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*Collected stories**[https://archive.org/details/thrillingstories00mars/page/n7 ''Thrilling stories of the Great War on land and sea, in the air, under the water''] by Logan Marshall 1915 Archive.org**[https://archive.org/details/deedsofheroismbr00elwy/page/n7 ''Deeds of heroism and bravery : the book of heroes and personal daring''] edited by Elwyn A Barron 1920 Archive.org*: A similar series of books is ''Deeds that Thrill the Empire. True stories of the most glorious acts of heroism of the Empire's soldiers and sailors during the Great War, etc''. Published c 1917 as a two volume set, c 900 pages, and also published as a five volume set. [https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/deeds-that-thrill-the-empiretrue-stories-of-the-most-glorious-acts-of-heroism-of-the-empires-soldiers-and-sailors-during-the-great-war/ Information about the contents] (naval-military-press.com) advises 56 VCs are covered. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01000891226 .**''Everyman at War: Sixty Personal Narratives of the War'' edited by C. B. Purdom 1930. Accounts were submitted after a request by the editor of ''Everyman'' magazine. A number of the accounts have been transcribed on [https://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/index.htm Memoirs & Diaries] firstworldwar.com including [https://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/firstgasattack.htm "The First Gas Attack"] by Anthony R. Hossack, Queen Victoria Rifles [9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment]. To locate other entries, either scroll through all entries in the Memoirs & Diaries category or use your Search engine, with terms Everyman firstworldwar.com/diaries .*[https://archive.org/details/indiancorpsinfra00ltco ''The Indian Corps in France''] by Lt-Colonel J.W.B. Merewether and Sir Frederick Smith, 1918 which appears to be a simple reprint of the first edition December 1917. Archive.org. A 1919 revised second edition from archive.org is catalogued as [https://archive.org/details/TheIndianCorpsInRance ''The Indian Corps in Rance''] and may require a DjVu plug in, or individual pages can be accessed which use the Tiff format. The 1919 second edition is also available as three different pdf downloads on the Digital Library of India: [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/54096 Pdf 1], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54096 Archive.org mirror version]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/173047 Pdf 2], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.173047 Archive.org]; [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/201725 Pdf 3], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.201725 Archive.org]*[http://archive.org/stream/withindiansinfra00will#page/n3/mode/2up ''With the Indians in France''] by Sir James Willcocks 1920 Archive.org [http://archive.org/stream/withindiansinfra00will#page/382/mode/2up Index], page 383**[http://archive.org/stream/withindiansinfra00will#page/346/mode/2up List of 'Promotions and Rewards'] page 347-382*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AG_Lind-_A_Record_of_the_58th_Rifles_FF_in_the_Great_War_1914_-_1919.pdf ''A Record of the 58th Rifles F. F. in the Great War 1914-1919''] by A G Lind DSO 1933. Wikimedia Commons. Direct [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/AG_Lind-_A_Record_of_the_58th_Rifles_FF_in_the_Great_War_1914_-_1919.pdf pdf link] [https://web.archive.org/web/20170727020015/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/AG_Lind-_A_Record_of_the_58th_Rifles_FF_in_the_Great_War_1914_-_1919.pdf Archive.org pdf]. May be slow to open. Includes France 1914-1915.*For Indian Army regimental histories, see [[1st Bengal Lancers (Skinner's Horse)]]; [[2nd Bengal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)]]; [[Hodson's Horse]]; [[20th Deccan Horse]]; [[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)]]; [[38th Central India Horse]]; [[Bhopal Battalion|9th Bhopal Infantry]]; [[39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|Garhwal Rifles]]; [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|59th Scinde Rifles]]; [[7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry| 67th Punjabis]]; [[127th Baluch Light Infantry|127th Baluchis]]; the histories being on fold3 (Ancestry owned pay website).:Other regimental histories, see [[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd King Edward's Own Goorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]]; [[44th Gurkha Rifles| 8th Gurkha Rifles]]- the 2/8th Gurkha Rifles had many deaths on the Western Front; [[2nd Bombay Pioneers]];*[https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/report-giving-the-history-of-the-chinese-labour-corps-used-behind-the-lines-in-france-1917-19 ''Report giving the history of the Chinese Labour Corps used behind the lines in France 1917-19''] British Library Mss Eur F288/110. Part of the family papers of Sir Leslie Fry, Mss Eur F288, (so possibly written by a family member?) British Library Digital.*''History of the Great War based on Official Documents'' [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b633844?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''Transportation on the Western Front, 1914-1918''] compiled by Colonel AM Henniker, R E (ret) 1937 Hathi Trust Digital Library. [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/84806 Pdf to download from the Digital Library of India], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.84806 Archive.org mirror version], originally from Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/australianvictor00mona ''The Australian Victories in France in 1918''] by Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash [1920] Archive.org. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Monash John Monash] Wikipedia. In May 1918 he became commander of the Australian Corps.
*''From the Australian Front''. 1917. Reproductions of official photographs, and cartoons and sketches by members of the A. I. F [Australian Imperial Force] [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/47737/47737-h/47737-h.htm Gutenberg.org version], [https://archive.org/details/fromaustralianfr00lond Archive.org version]
*[https://archive.org/details/germanairforcein00gurduoft ''The German Air Force in the Great War''] by Major Georg Paul Neumann, late of the German Air Force, translated by J E Gurdon 1920 Archive.org. From the original [https://archive.org/details/diedeutschenluf00neumgoog ''Die deutschen Luftstreitkräfte im Weltkriege''] 1920 Archive.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/deutschlandskrie00hoep ''Deutschlands Krieg in der Luft : ein Rückblick auf die Entwicklung und die Leistungen unserer Heeres-Luftstreitkräfte im Weltkriege''] by Ernst Wilhelm Arnold von Hoeppner 1921. Archive.org. German language. Also available [http://www.digar.ee/id/nlib-digar:237572 National Library of Estonia] - English webpage option available.
*Some Regimental and Divisional Histories, and some Manuals from the British Library Digital Collection may be accessed by [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do Searching the British Library Main Catalogue], using search term such as Army Great Britain or War Office Great Britain, or specific search terms. Then use side filters, Online, Books. Note: Selecting the filter for date does not appear to be accurate, so it is best to re-order the Search results according to date, and then select those applicable to WW1.
:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22World+War%2C+1914-1918+--+Regimental+histories+Great+Britain%22&sort=titleSorter Books on Archive.org classified by the uploader "World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories Great Britain"]. Also use the [https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php Search].
:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22World+War%2C+1914-1918+--+Campaigns%22&sort=titleSorter Books on Archive.org classified by the uploader "World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns"] Includes some Regimental histories.
:The Ancestry owned pay website [https://www.fold3.com fold3] contains many online Regimental and Divisional histories consisting of online versions of reprints from Naval & Military Press, located in World War II/Military Books then select Britain, or France. There are also additional titles in categories other than World War II, catalogued under the actual title, (not generally under Military Books, although WWI contains a category Australia Military Book Collection, which also covers other periods, which appear to be original scans from "Gould Genealogy and History"/[https://www.gould.com.au/australian-and-states-military-collection/au0-u24/ "Australian and States Military Collection"]).
:[[findmypast]], pay website, includes a database [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-records-and-regimental-histories British Army Records & Regimental Histories], located in Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Service Records, introduced 2019/03/22, when it contained two WW1 Regimental histories, (but perhaps additional titles will be added). Click on 'Browse Title', select title, then click on 'View Results'. Note the fold3 version is easier to read online than the findmypast version, for books which are on both pay websites.
:[https://archive.org/details/doingsoffifteent00glei ''The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915''] by its Commander Brigadier General Count Gleichen (now Major-General Lord Edward Gleichen) 1917 Archive.org
: ''A History of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in the Great War 1914-1918'' [in three Volumes] Edited by Major General A G Wauchope 1926. Vol III (8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th Battalions). [http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/library/A-History-of-The-Black-Watch-Royal-Highlanders-in-the-Great-War-1914-1918-Volume-III/files/assets/basic-html/page1.html Volume III transcribed edition] lib.militaryarchive.co.uk.
:An internet Search using the term lib.militaryarchive.co.uk may find other histories from this source.
* ''The Royal Army Service Corps: A History of Transport and Supply in the British Army, Volume II'' by Colonel R H Beadon 1931. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284463 Archive.org mirror version] from Digital Library of India. Includes the First World War period, with chapters on the British Expeditionary Force.
*[https://archive.org/details/armyservicecorps00puck ''Army Service Corps of the British Army, and, the organization of the transport and transportation at the front in France : lectures delivered before the officers of the Quartermaster Corps and Quartermaster Reserve Corps at Washington, D.C., May 1917''] by Lieut. Col. F K Puckle, A S C, British Army. Archive.org.
* ''A History of the Army Ordnance Services, Volume III: The Great War'' by Major General Arthur Forbes 2nd edition 1932, first published 1929. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.274726 Archive.org mirror version] from Digital Library of India. Includes chapters on the Western Front (Part I).
*[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?lookfor=The%20Work%20of%20the%20Royal%20Engineers%20in%20the%20European%20War&searchtype=title&ft=&setft=false ''The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War 1914-1919'']. Six full view editions from HathiTrust Digital Library: ''Water Supply - France. Part I. General development of organization, plant and works. Part II. Operations'' (1921); ''Work in the field under the engineer in chief, B. E. F.. Geological work on the Western Front'' (1922); ''Military mining'' (1922); ''Supply of engineer stores and equipment'' (1921); Bridging (1921); ''Work in the field in other theatres of war. Egypt and Palestine--Water supply'' (1921).
:Available at the British Library: ''Water supply''. [Containing 9 maps showing the] Water supply in France] (1921) UIN: BLL01004844114 ; '' Work under the Director of Works (France)'' (1924) UIN: BLL01006788368 ; ''Miscellaneous. The organization and expansion of the Corps, 1914-18. Organization of engineer intelligence and information. Camouflage service. Concrete defence works and factories. Forward communications. Machinery, workshops, and electricity. Anti-Aircraft searchlights. Inundations. Schools''. Compiled by Colonel G. H. Addison. 1926. BLL01007769877
*[https://archive.org/details/signalserviceine00prie ''The Signal Service in the European War of 1914-1918 (France)''] by R E Priestley (Late Major, R E) 1921 Archive.org. Part of the above series ''The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War''. Includes information about the use of [https://archive.org/stream/signalserviceine00prie#page/357/mode/1up carrier pigeons] (Index entry)
**[https://archive.org/stream/signalserviceine00prie#page/10/mode/2up/search/Indian Page 11] includes a very brief reference to the Indian Telegraph units of the Indian Army. These were very likely to have been men from the [[Post and Telegraphs Department|Post and Telegraphs Department]] in India, who were appointed to the Army at the outbreak of war. Also see the following book.
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924012679548 ''The Post Office of India in the Great War''] edited by H.A. Sams 1922 Archive.org. Officers and men of the [[Post and Telegraphs Department|Post and Telegraphs Department]] in India who became the military postal service of the Indian Army. Includes chapters on the Western Front.
**[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi197edinuoft#page/538/mode/2up "From an Indian Post Office in France"] page 538 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 197 January- June 1915. Archive.org.
*''The War in the Air: being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force''. Volume I by Walter Raleigh 1922. Volumes II-VI by H A Jones 1928-1937. Part of the series ''History of the Great War based on official documents''. [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingst01rale Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto02rale Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto03rale Volume III], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto04rale Volume IV], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto05rale Volume V], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto06rale Volume VI] Archive.org.
**[https://archive.org/details/sixtysquadronraf00scot ''Sixty Squadron, R.A.F. : a History of the Squadron from its Formation''] by Group-Captain A. J. L. Scott 1920 Archive.org. Originally Royal Flying Corps.
**[https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA366808 ''Biplanes and Bombsights: British Bombing in World War I''] by George K Williams 1999. Archive.org.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24628 "Inland waterways and docks, royal engineers in war time, with special reference to the mystery port of Richborough (Lecture & Discussion)"] by Captain A E Battle, RE ''Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers'' 1923-1924, pages 104-116. Includes mention of Train Ferries from 1917. Melbourne University Digital Collection.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89100004282?urlappend=%3Bseq=13 ''Britain's Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines during the War 1914-1919'']. Compiled by General Sir H. E. Blumberg, Royal Marines 1927. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Includes chapters on France, and chapters on the Royal Marine Artillery.
→Historical books online
===Historical books online===
Also see [[First World War#Historical books online 2| First World War - Historical books online]], including general histories such as ''The Times History of the War'' with illustrations, and periodical publications with illustrations such as ''The Illustrated War News''.
====Official Histories and generalBattles====
*''History of the Great War based on Official Documents: Military Operations: France and Belgium'' by Brigadier-General J E Edmonds
**[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/about/british-official-histories-great-war/ The Official Histories of the Great War] longlongtrail.co.uk. Details the various volumes.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.458869 ''A History of the Great War 1914-1918''] by CRMF Cruttwell 1934 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.81643 2nd Edition, with additions and corrections, 1940/(1936)] [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.81643/2015.81643.A-History-Of-The-Great-War-1914-1918-Edition-Ii#page/n673/mode/2up Index] Archive.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/roleofbritishstr035460mbp ''The Role Of British Strategy In The Great War''] by CRMF Cruttwell 1936 Archive.org
:[http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-vn6454756 Volume of 14 Maps] National Library of Australia, with a description in the [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6454756 catalogue entry].
*''The War in the Air: being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force''. Volume I by Walter Raleigh 1922. Volumes II-VI by H A Jones 1928-1937. Part of the series ''History of the Great War based on official documents''. [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingst01rale Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto02rale Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto03rale Volume III], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto04rale Volume IV], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto05rale Volume V], [https://archive.org/details/warinairbeingsto06rale Volume VI] Archive.org.
*[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1069749/ ''Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918'']. The twelve volumes include France, four volumes. Australian War Memorial website.
:''Volume III'' [https://archive.org/details/australianimperi00cewb/page/n3 ''The Australian Imperial Force in France, 1916''] by C E W Bean 1929 Archive.org
:''Volume VI'' ( but catalogued Vol IV) [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206599/page/n7 ''The Australian Imperial Force In France during the Allied Offensive, 1918''] by C E W Bean 1942 Archive.org
:''Volume VIII'' [https://archive.org/details/australianflying00cutluoft/page/n3 ''The Australian Flying Corps in the Western and Eastern theatres of war, 1914-1918''] by F M Cutlack 2nd edition 1933, first published 1923. Archive.org
*[http://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/WWI.html#tab_1 US Army Centre of Military History online books] ''Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War'' (5 Volumes) and ''United States Army In The World War'' (17 Volumes). Links to Pdf downloads.
:[http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p4013coll7/searchterm/world%20war/field/keywor/mode/all/conn/and/order/nosort World War I Collection] Combined Arms Research Library [CARL] Digital Library.
*German Official, or semi Official Histories: [http://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/resolver?urn=urn:nbn:at:AT-OOeLB-1155545 ''Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918: die militärischen Operationen zu Lande''] 16 Volumes. [http://digi.landesbibliothek.at/viewer/resolver?urn=urn:nbn:at:AT-OOeLB-1627302 ''Schlachten des Weltkrieges''] 22 Volumes. German language. Maps (Karten) are often at the back of individual volumes, and there may be photographs, all of which can be located by clicking on the Thumbnail gallery, and then selecting specific pages. The Digital State Library of Upper Austria.
:Also available from the Universty of Hamburg Library as pdf downloads: [http://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de/de/nc/detail.html?tx_dlf%5Bid%5D=861&tx_dlf%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=e2e5e2c1505e3576fd826203f11deb50 ''Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918''] and [http://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de/de/nc/detail.html?tx_dlf%5Bid%5D=1024&tx_dlf%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=8f77abe5beb92e8f5f3ce239b4855bc9 ''Schlachten des Weltkrieges''], and click on Bandliste, for a list of the volumes available, or if these URLs are not permanent, use [http://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de/recherche.html Recherche [Digitalisierte Bestände<nowiki>]</nowiki>].
*[https://www.army.gov.au/sites/g/files/net1846/f/a_record_of_the_battles_and_engagements_of_the_british_armies_1914-1918_0.pdf ''A Record of the Battles and Engagements of the British Armies in France and Flanders 1914-1918''] by Captain E A James 48th (South Midland) Divisional Signals T A 1924. army.gov.au
*[https://www.army.gov.au/sites/g/files/net1846/f/the_western_front_-_a_general_outline_by_major_alan_b_steele_0.pdf ''The Western Front: A General Outline''] by Major Alan B. Steele, Australian Staff Corps 1930. Written following a lecture in 1930 and “designed to assist officers in the detailed study of this campaign". Australian Army website.
*[https://archive.org/details/storyoffourtharm01mont ''The Story of the Fourth Army in the Battles of the Hundred Days, August 8th to November 11th, 1918''] by Major-General Sir Archibald Montgomery, General Staff, Fourth Army 1919 Archive.org.
:Maps issued in a separate case [Volume 2]: [http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-232726840 19 maps and 5 photographs] National Library of Australia
====Other histories (regimental, corps etc.) and general====
*[https://archive.org/details/indiancorpsinfra00ltco ''The Indian Corps in France''] by Lt-Colonel J.W.B. Merewether and Sir Frederick Smith, 1918 which appears to be a simple reprint of the first edition December 1917. Archive.org. A 1919 revised second edition from archive.org is catalogued as [https://archive.org/details/TheIndianCorpsInRance ''The Indian Corps in Rance''] and may require a DjVu plug in, or individual pages can be accessed which use the Tiff format. The 1919 second edition is also available as three different files, originally from Digital Library of India: [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54096 Archive.org mirror version 1]; [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.173047 Archive.org 2]; [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.201725 Archive.org 3]
*[http://archive.org/stream/withindiansinfra00will#page/n3/mode/2up ''With the Indians in France''] by Sir James Willcocks 1920 Archive.org [http://archive.org/stream/withindiansinfra00will#page/382/mode/2up Index], page 383
**[http://archive.org/stream/withindiansinfra00will#page/346/mode/2up List of 'Promotions and Rewards'] page 347-382
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AG_Lind-_A_Record_of_the_58th_Rifles_FF_in_the_Great_War_1914_-_1919.pdf ''A Record of the 58th Rifles F. F. in the Great War 1914-1919''] by A G Lind DSO 1933. Wikimedia Commons. Direct [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/AG_Lind-_A_Record_of_the_58th_Rifles_FF_in_the_Great_War_1914_-_1919.pdf pdf link] [https://web.archive.org/web/20170727020015/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/AG_Lind-_A_Record_of_the_58th_Rifles_FF_in_the_Great_War_1914_-_1919.pdf Archive.org pdf]. May be slow to open. Includes France 1914-1915.
*For Indian Army regimental histories, see [[1st Bengal Lancers (Skinner's Horse)]]; [[2nd Bengal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)]]; [[Hodson's Horse]]; [[20th Deccan Horse]]; [[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)]]; [[38th Central India Horse]]; [[Bhopal Battalion|9th Bhopal Infantry]]; [[39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|Garhwal Rifles]]; [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|59th Scinde Rifles]]; [[7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry| 67th Punjabis]]; [[127th Baluch Light Infantry|127th Baluchis]]; the histories being on fold3 (Ancestry owned pay website).
:Other regimental histories, see [[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd King Edward's Own Goorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]]; [[44th Gurkha Rifles| 8th Gurkha Rifles]]- the 2/8th Gurkha Rifles had many deaths on the Western Front; [[2nd Bombay Pioneers]];
*[https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/report-giving-the-history-of-the-chinese-labour-corps-used-behind-the-lines-in-france-1917-19 ''Report giving the history of the Chinese Labour Corps used behind the lines in France 1917-19''] British Library Mss Eur F288/110. Part of the family papers of Sir Leslie Fry, Mss Eur F288, (so possibly written by a family member?) British Library Digital.
*[https://archive.org/details/australianvictor00mona ''The Australian Victories in France in 1918''] by Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash [1920] Archive.org. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Monash John Monash] Wikipedia. In May 1918 he became commander of the Australian Corps.
*''From the Australian Front''. 1917. Reproductions of official photographs, and cartoons and sketches by members of the A. I. F [Australian Imperial Force] [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/47737/47737-h/47737-h.htm Gutenberg.org version], [https://archive.org/details/fromaustralianfr00lond Archive.org version]
*[https://archive.org/details/germanairforcein00gurduoft ''The German Air Force in the Great War''] by Major Georg Paul Neumann, late of the German Air Force, translated by J E Gurdon 1920 Archive.org. From the original [https://archive.org/details/diedeutschenluf00neumgoog ''Die deutschen Luftstreitkräfte im Weltkriege''] 1920 Archive.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/deutschlandskrie00hoep ''Deutschlands Krieg in der Luft : ein Rückblick auf die Entwicklung und die Leistungen unserer Heeres-Luftstreitkräfte im Weltkriege''] by Ernst Wilhelm Arnold von Hoeppner 1921. Archive.org. German language. Also available [http://www.digar.ee/id/nlib-digar:237572 National Library of Estonia] - English webpage option available.
*Some Regimental and Divisional Histories, and some Manuals from the British Library Digital Collection may be accessed by [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do Searching the British Library Main Catalogue], using search term such as Army Great Britain or War Office Great Britain, or specific search terms. Then use side filters, Online, Books. Note: Selecting the filter for date does not appear to be accurate, so it is best to re-order the Search results according to date, and then select those applicable to WW1.
:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22World+War%2C+1914-1918+--+Regimental+histories+Great+Britain%22&sort=titleSorter Books on Archive.org classified by the uploader "World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories Great Britain"]. Also use the [https://archive.org/advancedsearch.php Search].
:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22World+War%2C+1914-1918+--+Campaigns%22&sort=titleSorter Books on Archive.org classified by the uploader "World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns"] Includes some Regimental histories.
:The Ancestry owned pay website [https://www.fold3.com fold3] contains many online Regimental and Divisional histories consisting of online versions of reprints from Naval & Military Press, located in World War II/Military Books then select Britain, or France. There are also additional titles in categories other than World War II, catalogued under the actual title, (not generally under Military Books, although WWI contains a category Australia Military Book Collection, which also covers other periods, which appear to be original scans from "Gould Genealogy and History"/[https://www.gould.com.au/australian-and-states-military-collection/au0-u24/ "Australian and States Military Collection"]).
:[[findmypast]], pay website, includes a database [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/british-army-records-and-regimental-histories British Army Records & Regimental Histories], located in Armed Forces & Conflict/Regimental & Service Records, introduced 2019/03/22, when it contained two WW1 Regimental histories, (but perhaps additional titles will be added). Click on 'Browse Title', select title, then click on 'View Results'. Note the fold3 version is easier to read online than the findmypast version, for books which are on both pay websites.
:[https://archive.org/details/doingsoffifteent00glei ''The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915''] by its Commander Brigadier General Count Gleichen (now Major-General Lord Edward Gleichen) 1917 Archive.org
: ''A History of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in the Great War 1914-1918'' [in three Volumes] Edited by Major General A G Wauchope 1926. Vol III (8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th Battalions). [http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/library/A-History-of-The-Black-Watch-Royal-Highlanders-in-the-Great-War-1914-1918-Volume-III/files/assets/basic-html/page1.html Volume III transcribed edition] lib.militaryarchive.co.uk.
:An internet Search using the term lib.militaryarchive.co.uk may find other histories from this source.
* ''The Royal Army Service Corps: A History of Transport and Supply in the British Army, Volume II'' by Colonel R H Beadon 1931. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284463 Archive.org mirror version] from Digital Library of India. Includes the First World War period, with chapters on the British Expeditionary Force.
*[https://archive.org/details/armyservicecorps00puck ''Army Service Corps of the British Army, and, the organization of the transport and transportation at the front in France : lectures delivered before the officers of the Quartermaster Corps and Quartermaster Reserve Corps at Washington, D.C., May 1917''] by Lieut. Col. F K Puckle, A S C, British Army. Archive.org.
* ''A History of the Army Ordnance Services, Volume III: The Great War'' by Major General Arthur Forbes 2nd edition 1932, first published 1929. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.274726 Archive.org mirror version] from Digital Library of India. Includes chapters on the Western Front (Part I).
*[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?lookfor=The%20Work%20of%20the%20Royal%20Engineers%20in%20the%20European%20War&searchtype=title&ft=&setft=false ''The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War 1914-1919'']. Six full view editions from HathiTrust Digital Library: ''Water Supply - France. Part I. General development of organization, plant and works. Part II. Operations'' (1921); ''Work in the field under the engineer in chief, B. E. F.. Geological work on the Western Front'' (1922); ''Military mining'' (1922); ''Supply of engineer stores and equipment'' (1921); Bridging (1921); ''Work in the field in other theatres of war. Egypt and Palestine--Water supply'' (1921).
:Available at the British Library: ''Water supply''. [Containing 9 maps showing the] Water supply in France] (1921) UIN: BLL01004844114 ; '' Work under the Director of Works (France)'' (1924) UIN: BLL01006788368 ; ''Miscellaneous. The organization and expansion of the Corps, 1914-18. Organization of engineer intelligence and information. Camouflage service. Concrete defence works and factories. Forward communications. Machinery, workshops, and electricity. Anti-Aircraft searchlights. Inundations. Schools''. Compiled by Colonel G. H. Addison. 1926. BLL01007769877
*[https://archive.org/details/signalserviceine00prie ''The Signal Service in the European War of 1914-1918 (France)''] by R E Priestley (Late Major, R E) 1921 Archive.org. Part of the above series ''The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War''. Includes information about the use of [https://archive.org/stream/signalserviceine00prie#page/357/mode/1up carrier pigeons] (Index entry)
**[https://archive.org/stream/signalserviceine00prie#page/10/mode/2up/search/Indian Page 11] includes a very brief reference to the Indian Telegraph units of the Indian Army. These were very likely to have been men from the [[Post and Telegraphs Department|Post and Telegraphs Department]] in India, who were appointed to the Army at the outbreak of war. Also see the following book.
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924012679548 ''The Post Office of India in the Great War''] edited by H.A. Sams 1922 Archive.org. Officers and men of the [[Post and Telegraphs Department|Post and Telegraphs Department]] in India who became the military postal service of the Indian Army. Includes chapters on the Western Front.
**[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi197edinuoft#page/538/mode/2up "From an Indian Post Office in France"] page 538 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 197 January- June 1915. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/sixtysquadronraf00scot ''Sixty Squadron, R.A.F. : a History of the Squadron from its Formation''] by Group-Captain A. J. L. Scott 1920 Archive.org. Originally Royal Flying Corps.
*[https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA366808 ''Biplanes and Bombsights: British Bombing in World War I''] by George K Williams 1999. Archive.org.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24628 "Inland waterways and docks, royal engineers in war time, with special reference to the mystery port of Richborough (Lecture & Discussion)"] by Captain A E Battle, RE ''Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers'' 1923-1924, pages 104-116. Includes mention of Train Ferries from 1917. Melbourne University Digital Collection.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89100004282?urlappend=%3Bseq=13 ''Britain's Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines during the War 1914-1919'']. Compiled by General Sir H. E. Blumberg, Royal Marines 1927. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Includes chapters on France, and chapters on the Royal Marine Artillery.
*[https://archive.org/details/notesfromcalaisb00mont ''Notes from Calais Base, and pictures of its many activities''] by C E Montague 1918 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cihm_71054 ''Quick training for war : a few practical suggestions illustrated by diagrams''] by Lieut.General Sir Robert Baden-Powell. 1914 Archive.org. A digitised microfilm.
**[https://archive.org/stream/yearofchivalry00cand#page/102/mode/2up "The Drabi"] [Mule Driver] page 103.
*[https://archive.org/stream/heroesheroicdeed00mackiala#page/98/mode/2up "Indians' Daring Feats"], page 99 ''Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War'' by Donald A Mackenzie 1916. Archive.org. A book for younger readers.
====Collected stories====
*[https://archive.org/details/thrillingstories00mars/page/n7 ''Thrilling stories of the Great War on land and sea, in the air, under the water''] by Logan Marshall 1915 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/deedsofheroismbr00elwy/page/n7 ''Deeds of heroism and bravery : the book of heroes and personal daring''] edited by Elwyn A Barron 1920 Archive.org
: A similar series of books is ''Deeds that Thrill the Empire. True stories of the most glorious acts of heroism of the Empire's soldiers and sailors during the Great War, etc''. Published c 1917 as a two volume set, c 900 pages, and also published as a five volume set. [https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/deeds-that-thrill-the-empiretrue-stories-of-the-most-glorious-acts-of-heroism-of-the-empires-soldiers-and-sailors-during-the-great-war/ Information about the contents] (naval-military-press.com) advises 56 VCs are covered. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01000891226 .
*''Everyman at War: Sixty Personal Narratives of the War'' edited by C. B. Purdom 1930. Accounts were submitted after a request by the editor of ''Everyman'' magazine. A number of the accounts have been transcribed on [https://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/index.htm Memoirs & Diaries] firstworldwar.com including [https://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/firstgasattack.htm "The First Gas Attack"] by Anthony R. Hossack, Queen Victoria Rifles [9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment]. To locate other entries, either scroll through all entries in the Memoirs & Diaries category or use your Search engine, with terms Everyman firstworldwar.com/diaries .
==== In the Air====
*[https://archive.org/details/inroyalnavalairs00roshiala ''In the Royal Naval Air Service. Being the War Letters of the late Harold Rocher to his Family''] 1916 Archive.org
