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1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
“An interesting look at the world in 1913, before the Great War. The book doesn’t mention the looming war, and that’s kind of the point. It goes city-by-city, discussing what was happening in each, on the eve of World War 1. The result is…interesting. The book paints the picture of the world as a…”
Dark Invasion 1915: Germany’s Secret War & the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America
Eden to Armageddon: World War I in the Middle East
The First World War
“It is what it claims to be – a detailed history of WWI. Actually, I understand that this is the short version. The author is apparently one of the most renowned WWI scholars in the world, and has a three-volume history in the works, but he decided to make an easier-to-digest version. He approaches…”
The First World War: A Complete History
“This is a magisterial history of The Great War. Nothing is left out. The book proceeds down a strict timeline, battle by battle, event by event, mutiny by mutiny. It starts just before, and ends just after. The numbers are staggering – all the numbers. The dead, the wounded, the costs, the number…”
The Lions of July: Prelude to War, 1914
The Long Shadow: The Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century
Love and Barbed Wire
“This is a role-playing game…sort of. It’s a ‘game of letters.’ You and a partner write letters to each other, each playing the role of a soldier in World War 1 and someone the soldier knows back home. So, it’s not a ‘game,’ really. It’s a…meditation? A contemplation? An experience? The mechanics –…”
March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
“This is the definitive history of oil, from the first discovery in the 1850s through the first Gulf War of of the 1990s. It’s a lot – 900-some-odd pages. Not for the faint of heart. I actually brought back in college in the mid-90s, and never finished it. I promised myself I’d get back to it, and…”
Setting the Desert on Fire: T.E. Lawrence and Britain’s Secret War in Arabia, 1916 - 1918
Silent Night: The Remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914
“I loved the idea of this book, but the reality was a mess. The problem with documenting the Christmas Truce (an actual event ) is that it’s told largely in legend. It was impromptu and distributed – it happened with no advance notice, and it happened all up and down the Ypres front. As a result,…”
The Somme
“This book forced me to think about books about wars in general. I think I’ve identified four levels, in descending order of scope. Geopolitical: These books discuss the large-scale political reasons and ramifications of the war. Strategic: These books talk about large battles, and where the…”