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World War 1 Books

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WORLD WAR 1 BOOKS

HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
The War Illustrated Album de Luxe
Volume 1       Volume 2        Volume 3        Volume 4       Volume 5
Volume 6       Volume 7        Volume 8       Volume 9        Volume 10
Contents: This is an excellent example of a written account of World War 1 with numerous illustrations.  It was written shortly after each period under discussion.

THE NAVY LISTS
A List of the Flag Officers of his Majesty's Fleet ~ 1784 
The Arctic Navy List, or, A Century of Arctic & Antarctic Officers, 1773-1873   
The Navy List 1827​                   The Navy List March 1835         The Navy List June 1848  
The Navy List 1850                   The Navy List June 1853           The Navy List June 1855  
The Navy List Dec 1861           The Navy List Dec 1864             The Navy List Dec 1872  
The Navy List Dec 1875           The Navy List Sept 1877            The Navy List July 1879  
The Navy List Sept 1881          The Navy List June 1884            The Navy List June 1913 
The Navy List April 1914          The Navy List July 1915              The Navy List July 1916 
The Navy List July 1917           The Navy List June 1918             The Navy List Oct 1919 
The Navy List Aug 1920           The Navy List Dec 1939              The Navy List Dec 1940 
The Navy List Oct 1941            The Navy List June 1942             The Navy List Dec 1943 
The Navy List June 1944          The Navy List April 1945   

Requisitions of the Naval Medical Officers ~ 1865
​Naval Annual 1896               
The King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Government of His Majesty's Naval Service. 1913    
Historical Notes on Haslar and the Naval Medical Profession ~ 1913   
​Brassey's Naval Annual 1915  
Ships of the Royal Navy ~ 1922      

The Mercantile Navy List 1894
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THE ARMY LISTS
The following files contain the Army List with details of Officers' promotions etc.  Unfortunately we do not have the complete set for the period of the first World War.
Bulletins and Other State Intelligence Compiled and Arranged from the Official Documents for the year 1860

​October to December 1913  

October to December 1914

July to September 1915           October to December 1915  

January to March 1916            April to June 1916                   July to September 1916   
October to December 1916  

January to March 1917            April to June 1917                   July to September 1917  October to December 1917

January to March 1918            April to June 1918                   July to September 1918
October to December 1918

April to June 1919                    July to September 1919          October to December 1919
  
AIR FORCE LIST

 Air Force List Feb 1919           Air Force List Dec 1919    

SCOTTISH REGIMENTS
More Adventures in Kilt and Khaki ~ Sketches of the Glasgow Highlanders and others in France
Published: 1917
Author: Thomas M. Lyon
Available from: More Adventures in Kilt and Khaki 

The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War ~ 1914-1918
Published: 1921
Available from: The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War ~ 1914-1918

Historical Record and Regimental Memoir of the Royal Scots Fusiliers
Published: 1885
Author: James Clark 
Available from: Historical Record and Regimental Memoir of the Royal Scots Fusiliers

The Story of the Royal Scots (The Lothian Regiment)
Published: 1916
Author: Lawrence Weaver
Available from: The Story of the Royal Scots (The Lothian Regiment)

A Border Battalion, the History of the 7/8th (Service) Battalion ~ King s Own Scottish Borderers 
Published: 1920
Available from: A Border Battalion, the History of the 7/8th (Service) Battalion ~ King s Own Scottish Borders

The Black Watch ~ a record in action 
Published: 1918
Author: Scout Joe Cassells
Available from: The Black Watch 

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
Published: 1921
Author: Major D. D. Ogilvie
Available from: Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

The 51st (Highland) Division, War Sketches
Published: 1920
Author: Fred A. Farrell
Available from: The 51st (Highland) Division, War Sketches

Members of the University of Glasgow and the University OTC ~ 1914-1919
Published: 1922
Available from: Members of the University of Glasgow and the OTC ~ 1914-19

BRITISH REGIMENTS ETC.
Kitchener's Army and the Territorial Forces ~ the full story of a great achievement
Published: 1916

Author: Edgar Wallace
Available from: Kitchener's Army and the Territorial Forces

The National Guard in the Great War ~ 1914-18
Published: 1920
Author: A. E. Manning Foster
Available from: The National Guard in the Great War ~ 1914-18
                                   
Sniping in France ~ with notes on the scientific training of scouts observers and snipers Published: 1920
Author: Major H Hesketh-Prichard D.S.O., M.C.
Available from: Sniping in France

The Tank Corps
Published: 1919
Author: Major Clough Williams-Ellis M.C. 
Available from: The Tank Corps

Tanks, 1914-1918 ~ the log-book of a pioneer
Published: 1919
Author: Lt Colonel Sir Albert G. Stern
Available from: Tanks, 1914-1918

British Universities and the War ~ A Record & its Meaning
Published: 1917
Available from: British Universities and the War ~ A Record & its Meaning

The OTC and the Great War
Published: 1915
Author: Colonel Sir Edward Ward, Bart., K.C.B., K.C.V.O.
Available from: The OTC and the Great War

MILITARY BOOKS RELATING TO THE WAR
Field Service Manual, 1914 ~ Infantry Battalion (Expeditionary force)

Published: 1914
Available from: Field Service Manual, 1914 ~ Infantry Battalion (Expeditionary force)

Trumpet and Bugle Sounds for the Army ~ with instructions for the training of trumpeters and buglers
Published: 1914
Available from: Trumpet and Bugle Sounds for the Army

The Flags of our Fighting Army Including Standards, Guidons, Colours and Drum Banners
Published: 1918
Author: Stanley C. Johnson
Available from: The Flags of our Fighting Army 

Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army
Published: 1916
Available from: Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army

NAVAL ACTIONS
Souvenir of the Great Naval Battle (Jutland)
Available from: Souvenir of the Great Naval Battle

Battle of the Falkland Islands ~ Before and After
Published: 1919
Author: Commander H. spencer-Cooper
Available from: Battle of the Falkland Islands ~ Before and After 

CIVILIANS AT WAR
The Way of the Red Cross
Published: 1915
Author: E. Charles Vivian and J. E. Hodder Williams
Available from: The Way of the Red Cross

With the Scottish Nurses in Roumania
Published: 1918
Author: Yvonne Fitzroy
Available from: With the Scottish Nurses in Roumania  

Britain's Civilian Volunteers
Published: 1917
Author: Thekla Bowser
Available from: Britain's Civilian Volunteers
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