Kate Wills Posted 11 January , 2009 Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Please use this new sub-forum to alert everyone to free e-books for Great War enthusiasts. Many rare and out-of-print WW1 books are now available on sites such as Project Gutenburg. Let's gather them into this new section. In the meantime, we'll bring many pervious alerts into this section. They are scattered about the Forum at present. PS Manchester Terrier - will I get overtime payments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Wills Posted 11 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Thankyou. I've made a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughton Posted 11 January , 2009 Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Kate: Here are the main CANADIAN OFFICIAL HISTORIES that have been released by our Department of National Defence: DND Canada - Official Histories On-Line For the Great War, the primary Canadian Official History is Nicholson. Over here at the GWFs sister organization in Canada we have transcribed that text from the on-line PDF version back to the format of the original text. To that we have added back the maps, sketches and references. We also now have the maps in Google Earth Overlays. You will find those on the Nicholson Matrix here: Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group - Nicholson Matrix Utility You will see that there is also a Great War History by Duguid, shown as a two volume set (1 text, 2 appendices). That was to be the first of 6 volumes of the Great War Official History and it covers only 1914 and 1915. When WWII broke out the project was abandoned and only picked up again in the 1960s, but at that time it was decided to put it all in the one book by Nicholson. Some of these are also available on CD ROM from the CD Archive Project. Hope this is of assistance. Now, if someone would list all the on-line books for the 26th Northumberland Fusiliers and the Royal Irish Rifles, that would be appreciated Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCurragh Posted 11 January , 2009 Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Links to the official Australian war histories - http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/volume.asp?conflict=1 Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 11 January , 2009 Share Posted 11 January , 2009 Here are links to a few that manchester terrier has posted: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114548&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114546&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114611&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114613&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...p;#entry1094127 http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114547&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114102&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114302&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114330&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114387&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114083&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...p;#entry1094132 http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114301&hl= http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...p;#entry1094134 http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...=114340&hl= I know we shouldn't comment but in general can links have a description to go with them please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 12 January , 2009 Share Posted 12 January , 2009 (edited) I know we shouldn't comment but in general can links have a description to go with them please? Yes! I realised that after I'd lost the link. As Kate's method is much better than mine, I've deleted the post. Edited 12 January , 2009 by per ardua per mare per terram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 12 January , 2009 Share Posted 12 January , 2009 Thankyou. I've made a start. You're doing a brilliant job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havrincourt Posted 12 January , 2009 Share Posted 12 January , 2009 Fantastic idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Dear Moderator Kate: If this were Skindles I would allow you ALL the free drinks on the house for the entire evening for doing this! But, alas, sigh it is not so this public thank you will have to suffice until I have enough money to travel to the UK! John ex - British North America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Wills Posted 13 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Thanks John. If you are coming this way a bucket of maple syrup would go down a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 A bucket? Are you going to bathe in it? Seriously, this is a cracking fine idea, but will inevitably result in my spending many hours reading off the screen. Ayesha will not be pleased........but I am. Thanks for the hard work. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Wills Posted 13 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 13 January , 2009 A bucket? Are you going to bathe in it? You haven't seen me with what used to be a tin of condensed milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Kate: A bucket won't do - think of security checks, customs not to mention the cost of pure 100% Quebec Maple Syrup. Perhaps a mini-rum ration sized perhaps! John (ex-British North America) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Sketchbook of an American soldier - 'I was there'. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15937/15937-h/15937-h.htm Gutenberg Index of Great War books: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15937/15937-h/15937-h.htm Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 14 January , 2009 Share Posted 14 January , 2009 Thanks, Marina, but both links lead to the 'I was there' book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plummed Goose Posted 17 January , 2009 Share Posted 17 January , 2009 mainly "documents" but also a few books documents eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 17 January , 2009 Share Posted 17 January , 2009 Here are links to some classic memoirs Wyn Griffiths' 'Up to Mametz': http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.../~alwyn/Mametz/ and Mildred Aldrich's pair 'A Hilltop on the Marne': http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11011/11011-h/11011-h.htm and 'On the Edge of the War Zone': http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11947/11947-8.txt cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 My son alerted me to this site. It has the advantage of offering downloads in a variety of formats, including that for the Sony Reader, (my latest present to myself). The category for WAR includes some interesting titles. Keith http://manybooks.net/ Edited to include the link. Apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimSmithson Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Keith Not sure which site you mean? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 thanks Jim Clearly a wally. I have edited the post to include the link. - will delete this one later to keep the site tidy. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaMoffitt Posted 20 August , 2011 Share Posted 20 August , 2011 Hi I'm researching some Aussie doctors who served with the RAMC in WW1. One of them served with the 23rd Stationary Hospital Rouen; 2/2 Northumbrian Field Ambulance; then 3rd Northumbrian FA; 5th Northumberland Fusiliers, 47th General Hospital, 8th East Surreys. Can anyone point me in the right direction re unit diaries for these specific units please? or at least would like to know where they were when (I have no dates except he started his service from June 1915 (DR GEORGE ALEXANDER BIRNIE. He was awarded the MC in 1917. I've had a look in a lot of places but nothing seems as easy as the Austn War Memorial site unfortunately. thanks Lina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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