes, extracts from novels, and memoirs – sensitively
illustrated with contemporary paintings, drawings and photographs. HC, 328pp, illus., pub. 1988, Leo Cooper,
very good in dust jacket, 7 ½” x 10 ½”.
Price: $50.00
THE
BANTAMS
The Untold Story of World War I by Sidney Allinson
This
book relates the history of the Bantams Battalions from beginning to bloody end
- slaughtered, officially ignored, their survivors even dismissed as failures,
at long last and in belated tribute, here is their story. HC, 287pp, illus., pub. 1985, Howard Baker,
good in worn dust jacket. Price: $32.00
The
"Battleground Europe" series of guides provides up-to-date
information about the sites, routes and other details. SC, illus., 189pp, pub. 1994, Leo Cooper,
mint. Price: $20.00
BEFORE ENDEAVORS FADE A Guide to the Battlefields
of the First World War by Rose E. B. Coombs, MBE
This
guidebook to the battlefields of the First World War has been produced with all
the thoroughness associated with After
The Battle magazine. Over twenty
different routes, illustrated on Michelin maps, cover all the major British,
American and French battlefields. HC, 8
½” x 12”, 160pp, illus., pub. 1983, After the
THE BICKERSTETH DIARIES
1914-1918
Edited by John Bickersteth
Ella
Bickersteth began to put this imaginatively-edited version of the eleven
volumes of the diarist's original work together because one of her six sons was
in
BRITISH
BATTALIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT January to June 1915 - Neuve
Chapelle,
This
book provides a unique account of the 291 infantry battalions of the British
Army that served in
BRITISH JEWRY BOOK OF HONOUR 1914 to 1918 Edited by Rev.
Michael Adler, DSO, SCF, BA
A
complete list of all Jewish members of the British and Empire Armed Forces who fought
in the First World War. It details
officers and men by regiment, including gallantry awards, wounds and date of
death for those killed in action. It
also lists the number, rank and name of each member and home address. Nominal roll of Jews in His Majesty's Forces
and also includes portraits of fallen officer, non-commissioned officers and
men. HC, approx. 1,000pp, illus.,
originally published 1922 by Caxton Publishing, this edition 1997, Selous
Books, gold inlaid cover and spine, pages edged in gold leaf. Price: $135.00
BRITISH REGIMENTS AT
GALLIPOLI
By Ray Westlake
This
is an account of every infantry battalion and yeomanry regiment of British Army
during their service on the Gallipoli Peninsular. Battles and engagements, along with movements
both in and out of the line, are dealt with at battalion level. HC, 285pp, illus., pub. 1996, Leo Cooper, mint
in dust jacket. Price: $40.00
BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER A Few Fragments From His
Life
Collected
by a Friend, with some critical chapters by Vivian Carter, Editor of The Bystander. HC, 96pp, illus., pub. c.1920, Hodder and
BYGONE PILGRIMAGE-ARRAS And the
An
illustrated history and guide to the battlefields 1914-1918. SC, 128pp, illus., Naval and Military Press,
mint. Price: $20.00
BYGONE PILGRIMAGE-THE
An
illustrated history and guide to the battlefields 1914-1918, Albert, Bapaume
and Peronne. SC, 136pp, illus., Naval
and Military Press, mint. Price: $20.00
BYGONE PILGRIMAGE-YPRES And the Battles for
An
illustrated history and guide to the battlefields 1914-1918. SC, 144pp, illus., Naval and Military Press,
mint. Price: $20.00
THE CELLARS OF MARCELCAVE A Yank Doctor in the BEF by
Christopher J. Gallagher, MD
Fresh
out of medical school, Ben Gallagher was a volunteer as a battalion surgeon
with the Gloucestershire Regiment on the Somme Front
in France as the Great War stumbled into its climatic last year, 1918. It is a real life All Quiet on the Western Front as told by an American doctor who
was “over there”. HC, 263pp, illus.,
pub. 1998,
CHAVASSE DOUBLE VC By Ann Clayton
This
book is a fascinating study of a man who stands out for his simple courage and
unflinching devotion to duty, twice awarded the Victoria Cross. HC, illus.,
pub. 1992, Leo Cooper, mint in dust jacket.
Price: $40.00
CHEMICAL SOLDIERS British Gas Warfare in
World War One by Donald Richter
Taking
a new look at the reality of poison gas warfare in World War I and the role of
the Brigade, Donald Richter exposes the myths perpetuated over the years by
novelists and misinformed sentimentalists and challenges prevailing views. HC, 282pp, illus., pub. 1994, Leo Cooper,
mint in dust jacket. Price: $45.00
THE CIVIL SERVICE RIFLES IN
THE GREAT WAR “All Bloody Gentlemen” by
Jill Knight
Using
previously unpublished memoirs and diaries to tell the extraordinary story from
the men’s viewpoint, the author demonstrates how these desk-bound clerks and
bureaucrats were transformed into a credible fighting force and developed a
strong esprit de corps which endured through years of fighting and heavy
casualties. This book describes the Civil
Service Rifles’ part in all major actions.
It has detailed appendices and a superb collection of over 200
photographs. HC, 240pp, illus., pub.
2004, Pen & Sword, mint in dust jacket.
Price: $40.00
COURAGE REMEMBERED By G. Kingsley Ward and
Major Edwin Gibson
This
book is the definitive guide to the cemeteries and to the almost 200 war
memorials constructed by the War Graves Commission. HC, 282pp, illus., pub. 1989, McClelland and
Stewart, mint in dust jacket. Price:
$35.00
A CROWN OF LIFE: THE WORLD
OF JOHN McCRAE By Dianne Graves
It
was during the Great War, whilst serving in 1915 as both an artillery and
medical officer in the Second Battle of Ypres, that John McCrae wrote the
famous poem "In Flanders Fields". This book offers window on a vanished age,
and a reminder of the very high price paid to preserve freedom. HC, 300pp, illus., pub. 1997, Vanwell, mint
in dust jacket. Price: $30.00
THE DONKEYS By Alan Clark
This
is a study of the Western Front in 1915.
On
FACING ARMAGEDDON The First World War
Experienced - Edited by Hugh Cecil and Peter H. Liddle
This
is the first scholarly work on the 1914-18 War to explore, on a worldwide
basis, the real nature of the participants' experience. Sixty-four scholars from all over the globe
deliver the fruits of recent research on what civilians and servicemen passed
through, in the air, on the sea, and on land.
There are still men and women alive, including a handful of actual
combatants, who can remember the war.
HC, 936pp, illus., pub. 1996, Leo Cooper, mint in dust jacket. Price: $65.00
THE FIGHTING NATION Lord Kitchener and His
Armies By A. J. Smithers
Major
A. J. Smithers assesses with his usual acute perception the remarkable
contribution made by Kitchener to the defence of his country, an aspect of his
career not often given its due weight in the numerous more conventional
biographies that have appeared over the years.
HC, 208pp, illus., pub. 1994, Leo Cooper, mint in dust jacket. Price: $35.00
FRICOURT-MAMETZ (Battleground
The
fighting at Fricourt and Mametz was frequently punctured by the detonation of
mines. These have left visible scars and
the sites of Bois Francais and the Triple Tambour are well known to visitors as
places where the impact is still visible.
SC, 168pp, illus., pub. 1997, Leo Cooper, mint. Price: $20.00
GALLIPOLI By Alan Moorehead
In
an exceptionally well-told story, Alan Moorehead
describes the first great amphibious campaign of the twentieth century. For an understanding of men in heavy
fighting, this book is a storehouse of information on the complexities of
modern warfare. HC, 384pp, illus., pub.
1985, N&A Pub.
GOMMECOURT-SOMME (Battleground
The
THE GUNS OF AUGUST By Barbara W. Tuchman
The
drama of August 1914, a month of battle in which war was waged on scale
unsurpassed and whose results determined the shape of the world in which we
live today. HC, 511pp, maps, pub. 1962,
Macmillan, very good, no dust jacket.
Price: $12.00
HISTORY OF THE WORLD WAR Volume VII By Francis
Whiting Halsey
Russia's
Early Victories, Mackensen's Battle of the Dunajec and the Great Invasion of
Russia, Russia's Second Offensive Under Brusiloff, the Revolution and
Brest-Litovsk Treaty, Bolsheviki Rule and Russia's Efforts to Right Herself -
Aug. 1, 1914 to July 20, 1919. HC,
392pp, illus., pub. 1919, Funk & Wagnalls, very good in worn and torn dust
jacket. Price: $15.00
I SURVIVED, DIDN'T I The Great War Reminiscences
of Private 'Ginger' Byrne - Edited by
Behind
that bold statement lies a remarkable account of an infantryman's service on
the Western Front during the Great War.
HC, 143pp, illus., pub. 1993, Leo Cooper, mint in dust jacket. Price: $32.00
JOHNNIE
GOUGH, V.C. A Biography of Brigadier-General Sir John Edmond Gough, V.C., K.C.B.,
C.M.G. by Ian F. W. Beckett
Gough
saw plentiful service prior to 1914, including British Central
LA BOISSELLE Ovillers/Contalmaison
-
The
author places the reader in the thick of the fighting on this particular
section of the battlefield of the Great War.
SC, 167pp, illus., pub. 1997, Leo Cooper, mint. Price: $20.00
MAJOR AND MRS. HOLT'S
BATTLEFIELD GUIDE TO THE
This
book contains descriptions of every element of the battle, two different
approach routes and four recommended timed, itineraries, memorials large and
small and much more. Full colour
illustrations and detailed maps throughout plus a separate full colour map of
the battlefield showing army locations, boundaries and front lines. SC, 254pp, illus., pub. 1996, Leo Cooper,
mint. Price: $25.00
MAJOR AND MRS. HOLT'S
BATTLEFIELD GUIDE-YPRES SALIENT
This
book charts in fascinating detail what happened at each recommended stop and
brings alive, with cameos and anecdotes, the people who fought there: leaders,
heroes, poets, historic regiments, politicians, Tommy and Fritz… Includes sketch maps, info about allied and
German war graves associations, and full colour illustrations. SC, 256pp, illus., pub. 1997, Leo Cooper,
mint. Price: $25.00
THE
This
was an astonishing and costly victory:
over 300,000 French soldiers died.
The author in this classic book gives us an intimate feel for the
strategy and personalities of the Generals on both sides; Joffre,
French, Gallieni, von Kluck,
von Molke and of the heroism and suffering of the
soldiers of both armies. SC, 256pp,
illus., pub. 2002, Prion, mint. Price:
$18.00
MARTIN LEAKE, DOUBLE VC By Ann Clayton
Arthur
Martin-Leake trained as a doctor and went to South Africa during the Boer War,
where he won his first VC, then to Albania during the Balkan War of 1912-13,
where his presence must surely be classified as "outside the call of
duty", and finally to Flanders where he won the bar to his VC. HC, 250pp, illus., pub. 1994, Leo Cooper, mint
in dust jacket. Price: $35.00
This
book gives a vivid recreation of the actual fighting.
THE
This
is the story of the drama leading up to the dispatch of the British
Expeditionary Force to
MUD, BLOOD AND POPPYCOCK By Gordon Corrigan
This
book will overturn everything you thought you knew about
1918 – THE UNEXPECTED
VICTORY
By J. H. Johnson
J.
H. Johnson considers the last year of the Great War. The many contributory factors in the
‘unexpected victory’ are shown and debated.
HC, 208pp, illus., pub. 1997, Arms & Armour, mint in dust
jacket. Price: $35.00
PASSCHENDAELE-YPRES The Fight for the Village
(Battleground
This
book deals exclusively with the attacks launched by the New Zealanders and the
Canadian Corps. SC, 114pp, illus., maps,
pub. 1997, Leo Cooper, mint. Price: $20.00
A PHOTOHISTORY OF WORLD WAR
ONE By Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Illustrated
with over 458 photos. HC, vastly illus.,
pub. 1993, Arms and Armour, mint in dust jacket. Price: $38.00
SC,
pub. 1997, Arms and Armour, mint.
Price: $28.00
POZIERES-SOMME (Battleground
The
fighting around the
THE PRICE OF PITY Poetry, History and Myth in
the Great War By Martin Stephen
This
book examines the various myths that have grown up around the war. It analyzes the top command of the British
Army and the idea that the British were 'lions led by donkeys'. It examines the
life, mood and morale of junior officers and private soldiers. HC, 256pp, pub. 1996, Leo Cooper, mint in
dust jacket. Price: $40.00
PRIVATE 12768 – Memoir of a
Tommy
By John Jackson
John
Jackson served on the Western Front from 1915 until the end of the war’s
end. This memoir was written by an ordinary
Private, who saw the worst of the conflict, streets ‘strewn with dead and
running with blood’, but whose belief in the just fight of the British Army and
his respect for his superiors never wavered.
He was present at Loos in 1915, on the
THE ROAD TO PASSCHENDAELE The
The
author offers a totally new approach to the study of that great battle by
allowing the protagonists to tell their story in their own words and letting
the reader draw his own conclusions. HC,
365pp, pub. 1977, Leo Cooper, mint in dust jacket. Price:
$55.00
SALIENT POINTS Cameos of the Western Front
Made
up of a collection of short, colourful pen-pictures, or cameos, of individuals,
their units and almost forgotten episodes in the life of the Ypres Salient in
which they were involved, each cameo is supported by a map and photographs
together with notes adding detail of points indirectly related to the
stories. SC, 178pp, illus., pub. 1995,
Leo Cooper, mint. Price: $20.00
SANCTUARY WOOD AND HOOGE (
Sanctuary
Wood and the
A SERIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT The
The
somber story of General Haig who was forced to
abandon the battle after losing 12,000 men in a few hours and running short of
shells has never been told in detail before.
The debacle at Aubers Ridge largely
contributed to the Prime Minister being forced to form a Coalition Government
later in the month with Lloyd George as Minister of Munitions. HC, 202pp, illus., pub. 1995, Leo Cooper,
mint in dust jacket. Price: $40.00
SERRE-SOMME Battleground
Of
all the battlefields on the
A SHORT HISTORY OF WORLD WAR
I By
James L. Stokesbury
This
book incorporates recent research and current thinking about the war in a
highly readable and lively style. HC,
348pp, pub. 1982, Robert Hale, very good in dust jacket. Price:
$35.00
SOLDIERS DIED IN THE GREAT
WAR 1914-19
Part
8 -
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Part
64 - Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire, Buffs, the Duke of Albany's)
Part
71, 72 and 73 - The Prince of Wales
These
volumes commemorate approximately 635,000 soldiers, listed alphabetically
together with their numbers, rank, full names, awards, place of birth,
enlistment and residence, date, theatre and nature of death. HC, pub. 1988-89, J. B. Hayward, mint in dust
jacket. Price: Each volume is $30.00
SOLDIERS DIED IN THE GREAT
WAR 1914-19
Part
22: The Leicestershire Regiment
Part
29: The
Part
30: The King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Part
31: The Cameronians
(Scottish Rifles)
Part
43: The Dorsetshire Regiment
Part
44: The Prince of Wale's Volunteers (
Part
50: The Loyal
Part
55: The King's (
Part
60: The Prince of Wale's (
Part
65: The Gordon Highlanders
Part
77: The Monmouthshire Regt.,
Cambridgeshire Regt., Hertfordshire Regt., Herefordshire Regt., Army Cyclist
Corps, Northern Cyclist Bn., Highland Cyclist Bn., Kent Cyclist Bn., Huntingdonshire Cyclist
Bn., Royal Defence Corps
Part
79: Royal Army Medical Corps
All
SC, Picton Publishing, mint. Price:
$20.00 each
THE
In
this compelling new study Gary Sheffield discusses the strategy that led to the
THE
This
book presents a detailed chronicle of the battle, day by day, unit by
unit. Each day begins with detail on
weather conditions, corps involved in the particular battles, objectives, the
regiments fielded and a brigade by brigade analysis of movements and
achievements. HC, 8 ¾” x 11 ¼”, 176pp,
illus., pub. 1993, mint in dust jacket.
Price: $45.00
THE
The
author gives an unflinching but fascinating account not just of the “First Day”
but of the whole months-long progress of a battle which decisively relived
enemy pressure on
A SOURCE OF PRIDE Badges of the Canadian
Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by J. H. Harper
An
in-depth examination of the use and approval of these badges and shoulder
titles. Includes 17 appendices. SC, 152pp, illus., pub. 1999, Service
Publications, mint. Price: $25.00
STAFF OFFICER The Diaries of Lord Moyne
1914-1918 -Edited by Brian Bond
Walter
Guinness has recorded vivid personal impressions of many of the most dramatic
episodes of the war, including the final phase of Gallipoli, the stages of the
STALEMATE! The Great Trench Warfare
Battles of 1915-1917 By J. H. Johnson
Neuve
Chapelle, Loos,
THE STORY OF
The
story of how and why
A
STRANGE WAR
Narrative,
diary and oral reminiscences interweave to create this fascinating account of
the experiences of three soldiers, caught up so unawares in the war to end
all wars. HC, 134pp, illus., Roll of
Honour, Honours and Awards, pub. 1988, Sutton, mint in dust jacket. Price: $35.00
THE SUICIDE BATTALION By James L. McWilliam and
R. James Steel
Meet
the men - raw recruits who would earn the bloody reputation as the world's
finest fighting soldiers. Over 91
percent would be wounded or killed, but they would never retreat. This is their story. They were the Suicide Battalion. SC, 225pp, Vanwell, mint. Price: $20.00
THE TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF
MACHINE GUNS AND TANKS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
In
this volume are reprinted three of the most significant British Army training
manuals of World War One. They are: SS192 The Employment of Machine Guns, SS197
The Tactical Employment of Lewis Guns, and SS214 Tanks and Their Employment
with Other Arms. The manuals are
reprinted in their entirety with enhanced diagrams and illustrations. The introduction provides the historical
context for the introduction and use of machine guns and tanks, and gives
background details of the formation and histories of the Machine Gun Corps and
the Tank Corps. SC, 8 ¼” x 11 ¾”, over
115pp, pub. 2002, Military Press, mint.
Price: $40.00
THIEPVAL "
To
anyone contemplating a visit to the Thiepval area, this book is an
indispensable guide which will reveal the broad panoply of this region's rich
history. SC, 192pp, illus., pub. 1995,
Leo Cooper, mint. Price: $20.00
TO THE LAST MAN-Spring 1918 By Lyn MacDonald
This
book describes the first momentous months of 1918 when the long stalemate of
the trenches was brought to an end by a massive German assault on the Western
Front. It broke the British line - and
it almost broke the British Army. It is
a vivid panorama, with all the tragedy and humour, that reveals the human face
of the armies in the field. HC, 382pp,
illus., pub. 1998, Viking, mint in dust jacket.
Price: $55.00
TOMMY
GOES TO WAR By Malcolm Brown in association with the
Malcolm
Brown's book conveys the spirit of the British Tommy, weaving a concise
analysis of the British Army in the First World War with first-hand accounts
taken from uncensored letters and diaries.
He leads us from the initial impact of mobilization, through the long
years of trench warfare, and on to the euphoria and relief of victory. HC, 192pp, illus., pub. 1999, Tempus, mint in
dust jacket. Price: $32.50
THE UNITED STATES IN THE
GREAT WAR
By Willis J. Abbot
This
account of the participation of the
VOICES OF WAR 1914-1918 Front Line and Home Front
By Peter H. Liddle
Photographs
and text in this book offer a moving witness to the daily life of men, women
and their families during the 4 1/2 years of trial, change, stress and
adventure. HC, 254pp, illus., pub. 1988,
Leo Cooper, mint in dust jacket.
Price: $10.00
THE WAR THE INFANTRY KNEW
1914-1919
By Captain J. C. Dunn
This
is a chronicle of service in
THE WAR WALK A Journey Along the Western
Front By Nigel H. Jones
Nigel
Jones here undertakes a personal journey of remembrance along 400 miles of
trenches. SC, 234pp, illus., pub. 1991,
Robert Hale, mint. Price: $25.00
A WESTERN FRONT COMPANION
1914-1918
By John Laffin
A
unique A to Z guide to every aspect of the 1914-1918 war, it describes the
causes of the war; offensives, battles and campaigns; weapons and equipment;
aircraft and airmen; decorations and military terms; and provides biographies
of all the major military commanders.
Also details of local accommodation, transport, battlefield tours and
maps are included for those who wish to visit the battlefield sites. SC, 218pp, pub. 1994, illus., Sutton, 7 ¾” x
10 ¼”, mint. Price: $35.00
THE WESTERN FRONT 1915 VCs of the First World War
by Peter F. Batchelor and Christopher Matson
The
author's narrative has been arranged chronologically to tell the stories of the
67 VC-winners serving on the Western Front in 1915. The courage, determination and sacrifice of
their generation should never be forgotten.
HC, 224pp, illus., pub. 1997, Sutton, mint in dust jacket. Price: $35.00
THE WHITE GURKHAS The Australians at the
Second Battle of Brithia-Gallipoli by Ron Austin
In
the space of an hour, the brigade had lost 1000 dead and wounded. This heroic but costly charge was described
by several survivors as ‘sheer murder’.
HC, 156pp, illus., pub. 1989, R.J. & S.P. Austin, mint in dust
jacket. Price: $35.00
WORLD WAR ONE A Chronological Narrative
By Philip Warner
From
the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on
THE WORLD WAR ONE SOURCE
BOOK By
Philip J. Haythornthwaite
This
book includes the campaigns, the weaponry, the warring sides, the commanders,
the sources, miscellanea (statistics, pay, clothing,
issues, performances, etc.) and a glossary of period and technical terms, more
than 200 illustrations, maps and charts.
HC, 412pp, illus., pub. 1992, Arms & Armour, mint in dust
jacket. Price: $35.00