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*[https://archive.org/details/texts?and%5B%5D=Prisoners+of+War&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22World+War%2C+1914-1918%22&sort=&page=1 Books on Prisoners of War from Archive.org]. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Prisoners+of+War%29&sort=-publicdate Alternative link for Prisoners of War titled books on Archive.org]. Select your own filters.
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*[https://archive.org/details/thewarpensionsallow00hoggrich ''War Pensions and Allowances''] by J. M. Hogge and T. H. Garside 1918 Archive.org
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100000058387.0x000002 ''The Military Service Act : fully and clearly explained''] by Philip Snowden. 1916? British Library Digital file.
*[https://archivehdl.orghandle.net/details2027/thewarpensionsallow00hoggrich hvd.32044080709587?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 ''War Pensions and AllowancesMinistry of National Service, 1917-1919: Report upon the Medical Department of the Ministry of National Service''] by J. M. Hogge and T1920 HMSO. H HathiTrust Digital Library. Garside 1918 ArchiveThe Medical Department conducted the examinations of all men of Military Age called up for Medical Examination under the Military Service Acts.org
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100007658957.0x000002 ''The London Censorship 1914-1919''] by members of the staff past and present. Great Britain. Postal Censor's Department. [London, 1920] , British Library Digital Collection.
*[http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER726701 ''Digger Dialects : a Collection of Slang Phrases used by the Australian Soldiers on Active Service''] by W.H. Downing, late 57th Battalion, AIF. [1919]. State Library of Victoria. Some of the words were probably also used by British and other soldiers.
*[https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/topic_knitting.html#books Digital Archive of Documents Related to Knitting] contains the following books as pdfs. Scroll down. ''Knitting and Sewing. How to Make Seventy Useful Articles for Men in the Army and Navy'' by Maud Churchill Nicoll. 1918, 209 pages and ''Khaki Knitting Book'' by Olive Whiting 1917, 58 pages. University of Arizona [https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/index.html On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics]. ''Khaki Knitting Book'' [https://archive.org/details/khakiknittingboo00whit Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/priscillawarwork00pris ''The Priscilla War Work Book, including directions for knitted garments and comfort kits from the American Red Cross, and knitted garments for the Boy Scout''] 1917 Archive.org.
*The subscription website ''UK Parliamentary Papers'' includes many Papers and Reports in respect of the First World War. See [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]] for details and suggested access. Your Library needs to have subscribed for the module for this period. Included are War Cabinet Reports. Also ''General Annual Reports on the British Army (including the territorial force from the date of embodiment) for the period from 1st October, 1913, to 30th September, 1919''. Command Papers/ Accounts and Papers/ Session: 1921/Paper Number: Cmd. 1193. (Acronym sometimes used is GARBA)
 
====Fiction====
*Spy thrillers by John Buchan featuring lead character Richard Hannay, set immediately prior, or during WW1.
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