World War I resources

The key feature of this book is a day-by-day account of the war's events, emphasizing the military dimensions but also touching on politics and diplomacy. A chapter is devoted to each year, 1914 through 1918, beginning with a page-long analysis of that year's developments.

A history of the Great War chronicles the events of the conflict from early diplomatic efforts to avert war, through the nightmarish campaigns and battles, to the end of the war and its repercussions.

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning history, Tuchman writes about the turning point of the year 1914--the month leading up to the war and the first month of the war. Book and eBook available

Collects wartime letters, song lyrics, poems, editorial cartoons, articles, leaflets, and government documents. Includes two chapters on World War I.

A collection of accounts, including one of the "Christmas truce" in December 1914.

Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as "doughboys." The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American "code talkers" and others whose participation in the war to "make the world safe for democracy" has been largely forgotten. 3 parts (ca. 341 min.)

Tells the story of World War I from the American perspective: It's Ace pilots, mine-laying sailors, heroic doughboys, Harlem Hell Fights, and courageous nurses. As the story of trench, chemical and open warfare unfolds, we come to understand how the first global war transformed American society, leading to the Veteran's Administration, while also solidifying the country's parochial past despite the battlefield successes of African American troops. (51 min.)