First World War Books

New and Published Books

1. The Nation's Cause (Routledge Revivals)

   French. English and German Poetry of the First World War

   By Elizabeth A. Marsland

   As we approach the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this timely reissue, first published in 1991, evaluates the function of poetry in wartime Europe, arguing that war poetry must be understood as a social as well as a literary phenomenon. As well as locating the work of well-known...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Out of the Cage

   Women's Experiences in Two World Wars

   By Gail Braybon, Penny Summerfield

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History

   Originally published in 1987, Out of the Cage brings vividly to life the experiences of working women from all social groups in the two World Wars. Telling a fascinating story, the authors emphasise what the women themselves have had to say, in diaries, memoirs, letters and recorded interviews...

   Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
3. Women Workers in the First World War

   By Gail Braybon

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History

   Commentators writing soon after the outbreak of the First World War about the classic problems of women’s employment (low pay, lack of career structure, exclusion from "men’s jobs") frequently went on to say that the war had "changed all this", and that women’s position would never be the same...

   Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge