First World War Books
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An era-defining conflict that toppled empires and ushered in the modern world, the First World War is richly documented in copious volumes of military history. From the complexity of its causes to the carnage of trench warfare on the Western Front and the drama of revolt in the Middle East, get to grips with these seismic events our wide-ranging selection.
Our Best Books on the First World War
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Bringing together stories and first-hand accounts of thousands of soldiers and civilians, As We Were is a ground-breaking work that exposes the individual experience of the First World War in four remarkably readable volumes.
Our Best New & Coming Soon Books on the First World War
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Our selection of classic paperbacks
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Words of War: Fiction & Poetry of the First World War
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