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Posted: Saturday, March 27, 2004 - 09:12 AM UTC
Hi All:

I'm looking for suggestions for books on the American participation in WWI. I have "The Doughboys" by Gary Mead, "Yanks" by John S.D. Eisenhower, and "The Myth of the Great War" by John Mosier. Any other reads on the subject aht anyone can recommend?

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Posted: Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 12:43 AM UTC
Welcome. Here are some you might try:
Eye Deep in Hell--Ellis
Victory 1918--Palmer
Soissons 1918--Johnson
Short History of WW I--Stokesbury
Over There--Farwell
1915 and To The Last Man--Lyn MacDonald
No Man's Land--Toland
The Guns of August--Tuckman
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Posted: Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 10:20 AM UTC
If you are interested in the air war, there are many good books.

Try The Lafeyette Escadrille by Herbert Mason Jr. These guys were great heroes and real pioneers.

Steve
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Posted: Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 01:26 PM UTC

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If you are interested in the air war, there are many good books.

Try The Lafeyette Escadrille by Herbert Mason Jr. These guys were great heroes and real pioneers.

Steve


Steve-- I vaguely recall a book of the same title by the fellows who wrote Mutiny on the Bounty. Is this the same book?
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DJ
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Posted: Monday, March 29, 2004 - 01:54 PM UTC
I'll bet you mean "Falcons of France". Boy, it's been a loooooong time since I've read that one.

I just picked up "The Hat In The RIng Gang", which will be next on my reading list.

-Charlie
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Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 03:13 AM UTC
No, it's Lafayette Escadrille. I'm not sure of the Bounty connection.

This is the story of the American volunteer group. Nonfiction of course...

Steve
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Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 09:30 AM UTC
I don't have much on World War One. I have two books at work:

The first book in a tome (just over 500 pages) covering the war: Appropriately titled: "The First World War, A Complete History", by Martin Gilbert.

My favorite WW1 book is: "Treat 'Em Rough, The Birth of American Armor, 1917-20", by Dale E. Wilson. Outstanding discusion of the organization, equipping, training, and operations of early American armored forces. Good discussion of parts played by Patton and Eisenhower. LTC Eisenhower was within weeks of shipping over in command of his own armored brigade when the war ended.

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Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 09:35 AM UTC
Col DJ,

You brought back a flood of college memories with the Stokesbury book. That was the class text for "The First World War", as taught at St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ, by Dr. Ted Tuleja, CAPT, USN (Ret)
I loved that class and the book is a good foundation.
Tuchman's "Guns" is a solid peice and gives a great understanding as to the flavor and feeling, the "zeitgeist", of the early war in Europe.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 01:16 AM UTC

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Col DJ,

You brought back a flood of college memories with the Stokesbury book. That was the class text for "The First World War", as taught at St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ, by Dr. Ted Tuleja, CAPT, USN (Ret)
I loved that class and the book is a good foundation.
Tuchman's "Guns" is a solid peice and gives a great understanding as to the flavor and feeling, the "zeitgeist", of the early war in Europe.


Both books are great starter volumes as is Lyn MacDonald's works. Ellis' Eye Deep In Hell is a superb pictorial record of the war. Little understood now, the First Worl War is the foundation for the twenty year crisis that leads to World War II. Good subject to continue to explore.
DJ
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Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 07:34 AM UTC
Hi Steve:

You weren't far off with the "Mutiny on the Bounty" connection. James Nordhoff (sp?) co-wrote "Falcons of France" and also wrote, or at lease co-authored, "Mutiny on the Bounty."

-Charlie
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Posted: Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 09:11 AM UTC

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Hi Steve:

You weren't far off with the "Mutiny on the Bounty" connection. James Nordhoff (sp?) co-wrote "Falcons of France" and also wrote, or at lease co-authored, "Mutiny on the Bounty."

-Charlie

Charlie
It's DJ not Steve.
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