Saturday, July 29, 2006

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia!--July 28, 1914
World War I titles
fiction nonfiction

Sebastien Japrisot
A Very Long Engagement

John Keegan
The First World War

Robert L. O'Connell
Fast Eddie
Historical fiction about Eddie Rickenbacker

Alan Warwick Palmer
Victory, 1918

Pat Barker
The Ghost Road

Peter Hopkirk
Like Hidden Fire: the plot to bring down the British Empire

Stanley Weintraub
Silent Night: the story of the World War I Christmas truce

Sebastian Faulks
Birdsong

Bill Harris
The Hellfighters of Harlem: African-American soldiers who fought for the right to fight for their country

Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs

Frances Itani
Deafening

Robert K. Massie
Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the winning of the Great War at sea

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1 comment:

leftedge suzy said...

You asked for suggestions for your site-- it's such a nice site as it is, but one thing you might do is author interviews. Writers are often happy for a chance to talk about their work.
thanks for encouraging reading!
Alison Clement
Twenty Questions and Pretty Is As Pretty Does