World War I - fiction & non-fiction

Beschreibung
I have been doing some reading on World War I as the 100th anniversary approaches ... both fiction and non-fiction. What are some other good books?
1
Im Westen nichts Neues
von Erich Maria Remarque
19,180 Mitglieder
403 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
aulsmith, Bretzky1
2
Die Schlafwandler: Wie Europa in den Ersten Weltkrieg zog
von Christopher Clark
2,094 Mitglieder
53 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
brewergirl, MichaelHodges
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Detailed coverage of lead up to war
3
Die Friedensmacher: Wie der Versailler Vertrag die Welt veränderte
von Margaret MacMillan
3,271 Mitglieder
56 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
brewergirl, Bretzky1
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Detailed history of peace process after the war and the various personalities involved.
4
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914
von Margaret MacMillan
1,236 Mitglieder
36 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
brewergirl
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brewergirl: Very detailed. Only covers the lead up to the war, not the war itself.
5
The Origins of Major War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
von Dale C. Copeland
40 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.6
Member
Bretzky1
Erklärungen
Bretzky1: Not strictly about World War I, but provides a long discourse on the origins of the war.
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August 1914
von Barbara W. Tuchman
6,640 Mitglieder
125 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Detailed overview of first couple of months of the war.
7
Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
von Michael Korda
672 Mitglieder
14 Rezensionen
4
Member
aulsmith
8
Der stolze Turm. Ein Portrait der Welt vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg 1890-1914
von Barbara W. Tuchman
2,796 Mitglieder
37 Rezensionen
4
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Interesting overview of world prior to the war. Each chapter covers a different country with a different focus.
9
Niemandsland
von Pat Barker
4,514 Mitglieder
113 Rezensionen
4
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Novel of soldiers in psychiatric hospital during the war. Fictional but includes real historical figures.
10
Gesang vom großen Feuer
von Sebastian Faulks
6,111 Mitglieder
156 Rezensionen
4
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Novel of a soldier and his experience in trenches. Also a love story.
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
von David Fromkin
2,191 Mitglieder
20 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Detailed history of how countries were divided after the war.
12
The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
von Richard Rubin
256 Mitglieder
11 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Personal interviews with WWI veterans done when most of them were over 100 years old.
13
Sei leise, wenn du gehst
von Willa Cather
1,241 Mitglieder
39 Rezensionen
3.8
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Novel is about a man from heartlands of USA who goes to fight in Europe.
14
The Zimmermann Telegram
von Barbara W. Tuchman
1,518 Mitglieder
29 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Events leading up to US entry into the war in 1917.
15
Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography
von Robert Graves
3,719 Mitglieder
65 Rezensionen
4
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Memoir/autobiography with a focus on the WWI years.
16
Johnny zieht in den Krieg
von Dalton Trumbo
3,715 Mitglieder
76 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
brewergirl
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brewergirl: Novel of a soldier who lost all 4 limbs in WWI plus vision, hearing, and ability to speak.
17
Europas letzter Sommer. Die scheinbar friedlichen Wochen vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg
von David Fromkin
539 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
brewergirl
Erklärungen
brewergirl: Less detailed coverage of lead up to war
18
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
von Miranda Carter
738 Mitglieder
27 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
brewergirl
19
König, Kaiser, Zar: Drei königliche Cousins, die die Welt in den Krieg trieben
von Catrine Clay
372 Mitglieder
4 Rezensionen
3.8
Member
brewergirl