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What falls under First World War collecting? The Great War of 1914 to 1918 left a profound literature of history and memoir, and it remains a serious collecting field more than a century on. Collectors pursue campaign histories of the Western Front, Gallipoli and East Africa, regimental records, war poetry and memoirs, and works on the South African contribution, including the costly stand at Delville Wood in 1916.
Here you will find second-hand and collectable WWI books held at Midlands Books in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: battle and campaign histories, unit records, biographies, memoirs, and illustrated volumes, from affordable reading copies to scarcer first editions. This category sits within our wider military history collection. Because condition and edition matter so much in this field, it is worth understanding what a given title is before you sell it.
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Dreadnought - Robert K. Massie's acclaimed and comprehensive account of the Anglo-German naval arms race and the political rivalries leading to the First World War. This substantial 1993 Pimlico paperback explores battleships,…
Rather than concentrating solely on military events, Hall of Mirrors explores diplomacy, international relations and political decision-making. The narrative considers how the negotiators' competing objectives contributed to a settlement that would have…
For readers interested in Nottingham history, social history, family history or the civilian experience of the First World War, Nottingham in the Great War is a valuable and accessible reference. Its combination…
Air Power and the Royal Navy - A highly regarded history of British naval aviation from 1914 to 1945, examining the development of the Fleet Air Arm and the Royal Navy's use…
Complete eight-volume quarter leather edition of The Illustrated War News, covering the opening years of the First World War from August 1914 to June 1916. An outstanding contemporary pictorial record published during…
Complete four-volume quarter leather edition of The Illustrated War News (New Series), covering June 1916 to May 1917. A beautifully illustrated contemporary record of the First World War, published by The Illustrated…
Rather than serving as a conventional military history, Before Endeavours Fade functions as both a historical guide and a travel companion. It leads readers across the major battlefields of Belgium and northern…
Lloyd George and the Generals - A highly regarded study of the often fraught relationship between British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and his military commanders during World War I, offering a…
To Win a War - A classic military history by renowned historian John Terraine, examining the decisive campaigns and strategic developments that secured Allied victory in 1918 and brought the First World…
The War That Ended Peace - A masterful examination of how Europe drifted from peace into the First World War, combining outstanding scholarship with compelling narrative history from one of the world's…
The Educated Soldier - A classic reassessment of Field Marshal Douglas Haig by renowned historian John Terraine, offering a compelling and authoritative examination of one of the most controversial commanders of the…
To the Last Man - A powerful and deeply human account of the German Spring Offensive of 1918, told through the voices and experiences of the soldiers who fought in the final…
With the Allies - A classic firsthand account of the First World War by famed war correspondent Richard Harding Davis, offering vivid observations of Allied forces and wartime Europe during the opening…
The Australian Light Horse - A gripping account of the Australian Light Horse during World War I, detailing their legendary campaigns in Gallipoli, Sinai, Palestine, and Syria, culminating in the historic Charge…
Haig as Military Commander - A reassessment of Field Marshal Douglas Haig's leadership during the First World War by distinguished military historian and soldier Sir James Marshall-Cornwall. An important contribution to the…
The Killing Ground - A highly regarded study of the British Army's evolution from the Boer War to the trenches of the Western Front, examining how modern warfare emerged between 1900 and…
Douglas Haig: The Educated Soldier - A landmark military biography in which renowned historian John Terraine re-evaluates Field Marshal Douglas Haig, offering a compelling and scholarly defence of one of the most…
Five Years in Turkey - A fascinating first-hand memoir by German General Liman von Sanders, detailing his command and experiences within the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, including invaluable insights…
Promise of Greatness - An important First World War memorial anthology published for the fiftieth anniversary of the Armistice, featuring contributions from many of the twentieth century’s most respected war writers, historians,…
The Last Fighting Tommy - A deeply moving First World War memoir from Harry Patch, the last surviving British trench veteran of World War I, recounting life, war, survival, and remembrance across…
