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. A young man stands on a headland, looking out to sea. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly ended the relative peace and prosperity of the victorian era, unleashing such demons of the twentieth century as mechanized warfare and mass death. Set against the backdrop of the great war, these novels confront love and. See the latest articles for movies and literature from the team at mumsnet.
Set in prince edward island, it chronicles the war through the eyes of rilla. Listening books members can download and stream war horse. Routledge studies in first world war history routledge. Books about the first world war for ks1 and ks2 wwi for. This is a good english language book on the other side of the war. Army in world war ii series the armys official history of world war ii commonly referred to as the green books are listed in the following sections. Even though the modernists most lauded novel takes place in a single day well after world war i, and even though its main character is a wellheeled female socialite, woolfs evocations of post. Get the best deals on original ww i us books when you shop the largest online selection at. World war, 19141918 include extended shelves you can also browse an alphabetical list from this subject or from. Reexamines the causes and lingering effects of the war, drawing on experiences of frontline soldiers, munitions workers, politicians and diplomats, and shows how u.
So ive divided up the books im recommending into two categories. Nevertheless, the first world war was the first modern war and spawned besides a lot of wishful thinking a small library of war literature. You might also be interested in my post, 5 top nonfiction books about world war ii plus many runnersup and 20 most enlightening historical novels plus dozens of runnersup. Professor gary sheffield is the foremost authority on world war one and his books have been published in the us, canada, france, germany, and japan, as well as being bestsellers in the uk. The second world war by winston churchill, first edition abebooks. Faulks gripping novel, set before and during the first world war, tells the story of stephen wraysford, an englishman who falls in love during a visit to france. World war i, international conflict that in 191418 embroiled most of the nations of europe along with russia, the u. It also helped to usher in the ideas that have shaped our timesmodernism in the arts, new approaches to psychology and medicine, radical thoughts. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque, the guns of august by barbara w. The world crisis the first world war 6 volume set churchill, winston on. Forester also wrote three novels set in the first world war. Rome was built by war and literature, and the world has been influenced by that ever since. 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. Closing the ring the second world war by churchill, winston s.
The instability created in europe by the first world war 191418 set the stage for another international conflictworld war iiwhich broke out two decades. In remembrance of the great war, the massive online book club that is goodreads has pooled together 20 of the most highly rated novels about the conflict. Churchills graceful command of the english language, his personal role in the conduct of the war, and the broad scope of the work, from the origins of the war to its execution, make this the best book on the topic. Literature in world war i is generally thought to include poems, novels and drama. Set during the first world war with the british expeditionary force in flanders. The second world war by winston churchill, first edition. Our pick of powerful, informative and evocative novels, anthologies and nonfiction books will help primaryschool children understand the facts about the great war, as well as the everyday lives of the people who lived through it in the trenches and on the home front. By the end of the first world war, the british army faced 80,000 cases. Have you ever considered what the best books about world war i are. Set in 1916 england, a duty to the dead is the first book in bess crawford mystery series. Remembering world war i with 10 astounding books barnes. Homers epic poems are about war first, ten years of battle against troy and then ten years of battle against nature and the gods. Five books on world war i history smithsonian magazine. Fighting the first world war by william philpott overlook, 2014.
In one of the most famous works set during the great war, american writer ernest hemingway offers. This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. Discover book depositorys huge selection of world war 1 nonfiction books online. The use of unmanned aircraft stretches all the way back to the first world war. Veterans of the first world war exservicemen and exservicewomen in postwar britain and ireland, 1st edition. I had not intended to write a first world war novel. This volume synthesises the latest scholarship on first world war veterans in postwar britain and ireland, investigating the topic through its political, social and cultural dynamics. A collection of some of the best books about world war one, from moving poetry collections to fascinating firsthand historical accounts. Viennese medical student learns firsthand the devastation of war. She herself ends up working for german intelligence.
During the first world war, a woman doctor falls in love with one of her patients who turns out to be a german spy. The first world war inspired established authors, soldiers, combat nurses, and grieving loved ones to write intimate accounts of the horrors and devastating loss they experienced. The story follows the nurse and investigator as she enlists in the nursing corps during world war i. The war to end all wars, peter simkins, geoffrey jukes and michael hickey. 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. War horse is one of the best first world war books, relevant for all ages. The subject is getting more attention now, but this book was previously hailed as the best. Childrens books about world war i 19141918 librarything. Set during and just after the first world war, the lie is an enthralling, heartwrenching novel of love, memory and devastating loss by one of the uk information, recommendations and suggestions on tv, film and books. Set during and just after the first world war, the lie is an enthralling, heartwrenching novel of love, memory and devastating loss by one of the uk information, recommendations and. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. World war i, known as the war to end all wars, occurred between july 1914 and november 11, 1918. At 108 years old, harry patch was the only surviving veteran of the first world war when this book was published in 2007.
Its a natural target for althistory geeks, and an easy one to. 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. Check out the 10 most consequential events of world war ii and 15 good books about the holocaust, including both fiction and nonfiction. While tending to a fatefully injured lieutenant, arthur graham, she promises to deliver a message to his brother as his dying wish. It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties and, in its destabilization of european society, laid the groundwork for world war ii. We offer a selection of wwi poems, short stories and books that expressed the wars raw brutality, in contrast with the patriotic platitudes and recruitment poster slogans of the period. Childrens books about world war i 19141918 description. Five books on world war i military history, memoir, and even a novelized series make this list of cantmiss books about the great war. What if the confederates won the american civil war. A novel based on accounts of the arrival of american troops on the western. Thucydides, our first great historian, wrote about the peloponnesian war the great war between sparta and athens.
129 359 89 631 286 147 516 533 1009 581 571 502 459 593 1081 424 401 765 147 1313 1243 370 517 225 407 610 821 984 1331 1343 1301 266 1200 78 244 898 190 669 1109 1129 759 250 1322 89