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1	Farewell to Arms more books like this by Ernest Hemingway The best American novel to emerge from World War I, "A Farewell to Arms" is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway's frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	All Quiet on the Western Front more books like this by Erich Maria Remarque The Greatest Novel about the First World War and an International Bestseller All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most famous anti-war novel ever written. The story is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see all the realities of war; under fire, on patrol, waiting ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power more books like this by Daniel Yergin Written by the author of "Shattered Peace" and "Energy Future", this book brings to life the tycoons, wildcatters, monopolists, regulators, presidents, generals and sheiks whose struggle for oil has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, transformed the destiny of Britain and the world and profoundly changed all our lives. ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £11.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Guns of August more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman "The Guns of August" is the narrative history of the first month of World War I. It describes the strategies of the generals, the preparation and morale of the armies of the nations at war and the everyday problems of the field commanders. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Maisie Dobbs more books like this by Jacqueline Winspear "Meet Maisie Dobbs, who in 1929 launches her career as a private investigator and finds herself drawn back to the Great War she thought she'd long since put behind her: an unexpected beginning for Maisie--and a rare treat for mystery fans."--Charles Dodd, "A Fearsome Doubt." see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Seven pillars of wisdom; a triumph more books like this by T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the monumental work that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence of Arabia". Not only a consummate military history, but also a colorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man, this is one of the indisputable classics of 20th century English literature. Line drawings throughout. see all copies from £2.21! new only from £12.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Rilla of Ingleside more books like this by Lucy Maud Montgomery The eighth and final story in the series which began with "Anne of Green Gables" and paints a picture of life in Canada in the early 1900s. This story features Rilla, Anne's youngest child, who can think no further than going to her very first dance at the Four Winds lighthouse. see all copies from £4.65! new only from £5.45! \| first editions
8	The First World War more books like this by John Keegan John Keegan's The First World War is already established as the classic single volume history of the conflict. This large-format edition has been carefully abridged and reshaped by the author to give an illustrative treatment both of the military, political and historical issues of the war, and of the experience of fighting it throughout the world ... see all copies from £4.03! new only from £10.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World more books like this by Margaret MacMillan, Richard Holbrooke (Foreword by) This history of the Paris peace talks after World War I was a New York Times "Editor's Choice" for 2002. see all copies from £6.59! new only from £10.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Man from St. Petersburg more books like this by Ken Follett A political thriller in which a Russian arrives in London to commit a murder that will alter the course of history, and although he has many weapons to hand, the most dangerous of all are the love of a beautiful young woman and the passion of a well-to-do lady who demands satisfaction at any price. By the author of NIGHT OVER WATER. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Razor's Edge more books like this by W Somerset Maugham Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters - his fiancee Isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliot Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob. The most ambitious of Maugham ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £9.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Fallen Skies more books like this by Philippa Gregory Lily wants to forget the war and enjoy the world of the 1920s. When she meets Captain Winters, a hero back from the Front, she's drawn to his wealth and status. In Lily he sees his salvation - from the past, from the nightmares, from the guilt at surviving. But it's a dream that cannot last. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.23! \| first editions
13 view cover	Birdsong more books like this by Sebastian Faulks Published to international critical and popular acclaim, this intensely romantic yet stunningly realistic novel spans three generations and the unimaginable gulf between the First World War and the present. As the young Englishman Stephen Wraysford passes through a tempestuous love affair with Isabelle Azaire in France and enters the dark, surreal ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Regeneration more books like this by Pat Barker In 1917 Siegfried Sassoon, noted poet and decorated war hero, publicly refused to continue serving as a British officer in World War I. His reason: The war was a senseless slaughter. Ile was officially classified "mentally unsound" and sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital. There a brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. William Rivers, set about restoring ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £7.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Johnny Got His Gun more books like this by Dalton Trumbo (Introduction by) This is the moving story of a young soldier who awakes in a hospital bed to find himself armless, legless and faceless but with his mind intact. His desperate attempts to understand what has happened and to communicate, and his vivid, happy memories, are described with insight and poignancy. see all copies from £3.73! new only from £5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Fifth Business more books like this by Robertson Davies The first novel in Davies's celebrated "Deptford Trilogy" introduces Ramsay, a man who returns from World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross who is destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Burning Shore more books like this by Wilbur Smith A novel in which a passionate affair between a French aristocrat and Michael Courtney forces her to set out and seek a future for their unborn child in Africa, but first she must brave the terrors of war, shipwreck, fever and the vastness of Namibia before finding a home. From the author of BIRDS OF PREY. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Seven Pillars of Wisdom more books like this by T E Lawrence Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" recreates epic events with extraordinary vividness. In the words of E. M. Forster, 'Round ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.21! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Ghost Road more books like this by Pat Barker '"The Ghost Road" is a startlingly good novel ...With the other two volumes of the trilogy, it forms one of the richest and most rewarding works of fiction of recent times. Intricately plotted, beautifully written, skilfully assembled, tender, horrifying and funny, it lives on in the imagination, like the war it so imaginatively and so ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Great War and Modern Memory more books like this by Paul Fussell The year 2000 marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most original and gripping volumes ever written about the First World War. Fussell illuminates a war that changed a generation and revolutionised the way we see the world. He explores the British experience on the western Front from 1914 to 1918, focusing on the various literary means by ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £8.84! \| first editions
21 view cover	Shout at the Devil more books like this by Wilbur Smith A flamboyant Irish-American and an impeccable young Englishman pit their wits against the gross German commissioner from whose territory they make their living as game hunters and ivory poachers. The start of World War I raises their private skirmishing to violent vendetta, pursued on land and sea. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Eye in the Door more books like this by Pat Barker Set in London in 1918, "The Eye in the Door" is an intense and profoundly intelligent examination of the effects of war, continuing the interwoven stories of Dr William Rivers, Billy Prior, and Siegfried Sassoon begun in "Regeneration". "The Eye in the Door" was awarded the 1993 Guardian Fiction Prize, while the final volume in the "Regeneration" ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story more books like this by Gloria Houston Acclaimed author Gloria Houston has written a tale that is as joyful and timeless as Christmas itself. Jewel-like paintings by two-time Caldecott Medal winner Barbara Cooney capture all of the season's warmth and mountain flavor. "A heartwarming holiday story, simply told and graced with true sentiment rather than sentimentality".--Kirkus Reviews. ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Testament of Youth more books like this by Vera Brittain In 1914 Vera Brittain was eighteen and, as war was declared, she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the life of her whole generation - had changed in a way that was unimaginable in the tranquil pre-war era. TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, one of the most famous autobiographies of the First World War, is Brittain's account of how ... see all copies from £3.05! new only from £9.32! \| first editions
25 view cover	Good-bye to all that; an autobiography more books like this by Robert Graves "The objects of this autobiography, written at the age of thirty-three, are simple enough: an opportunity for a formal good-bye to you and to you and to you and to me and to all that; forgetfulness, because once all this has been settled in my mind and written down and published it need never be thought about again; money." Thus begins Robert ... see all copies from £5.77! new only from £10.00! \| first editions

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