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WW1 Books

  • 11-11-2018 2:26pm
    #1
    MrMusician18
    Registered Users Posts: 7,186 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone recommend some good books on the war that would be suitable as an introduction to the subject?


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  • #2
    enfield
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭enfield


    Death's Men by Denis Winter is one of the best around. It is not necessarily about particular battles but about the men, equipment, and questions you should ask but never think of.
    Cheers.
    Tom.


  • #3
    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    Any recommendations on books about the situation up until the shot heard around the world?


  • #4
    gandalf
    Registered Users Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    Catastrophe by Max Hastings covers the lead up to and the early part of WW1 and I found it an excellent read. It's a large book but it held my interest.


  • #5
    MrMusician18
    Registered Users Posts: 7,186 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    Thanks for the suggestions :)


  • #6
    gandalf
    Registered Users Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    Forgot to mention this one.

    A Coward if I Return, A Hero if I Fall: Stories of Irishmen in World War I by Neil Richardson is from the Irish perspective and tells stories of the individuals involved and is also very interesting. The same author wrote a similar book about Irish Individuals in WW2.


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