World War I - fiction & non-fiction

Descrizione
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?
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Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale
di Erich Maria Remarque
19,147 utenti
403 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
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2
I sonnambuli : come l'Europa arrivò alla grande guerra
di Christopher Clark
2,085 utenti
53 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
brewergirl, MichaelHodges
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Detailed coverage of lead up to war
3
Parigi 1919: sei mesi che cambiarono il mondo
di Margaret MacMillan
3,243 utenti
54 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
brewergirl, Bretzky1
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Detailed history of peace process after the war and the various personalities involved.
4
1914. Come la luce si spense sul mondo di ieri
di Margaret MacMillan
1,234 utenti
36 recensioni
4.2
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
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)
di Dale C. Copeland
40 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.6
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Bretzky1
Spiegazioni
Bretzky1: Not strictly about World War I, but provides a long discourse on the origins of the war.
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I Cannoni D'Agosto
di Barbara W. Tuchman
6,632 utenti
125 recensioni
½ 4.3
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Detailed overview of first couple of months of the war.
7
Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
di Michael Korda
669 utenti
14 recensioni
4
Member
aulsmith
8
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
di Barbara W. Tuchman
2,789 utenti
37 recensioni
4
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Interesting overview of world prior to the war. Each chapter covers a different country with a different focus.
9
Rigenerazione
di Pat Barker
4,515 utenti
113 recensioni
4
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Novel of soldiers in psychiatric hospital during the war. Fictional but includes real historical figures.
10
Il canto del cielo
di Sebastian Faulks
6,108 utenti
156 recensioni
4
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Novel of a soldier and his experience in trenches. Also a love story.
11
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
di David Fromkin
2,184 utenti
20 recensioni
4.2
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
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
di Richard Rubin
254 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 4.3
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Personal interviews with WWI veterans done when most of them were over 100 years old.
13
Uno dei nostri
di Willa Cather
1,235 utenti
39 recensioni
3.8
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Novel is about a man from heartlands of USA who goes to fight in Europe.
14
The Zimmermann Telegram
di Barbara W. Tuchman
1,513 utenti
29 recensioni
3.9
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Events leading up to US entry into the war in 1917.
15
Addio a tutto questo
di Robert Graves
3,717 utenti
65 recensioni
4
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Memoir/autobiography with a focus on the WWI years.
16
E Johnny prese il fucile
di Dalton Trumbo
3,710 utenti
76 recensioni
4.2
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Novel of a soldier who lost all 4 limbs in WWI plus vision, hearing, and ability to speak.
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Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?
di David Fromkin
537 utenti
8 recensioni
3.9
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brewergirl
Spiegazioni
brewergirl: Less detailed coverage of lead up to war
18
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
di Miranda Carter
738 utenti
27 recensioni
3.9
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brewergirl
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King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War
di Catrine Clay
372 utenti
4 recensioni
3.8
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