Steven Broomfield Posted 25 August , 2016 Share Posted 25 August , 2016 On 24/08/2016 at 13:08, museumtom said: Thank you Paul, Denis Winter it is! I have corrected it. Henry Winter is the football correspondent in The Times Glad we're keeping to one: if we allowed more there would be a dilution of quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted 25 August , 2016 Share Posted 25 August , 2016 May I add an old one? Goodbye to All That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hastings Posted 25 August , 2016 Share Posted 25 August , 2016 If I may add Somme Harvest by Giles Eyre cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Filsell Posted 25 August , 2016 Author Share Posted 25 August , 2016 You most certainly may. Thank you. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddell Posted 26 August , 2016 Share Posted 26 August , 2016 Hervey Allen's 'Toward the Flame'. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 8 September , 2016 Share Posted 8 September , 2016 Only 17 classics chosen so far, plus 2 books chosen twice and 3 'illegals' , it doesn't seem many when one thinks of all the books that have been written on the war in the last one hundred and two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkalotloudly Posted 8 September , 2016 Share Posted 8 September , 2016 "Salute of Guns" by Boyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Queen's Posted 8 September , 2016 Share Posted 8 September , 2016 A second vote for Somme Harvest by Giles Eyre. And if if anyone has a spare copy of the first edition let me know! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other ranker Posted 8 September , 2016 Share Posted 8 September , 2016 St Pauls Bookshop in Stamford, Lincolnshire have a nice copy of 'Somme Harvest', for £45 on ABE. I have seen the book in the shop. I didn't buy it as I have copy already that belonged to Randolph Churchill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummell Posted 8 September , 2016 Share Posted 8 September , 2016 Undertones of War is one of my favourite books on any subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 8 September , 2016 Share Posted 8 September , 2016 12 hours ago, Black Maria said: Only 17 classics chosen so far, plus 2 books chosen twice and 3 'illegals' , it doesn't seem many when one thinks of all the books that have been written on the war in the last one hundred and two years. Possibly because we're limited to one book per contributor. That and the fact that 'literature' isn't that interesting to many. I suspect many (all) contributors to this thread so far could quickly get the numbers up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Black Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Steven Broomfield said: Possibly because we're limited to one book per contributor. That and the fact that 'literature' isn't that interesting to many. I suspect many (all) contributors to this thread so far could quickly get the numbers up! One suggstion per contributor distills it down to the essentials just nicely i think. However to get more titles then perhaps a top 5 by each person will give a greater mix. Obviously the overlapping suggestions will show the real gems. I've not read all that many to be honest, but the stand out for me is "Canon Fodder" by A. Stuart Dolden. Edited 9 September , 2016 by Derek Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Ubique Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 'All Quiet on the Western Front' by Erich Maria Remarque. (Nearly said 'Goodbye to All That'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Iles Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 'Storm of Steel' by Ernst Junger at the recommendation of Chris Baker (the other by Chris was 'There's a devil in the drum' by J. Lucy thoroughly enjoyed both) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 UNDERTONES OF WAR BY EDMUND BLUNDEN The Folio Society Edition Cover is the painting by Paul Nash "Void of War" Also includes Poetry A few more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/glosters/albums/72157622921176714 Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 While I agree with your second choice, keith, I found Storm of Steel rather unpleasant. Probably a national culture thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Bennitt Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 'Four Years on the Western Front' by A Rifleman (Aubrey Smith). Cheers Martin B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 "Supreme Command" by Maurice Hankey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 'At the war'. Lord Northcliffe. Published for the Red Cross & the Order of St John. 1916. Some have called it a piece of propaganda, on behalf of the author. Quite by chance, my copy has dedications dated Christmas 1916 and May 1941 inside the front cover. Must have been given as a present to, firstly, a J H Waugh from a Mrs Stallard and, secondly, a Mr John Hall in 1941 from the executor of J H Waugh's estate. I have no idea of it's value. It cost me very little a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Maria Posted 9 September , 2016 Share Posted 9 September , 2016 8 hours ago, Steven Broomfield said: Possibly because we're limited to one book per contributor. That and the fact that 'literature' isn't that interesting to many. I suspect many (all) contributors to this thread so far could quickly get the numbers up! We could indeed , well I suppose at least my post has regenerated the thread and we have another five to add to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Filsell Posted 9 September , 2016 Author Share Posted 9 September , 2016 (edited) BM! its certainly a fascinating list, and I have some buying to do. There are very few books here whose nomination I would dispute. It's been most interesting. Thanks for taking the trouble go respond team. best regards David Edited 1 May , 2021 by David Filsell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ibis Posted 12 September , 2016 Share Posted 12 September , 2016 (edited) Luigi Albertini's "The Origins of the War of 1914." It's the classic that all subsequent war origins books try to live up to. Edited 12 September , 2016 by The Ibis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServiceRumDiluted Posted 12 September , 2016 Share Posted 12 September , 2016 Very hard to choose, but I'll opt for 'The war the infantry knew' as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted 17 September , 2016 Share Posted 17 September , 2016 Only for the fact that it has already been chosen, I would have picked: 'The Price of Glory' as an absolute classic. But another favourite of mine is: 'The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K (1)." Written by Ian Hay... the pen-name of Captain John Hay Beith of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, it was at the time reckoned to be one of the finest books to have come out of the great war. Mine is an original wartime copy. As a former soldier myself, much of the contents remind me very much of my own small arms training. If you have never read it, I can highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 18 September , 2016 Share Posted 18 September , 2016 On 9/9/2016 at 09:43, burlington said: 'At the war'. Lord Northcliffe. Published for the Red Cross & the Order of St John. 1916. Some have called it a piece of propaganda, on behalf of the author. Quite by chance, my copy has dedications dated Christmas 1916 and May 1941 inside the front cover. Must have been given as a present to, firstly, a J H Waugh from a Mrs Stallard and, secondly, a Mr John Hall in 1941 from the executor of J H Waugh's estate. I have no idea of it's value. It cost me very little a few years ago. That's interesting ... that's one of my family names - do you have any more details of her, for example a location, please? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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