Books and Other Resources

• 100 Days to Victory: how the Great War was fought & won 1914-1918
  by David, Saul (2014)
• A Hilltop on the Marne: an American's Letters from War-torn France
  by Aldrich, Mildred (2014)
• Agnes Warner and the Nursing Sisters of the Great War
  by Quinn, Shawna M. (2010)
• Angels of Mercy: a Women's Hospital on the Western Front 1914 - 1918
  by Crofton, Eileen (2013)
• Animals in the First World War
  Storey, Neil R. (2014)
• The Battle of the Somme: the heroism and horror of war
  by Gilbert, Martin. (2006)
• The Battlefields of the First World War: the Unseen Panoramas of the Western Front
  by Barton, Peter. (2008)
• Beneath Flanders Fields: the Tunnellers' War 1914-18
  by Barton, Peter. (2004)
• Beyond the Tumult
  by Barry Winchester. (1972)
• The black battalion, 1916-1920: Canada's best kept military secret
  by Ruck, Calvin W. (1987)
• Brave Battalion: the remarkable saga of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) in the First World War
  by Zeuhlke, Mark. (2008)
• A Brief History of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I
  by Barker, Ralph. (2002)
• Canada and the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917
  by Greenhous, Brereton. (1992)
• Canadians at War: a guide to the battlefields of World War I
  by Evans Shaw, Susan. (2011)
• Canadian Battlefields 1915 – 1918: a Visitor’s Guide
  by Copp, Terry; Symes, Matt; Lachance, Nick. (2011)
• Canadians Fighting the Great War by Cook, Tim. (2008)
• Volume 1: At the Sharp End
• Volume 2: Shock Troops
• Castles of Steel : Britain, Germany, and the winning of the Great War at sea
  by Massie, Robert K. (2003)
• Courcelette
  by Reed, Paul. (1997)
• The Darkest Days: the Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914
  by Newton, Douglas. (2014)
• The Day the Red Baron Died
  by Titler, Dale Milton. (1970)
• A Diary: a story of my experience in France, and Belgium, during the World War, 1914-1918
  by Rabjohn, R. H. (197?)
• Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918, World War I and its violent climax
  by Persico, Joseph E. (2004)
• Eye Deep in Hell: trench warfare in World War I
  by Ellis, John. (1976)
• Faithful Services in WWI and WWII: veterans of Sunny Brae, Pictou County
  by Macdonald, Clyde F. (2011)
• The Fallen: a photographic journey through the war cemeteries and memorials of the Great War, 1914-18
  by Garfield, John. (2014)
• Far From Home: Canadians in the First World War
  by Freeman, Bill. (1999)
• First to Die: the first Canadian Navy casualties in the First World War
  by Elson, Bryan. (2010)
• The First World War in 100 Objects
  by Hughes-Wilson, John. (2014)
• Ghosts Have Warm Hands: a memoir of the Great War, 1916-1919
  by Bird, Will R. 1968 (1999)
• The Great War: a combat history of the First World War
  by Hart, Peter. (2013)
• Hell in Flanders Fields: Canadians at the second battle of Ypres
  by Cassar, George H. (2010)
• Honour Roll of the 106th Overseas Battalion, C.E.F., Nova Scotia Rifles
  by MacDonald, W. James. (2011)
• Honour Before Glory - No. 2 Construction Battalion [videorecording]
  by Sherwood, Anthony.
• Honour Roll of the Nova Scotia Overseas Highland Brigade
  by MacDonald, W. James. (2006)
• An Illustrated Companion to the First World War
  by Bruce, A. P. C. (1989)
• The illustrated encyclopedia of weapons of World War I: a comprehensive guide to weapons systems, including tanks, small arms, warplanes, artillery, ships and submarines
  by Bishop, Chris. (2014)
• In Fear of the Barbed Wire Fence: Canada's first national internment operations and the Ukrainian Canadians, 1914-1920
  by Luciuk, Lubomyr Y. (2001)
• Letters Home: Maritimers and the Great War, 1914-1918
  by Hebb, Ross.( 2014)
• The Lost History of 1914: reconsidering the year the Great War began
  by Beatty, Jack.( 2012)
• The Madman and the Butcher: the sensational wars of Sam Hughes and General Arthur Currie
  by Cook, Tim. (2010) (e-book also available)
• The Man Who Didn't Shoot Hitler: the story of Henry Tandey VC and Adolf Hitler, 1918
  by Johnson, David. (2014)
• Marching to Armageddon: Canadians and the Great War 1914-1919 1st ed.
  by Morton, Desmond. (1989)
• Margaret Macdonald: imperial daughter
  by Mann, Susan. (2005)
• The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War I
  by Young, Pete. (1984)
• Memoirs of a Blue Puttee: the Newfoundland Regiment in World War One
  by Stacey, A. J. (2002)
• The Men Who Marched Away : Canada's infantry in World War I, 1914-1918
  by Steel, R. J. (1989)
• Merry Hell : the story of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919
  by Clements, Robert N. (2013)
• Mildred on the Marne: Mildred Aldrich, front line witness 1914-1918.
  by Slattery-Christy, David. (2013)
• My Grandfather's War : Canadians remember the First World War, 1914-1918
  by Mathieson, William D. (1981)
• Nova Scotia's Part in the Great War
  by Hunt, M. S. (1920) (also available online at novastory.ca)
• Old Enough to Fight: Canada's boy soldiers in the First World War
  by Black, Dan. (2013)
• Only Remembered: powerful words and pictures about the war that changed our world
  by Morpurgo, Michael (ed). (2014)
• The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War
  Strachan, Hew (ed). (2014)
• Passchendaele: the untold story
  by Prior, Robin. (1996)
• Photohistory of World War One
  by Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1995)
• Posters of the First World War
  by Fleming, Robert (2014)
• The illustrated Red Baron: the life and times of Manfred von Richthofen
  by Kilduff, Peter
• Silent Witnesses
  by Wood, Herbert Fairlie. (1974)
• The Sleepwalkers: how Europe went to war in 1914
  by Clark, Christopher M. (2013)
• Soldiers of the King
  by Perry, Hattie A. (2002)
• Somme 1914-18: lessons in war
  by Marix Evans, Martin. (2011)
• Somewhere in Bloodsoaked France: the Diary of Corporal Angus Mackay, Royal Scots, Machine Gun Corps 1914 - 1917
  ed by Sutherland, Alasdair. (2011)
• Tapestry of war : a private view of Canadians in the Great War
  by Gwyn, Sandra. (1992)
• Valour at Vimy Ridge: Canadian heroes of World War I
  by Douglas, Tom. (2007)
• The Great War: a photographic narrative
  by Holborn, Mark; Roberts, Hilary (2013)
• Uncle Cy's War: The First World War Letters of Major Cyrus F. Inches
  by Inches, Cyrus F. (2009)
• Verdun: the longest battle of the Great War
  by Jankowski, Paul. (2014)
• Victory at Vimy: Canada comes of age, April 9-12, 1917
  by Barris, Ted. (2007)
• Vimy
  by Berton, Pierre. (1986)
• Walking the Somme: a walker's guide to the 1916 Somme battlefields 2nd ed.
  by Reed, Paul. (2011)
• The War to End All Wars
  by Freedman, Russell. (2010) (Downloadable audio book)
• Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King and Canada's World Wars
  by Cook, Tim. (2011)
• Welcome to Flanders Fields: the first Canadian battle of the Great War: Ypres, 1915
  Dancocks, Daniel G. 1988
• When Your Number's Up: the Canadian soldier in the First World War
  by Morton, Desmond. (1993)
• The Wolf: how one German raider terrorized the Allies in the most epic voyage of WWI
  by Guilliatt, Richard. (2010)
• World War I companion
  by Strohn, Matthias. (2013)
• The World War I Diaries and Letters of Louis Stanley Edgett
  by Edgett, Louis Stanley. (2001)
• Wounded: a new history of the Western Front in World War I
  by Mayhew, Emily. (2014)
• Fighting on the Home Front: the legacy of women in World War One
  by Kate Adie (2013)

For young readers and future historians

• A Bear in War
  by Innes, Stephanie. (2008)
• The Battle of Vimy Ridge
  Dowdy, Penny. (2011)
• Darling: Mercy Dog of World War I
  Hart, Alison. (2013)
• Everything World War I
  Kenney, Karen Latchana. (2014)
• A Family in World War I
  Vincent, Adrian. (1987)
• Knights of the Air: Canadian aces of World War 1
  Harris, John Norman. (1958)
• Military Aircraft of WWI
  Hansen, Ole Steen. (2003)
• A Nation is Born: World War I and independence, 1910-1929
  Stewart, Sheila. (2006)
• Passchendaele: Canada's triumph and tragedy on the fields of Flanders: an illustrated history
  Leach, Norman. (2008)
• A Poppy is to Remember
  Patterson, Heather. (2007)
• Prisoners in the Promised Land: the Ukrainian internment diary of Anya Soloniuk
  Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk. (2007)
• At Vimy Ridge: Canada's greatest World War I victory
  Brewster, Hugh. (2006)
• The War to End all Wars: the story of World War I
  Batten, Jack. (2009)
• World War I
  George, Linda S. (2002)
• The World War I Tommy
  Windrow, Martin. (1985)
• World War I, 1914-1918
  Kissock, Heather. (2011)
• World War One
  Larkin, G. William. (1987)
• Canada in World War 1 Series
  • Life at Home
  • A Soldier's Life
  • Roots of the Conflict
  • Battles
  • The Aftermath

DVD's

• WWI: The Complete Story (Witness the crucial battles and events fo the 20th century)
  Narrated by Robert Ryan CBS News 100th Memorial Edition
  "The War to End All Wars" Produced by CBS television in the early 1960's this unflinching 26 episode series is more than just the history of this global conflict; it is also a photo album of the early twentieth century...you'll meet the men and machines that fought the war and witness every major battle and event of this global struggle. No other collection offers such a complete overview of one of histories most destructive conflicts.
• A War to End All Wars: World War One
  A lavish production featuring two fascinating and unique tales of World War I, this Reality Films DVD is an absolute must for any World War enthusiast. Complete with historical re-enactments and battle scenes, historically researched costumes and locations all across Europe help the viewer live and feel the experience firsthand.
• WWI: the War to End all Wars
  A unique, 10 part, comprehensive look at the war that shaped the 20th century. This is more than a historical or military account of WW1, it is a riveting and personal account of a defining moment in world history.
• WW1: The Great War
  This collectible video-book features over 7 hours of footage and 28 pages of detailed history and fascinating photos that bring "the war to end all wars” vividly to life."

Youth

• Shot at Dawn: World War 1 Allan McBride France, 1917
  by Wilson, John. (2011)
  "Allan McBride has fought in some of WW1's bloodiest battles. He has seen his comrades, and his best friend, killed. But tonight he waits in a shed outside Amiens, accused of desertion, to discover if dawn will bring a last-minute reprieve - or execution by firing squad."
• 50 Things You Should Know About the First World War
  by Eldridge, Jim (2015)