World War I Books
Robert Graves, Goodbye to All That: An Autobiography (1929)
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A brutal reflection of wartime Britain and life in the trenches, this book is as enthralling as it is horrifying.
Ernst Jüunger, Storm of Steel (1920)
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Another memoir of the war from the youngest man ever to win Germany's highest battle honor.
John Keegan, The First World War: An Illustrated History (2001)
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The best concise history of World War I written by an outstanding military historian. Somewhat scholarly in scope, but fully accessible to all readers.
Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
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First published in 1929, All Quiet on the Western Front is perhaps the most famous and most poignant fictional account of World War I.