Haig: A Reappraisal 80 Years On

ed. Brian Bond and Nigel Cave (Pen & Sword)

A collection of essays, which examine key areas of contention relating to Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Army and the conduct of operations on the Western Front, and provide an insight into how contemporary scholars are currently dealing with such controversies.

The Road to the Somme: Men of the Ulster Division Tell Their Story

Philip Orr (Blackstaff Press)

An updated version of Philip Orr’s book, which recalls the tragic story, told by the soldiers themselves, of the Ulster Division’s participation in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, from the events that led up to the battle, to the battle itself, and its aftermath.

When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers’ Battalion in the Great War

Andrew Riddoch & John Kemp (Haynes Publishing)

The story of the experiences, on the pitch and in the trenches of the First World War, of the 17th Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, which was raised in December 1914, following complaints that professional footballers were ‘not doing their bit’.

The Western Front, Richard Holmes (BBC Books)

A new edition of Holmes’ classic text, which covers the creation of the Western Front and the experiences of the British Army in France, and clarifies some of the complexities of the Western Front.

Survivors’ Songs from Maldon to the Somme, Jon Stallworthy (Cambridge University Press)

A study of poetic encounters with war including essays on Brooke, Sassoon and Owen, which places the poetry and prose of the First World War and its aftermath in the wider context of writing about warfare.