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Aug 11, 2022
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Billie Ruben
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Non fiction: Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman
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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
cougarbart
8/12/22 10:13am
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