Birmingham Roll of Honour 1914-18

Published in 1925 this contains the name, rank and regiment of the men of Birmingham who fell in the 1914-18 war.    

Price:  £12.13

Ireland's Memorial Records: World War 1 1914-1918

The objective of these eight volumes (3,177 pages) was to preserve the names of over 49,000 Irishmen who lost their lives fighting in the World War I, 1914-1918. The collection was compiled by The Committee of the Irish National War Memorial under the direction of the Earl of Ypres. It is the most complete record known to exist and is unique in many ways.     ISBN 1-905118-01-5

Price:  £64.50

The Battle for Palestine 1917

Three battles for the control of the key fortress-city of Gaza took place in 1917 between the `British' force [with units from across the Empire, most notably the ANZACs] and the Turks.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83263-8

Price:  £25.00

The First World War as a Clash of Cultures

This volume of essays examines the perceived rift between the British and German intellectual and cultural traditions before 1914 and how the resultant war of words both reflects and helped determine historical, political, and, ultimately, military events.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-571-13340-3

Price:  £45.00

The Great War, Memory and Ritual

The modern idea that the Great War was regarded as a futile waste of life by British society in the disillusioned twenties and thirties is here called into question by Mark Connelly. Through a detailed local study of a district containing a wide variety of religious, economic and social variations, he shows how both the survivors and the bereaved came to terms with the losses and implications of the Great War.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-861-93253-5

Price:  £50.00

The Green Howards in the Great War

An incredibly detailed history of this famous Yorkshire regiment during the Great War and the third Afghan War of 1919.    

Price:  £15.11

The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment

1914 - 1918. Although a Lincolnshire regiment, men from all over the country will have served with them. Superb account of the regiment's experiences throughout the First World War with maps, plans, battle details, campaigns and offensives. Also details of battle honours but the most poignant is the Roll of Honour (89 pages), listing those killed in what was supposed to be 'the war to end all wars'.    

Price:  £15.11

The Magazine of The Great War

A weekly magazine in 272 volumes. "A standard history of the World-Wide Conflict, including eye-witness stories of striking incidents throughout the field of operations". First volume was published in August 1914, and others as the war unfolded, through to its conclusion. Hundreds of maps, and thousands of photographs, details from Allied & German perspectives. Plus a huge 32 page index.    

Price:  £30.00

The National Roll of the Great War - Birmingham (Section 6)

Different to 'normal' Rolls of Homour, listing ordinary people as well as soldiers who gave service during the WWI, male, female, young, old, survivors and those who fell. Names are organised alphabetically. eg. Mrs M Hodgetts. For four and a half years was engaged on important Government work at Messrs Pugh's, Tilton Road, Birmingham. There she was employed in wire cutting for bayonets... 98 Tilton Road, Small Heath, Birmingham.    

Price:  £15.11

The National Roll of the Great War - Leeds (Section 8)

An excellent book with details of all of the people from Leeds who served in the Great War. Not just soldiers, but also those with other occupations, nurses, civilians, etc.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of The Great War - London (Section 1)

Section 1. An excellent book with details of the people from London who served in the Great War. Soldiers and other occupations, nurses, key factory workers etc. The National Roll for London was produced in five volumes (4 available here). Family names are very easy to find as the books were arranged alphabetically, but unfortunately there is no index of places and there seems to be no pattern to the areas of coverage.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of The Great War - London (Section 2)

Section 2. An excellent book with details of the people from London who served in the Great War. Soldiers and other occupations, nurses, key factory workers etc. The National Roll for London was produced in five volumes (4 available here). Family names are very easy to find as the books were arranged alphabetically, but unfortunately there is no index of places and there seems to be no pattern to the areas of coverage.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of The Great War - London (Section 3)

Section 3. An excellent book with details of the people from London who served in the Great War. Soldiers and other occupations, nurses, key factory workers etc. The National Roll for London was produced in five volumes (4 available here). Family names are very easy to find as the books were arranged alphabetically, but unfortunately there is no index of places and there seems to be no pattern to the areas of coverage.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of the Great War - London (Section 7)

Section 4. An excellent book with details of the people from London who served in the Great War. Soldiers and other occupations, nurses, key factory workers etc. The National Roll for London was produced in five volumes (4 available here). Family names are very easy to find as the books were arranged alphabetically, but unfortunately there is no index of places and there seems to be no pattern to the areas of coverage.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of The Great War - Luton & District (Section 5)

An excellent book with details of the people from Luton & District (Includes Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire - St. Albans, Hemel Hempstead, etc.) who served in the Great War. Not just soldiers, but also those with other occupations. Nurses, key factory workers etc.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of the Great War - Manchester (Section 11)

Another in the series of The National Roll of the Great War. Manchester.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of The Great War - Portsmouth (Section 10)

An excellent book with details of the people from Portsmouth who served in the Great War. Not just soldiers, but also those with other occupations. Nurses, key factory workers etc.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of the Great War - Salford (Section 14)

An excellent book with details of all of the people from Salford who served in the Great War. Not just soldiers, but also those with other occupations.    

Price:  £12.13

The National Roll of the Great War - Southampton (Section 4)

An excellent book with details of the people from Southampton who served in the Great War. Not just soldiers, but also those with other occupations. Nurses, key factory workers etc.    

Price:  £12.13

The Shiny Seventh

Seldom have any troops shown such brilliant dash and utter contempt for the Bosch. Diary entry recorded during the Third Battle of Ypres. The Shiny Seventh was an ordinary Kitchener battalion, a body of men raised for the duration of the war, forming part of an ordinary county regiment.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-55069-5

Price:  £25.00

The War Illustrated - Vol 1

Photographs & articles from WW1. A picture record of events in weekly publications from 22 August 1914 to 13 February 1915. 26 parts to volume 1, full of fascinating photographs of the war in Europe and England. eg, Reports of a Zeppelin attack in Norfolk, the shelling of Scarborough by a German warship, and photographs of local people and the damage caused. Also details on Canadians and Australians in the war, again with lots of photographs.    

Price:  £15.11