Hamalas
whippersnapper
Seeing that next year is the centenary of the First World War, I was thinking I might try to spend some focused time in the coming year to dip into the rich history of this time period. I love history, but have always been more drawn to WWII rather than WWI and there is a lot about the Great War which I do not know. I'm looking for recommendations on good books (primarily historical books, but if there novels, plays, etc... that would be helpful I'm open to that as well). Here are some of the recommendations I've found on-line so far:
History:
1) The First World War by John Keegan
2) The First World War by Martin Gilbert
3) The First World War by Gerard J. De Groot
4) The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman
Non-Historical Works:
1) Le Grand Meaulnes (The Lost Estate) by Henri Alain-Fournier
Any other suggestions or comments on these books? I'd also love to get any movie recommendations as well (I've seen Sergeant York with Gary Cooper but not a lot else set in World War I).
History:
1) The First World War by John Keegan
2) The First World War by Martin Gilbert
3) The First World War by Gerard J. De Groot
4) The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman
Non-Historical Works:
1) Le Grand Meaulnes (The Lost Estate) by Henri Alain-Fournier
Any other suggestions or comments on these books? I'd also love to get any movie recommendations as well (I've seen Sergeant York with Gary Cooper but not a lot else set in World War I).