Primary Sources : Letters
Not Our War by Call Number: 940.316 N899 2014Publication Date: 2014-08-01Some of the voices in this book came to oppose World War I after reflecting on experience, others opposed it on principle before a shot was fired--they may have been few in number, but gradually their influence rose. This anthology presents diverse voices of men and women who questioned and opposed the war: liberals, radicals and pacifists, anarchists and socialists, soldiers and noncombatants. Featured writers include: James Connolly, Eugene Debs, Emma Goldman, Keir Hardie, Jean Jaurès, Louis Lecoin, V. I. Lenin, John Maclean, Errico Malatesta, Sylvia Pankhurst, Siegfried Sassoon. They are American, Asian, British, French, German, Irish, Italian, and Russian. Some of the texts are newly translated or appear in English the first time.
German Students' War Letters by Call Number: 940.48 W825g 2002Publication Date: 2002-09-03Originally appearing at the same time as the pacifist novel All Quiet on the Western Front, this powerful collection provides a glimpse into the hearts and minds of an enemy that had been thoroughly demonized by the Allied press. Composed by German students who had left their university studies in order to participate in World War I, these letters reveal the struggles and hardships that all soldiers face. The stark brutality and surrealism of war are revealed as young men from Germany describe their bitter combat and occasional camaraderie with soldiers from many nations, including France, Great Britain, and Russia. Like its companion volume, War Letters of Fallen Englishmen, these letters were carefully selected for their depth of perception, the intensity of their descriptions, and their messages to future generations. "Should these letters help towards the establishment of justice and better understanding between nations," the editor reflects in his introduction, "their deaths will not have been in vain." This edition contains a new foreword by the distinguished World War I historian Jay Winter.
War Letters of Fallen Englishmen by Call Number: 940.548 W2525Publication Date: 2002-07-02More than eight million young men perished during the First World War--a staggering figure. The natural reaction to such a great loss of humanity was to forget the individuals and recast the conflict into one of faceless armies and battles commemorated in stone and metal monuments. War Letters of Fallen Englishmen was published following the war in order to remind the living of those who were lost in the name of the British crown--brothers, husbands, fathers, sons. This collection provides, in the very words of those who participated and died in combat, the closest approximation possible to the experience of war. Carefully selected from thousands of letters, those in this collection are poignant, powerful, and graphic and were chosen for their depth of perception, the intensity of their descriptions, and their messages to future generations. This edition contains a new foreword by the distinguished World War I historian Jay Winter.
Primary Sources : Histories
- Times History of the War. byCall Number: 940.3 T583 Copy 1Publication Date: 1914-1920The Times History of the War is one of the most important guides to World War 1. It was published by the respectable Times Company in London in weekly parts from August 25, 1914 until July 27, 1920 and then combined into its 21 volumes plus an index volume. Our set lacks the index volume. It comprises more than 11,000 pages and thousands of images, illustrations and maps related to WWI. It makes for a great reference for those fascinated by the details of the Great War.
- Literary Digest History of the World War byCall Number: 940.3 H196 Copy 2Publication Date: 1919-20Literary Digest (1890 -1938) was one of the period's most influential American weekly periodicals. The magazine was known for its opinion pieces and analysis. This ten volume work contents were "Compiled from the Original and contemporary Sources: American, British, French, German, and Other " At its zenith the magazine had a circulation of a million plus.
- Story of the Great War byCall Number: 940.3 R462sPublication Date: 1916-20This is an eight volume collection claiming to offer "complete historical records of the events to date, illustrated with drawings, maps and photographs." P.F. Collier, the parent company of the popular American magazine Collier's Weekly, published this set.
- Source Records of the Great War byCall Number: 940.31 H815sPublication Date: c1923.The subtitle says it all "A comprehensive and readable source record of the world's great war, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the actual words of the chief officials and most eminent leaders : non-partisan, non-sectional, non-sectarian : presenting documents from government archives and other authoritative sources, with outline narratives, indices, chronologies, and courses of reading on sociological movements and individual national activities. Includes indexes." The American Legion was associated with this 7 volume set
Primary Resources: Newspapers
- New York Times (1851-2013) This link opens in a new windowThe New York Times is considered the United States newspaper of record for the late 19th and the 20th century. Historical advertisements and images are also included in this database. The New York Times (1851-2010) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
- London GazetteFirst published in 1665 it is an official organ of the Government of Great Britain. The newspaper supplies information about military dispatches, commissions and medals. Promotions were dated from the publication in Gazette. The paper is now called the Gazette and is published weekly.
