The Guns of August; The Storm of Steel; Now It Can Be Told; Collision of Empires; Imperial Germany and War, 1871-1918;

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Aug 11, 2022
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Jutland; The First World War by John Keegan

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What's the best WW1 book? I just listened to a great courses lecture series on

GRCoug

8/11/22 5:06pm

Those are good. Storm of Steel is from the German perspective and is great.

valleus

8/11/22 5:07pm

Also Imperial Germany and War, 1871-1918 is a great general overview of the conflict.

DKN

8/11/22 5:16pm

What was the lecture series? I'm through almost all queued up audiobooks and am

P-Widdy

8/11/22 5:10pm

RE: What was the lecture series? I'm through almost all queued up audiobooks and

GRCoug

8/11/22 5:13pm

I don't know about "best", But I've enjoyed any novel written by a Shaara author. This is one worth consideration WWI

CLCougar

8/11/22 5:11pm

I finished that one last month. It was my third time. I like everything by Shaara.

byuluvr

8/11/22 5:16pm

The Guns of August; The Storm of Steel; Now It Can Be Told; Collision of Empires; Imperial Germany and War, 1871-1918;

DKN

8/11/22 5:13pm

I know I am not original is saying this, but The Guns of August is great

Clark Addison

8/11/22 5:15pm

I really enjoyed it because the author does a great job giving reasons why they couldn’t just put the pin back

DKN

8/11/22 5:16pm

Paths of Glory, is a good one.

Everyman

8/11/22 5:14pm

Not a book but Dan Carlin’s Blueprint for Armageddon on WW1 is fantastic

cougarbart

8/11/22 5:15pm

I was gonna suggest this too. Left a huge impression on me.

zsmooth

8/11/22 8:07pm

Non fiction: Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman

Billie Ruben

8/11/22 5:16pm

Guns of August and Dreadnought

MoodyBlueCoug

8/11/22 5:31pm

I thought “All’s Quiet on the Western Front” is one of the best books I ever

Bullrider

8/11/22 9:50pm

The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark

BlueInfidel

8/12/22 5:40am

Have you listened to the hardcore history series on WW1?

gtown

8/12/22 6:35am

I'll have check that out, thanks!

GRCoug

8/12/22 7:58am

I don’t think it is free anymore but really cheap to buy. You will like it. The

gtown

8/12/22 10:01am

Prophets of Doom is a great short one too

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