2006-10-09 09:31:02 · 4 answers · asked by krash726 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
primarilly about specific soldiers accounts, well written fiction novels would also be appreciated
2006-10-09 10:20:01 · update #1
"War and Peace" is about the Napoleonic wars and was written half a century before World War I even began.
If you're interested in WWI, you absolutely must read "The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman. It deals with the political climate in which the war was triggered, the military plans and theories of the European participants, and covers the first month of the war (August 1914) very, very well.
The book is a total classic. I simply don't you could say that you are interested in the First World War if you avoid reading this book.
(Incidentally, President Kennedy had encouraged members of his cabinet to read "The Guns of August" and it influenced their conduct during the Cuban Missile Crisis as the book points out many, many mistakes made by both statesmen and generals in the opening days of the war)
2006-10-09 10:03:16 · answer #1 · answered by Jacob1207 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Click on the link below for a litst of "The Ten Best Books ABout World War 1."
I've read Numbers 1, 2, 5, 6. 7 and 8 - and they really are great, especially Number 1: The First World War by John Keegan
Amazon (link 2) also has a very good list.
2006-10-09 17:32:10 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"August 1914" by Alexander Solzinitzn
2006-10-09 17:02:39 · answer #3 · answered by Fred C. Dobbs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the most famous one "War and Peace". What do yo like to read about, people, politics, equipment write me and I'll get a list together for you. God bless you and the Southern People.
2006-10-09 16:35:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋