Yanks : The Epic Story of the
American Army in World War One by John
S. D. Eisenhower (June 2001)
Fought far from home, World War I was nonetheless a stirring
American
adventure. The achievements of the United States during that war, often
underrated by military historians, were in fact remarkable, and they turned the
tide of the conflict. So says John S. D. Eisenhower, one of today's most
acclaimed military historians, in his sweeping history of the Great War and the
men who won it: the Yanks of the American Expeditionary Force.
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Military Blunders by Michael Coffey
(1999)
Military Blunders
contains a series of short chapters dealing with military decisions from the
tactical, operational and strategic levels of war. As the title indicates,
the chapters are slanted towards mistakes by military commanders and/or their
political leadership. The book is a quick and interesting read covering a
time span from World War One to the invasion of Kuwait. Read more about Military
Blunders
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The
Storm of Steel : From the Diary of a German Stormtroop Officer on the
Western Front by
Ernst Junger
A good book that gives excellent insight to the German perspective of
the war from the eyes of a highly decorated Sturmtrupp. The book
captures the monotony of trench warfare, the pysche of the soldier and
the vicious small unit actions that took place along the front. Ernst
Junger was quite a character and a popular German writer (Web site: www.juenger.org)
The book was written is the 30's so it does have a little jingoistic
tone to it. Junger was active in working reassert Germany back
into world's society and to help heal some of the scars caused by the
war. Recommended by Rich Shoop.
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The First
World War by
John Keegan
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The Guns
of August
by Barbara Tuchman & Robert Massie
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The
Great War and Modern Memory by
Paul Fussell
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The
Zimmerman Telegram by
Barbara Tuchman
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The Price
of Glory: Verdun 1916 by
Alistar Horne
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Albatros
Aces of World War I (Aircraft of the Aces, 32) by
Norman Franks & Tony Homes
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