Useful Resources for Further Information

This is a recommended selection of book titles and other websites, relating to the First World War, that you may wish to read. The book links will take you to Amazon.co.uk where you can see reviews and buy them. All of these links open in a new window/tab.

Poetry From the First World War

The Penguin Book of
First World War Poetry
(Penguin Classics)

The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen
by Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen: A New Biography
by Dominic Hibberd

The War Poems of
Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Sassoon: A Biography
by Max Egremont

Scars Upon My Heart: Women's Poetry
and Verse of the First World War
by Catherine Reilly

Non-Fiction Titles of the First World War

Harry's War, The Great War
Diary of Harry Drinkwater

A Nurse at the Front: The First World War Diaries of
Sister Edith Appleton
edited by Ruth Cowen

Letters From the Front: Letters and Diaries from the BEF in Flanders and France, 1914-1918
by Kevin Smith

1914-1918: The History of the
First World War
by David Stevenson

Catastrophe:
Europe Goes to War 1914
by Max Hastings

The First World War:
A New History
by Hew Strachan

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

The Story of World War One
by Richard Brassey
(for children)

Fiction Titles of the First World War

My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You
by Louisa Young

Birdsong (Vintage War)
by Sebastian Faulks

Remembrance
by Theresa Breslin

The Mad Game: William's Story (Love and War)
by Chris Cherry

Strange Meeting
by Susan Hill

The Moon Field
by Judith Allnatt

The Regeneration Trilogy: Regeneration; the Eye in the Door; the Ghost Road
by Pat Barker

Other Websites to Visit

Imperial War Museum

The Imperial War Museum has a veritable plethora of information about World War One, especially during this centenary year, as well as lots of interesting events.

Talbot House

Located in Poperinge, Belgium Talbot House was a club where soldiers could enjoy some respite without regard to rank or status. Now a fascinating museum, and also a b&b for those who want to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the place.

In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres

The In Flanders Fields Museum presents the story of the First World War in the West Flanders region. It is located in the renovated Cloth Halls of Ypres, an important symbol of hardship during World War One and later recovery.

Museum at Delville Wood, the Somme

A museum dedicated to the South African Forces who played a big part in the Battle of Delville Wood, where Robert William Moss fought alongside them.

Thiepval Visitor Centre, the Somme

Located a short distance from the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme and the Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery.

The Great War

A guide to WW1 battlefields and the history of World War One.