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*[https://archive.org/details/silenceofcolonel00mauruoft ''The Silence of Colonel Bramble''] by André Maurois. Translated from the French by Thurfrida Wake. Verses translated by Wilfrid Jackson. 1920 Archive.org. The author, writing under a non de plume which subsequently became his legal name, was an Interpreter, and subsequently Liaison Officer with the IXth (Scotch) Division, when the book was written.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.2458 ''Verdun''] ''The Prelude'', and ''The Battle'' by Jules Romains. Translated from the French by Gerard Hopkins. 1940, first published in English 1939. Archive.org Note: Lacks title page. Book 15 ''Prélude à Verdun'' and Book 16 ''Verdun'' (published 1938), Volume 8 (some editions), from the 27 volume series ''Men of Goodwill'' (''Les Hommes de bonne volonté''). [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.264814 2nd Archive.org file]
*[https://archive.org/details/peterjacksonciga00franiala ''Peter Jackson, Cigar Merchant : a Romance of Married Life''] by Gilbert Frankau . Seventh edition 1920. Archive.org. This book "is semi-autobiographical and gives an excellent feel for life as a Kitchener volunteer officer in both the infantry and then the RFA 1914-16… it was also one of the first books to reveal to the general public what Shell Shock was all about. A classic".<ref>charlesmessenger [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/244799-casemate-books-a-question/?do=findComment&comment=2463024 Casemate Books - a question] ''Great War Forum'' 12 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.</ref>
*[https://archive.org/details/wayofrevelationn00ewarrich/page/n5 ''Way of revelation : a novel of five years''] by Wilfrid Ewart 1922 Archive.org. Ewart was an officer in the Scots Guards, refer [[Western Front#Infantry and others|Infantry and others]] above.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.207934/page/n5 ''The Spanish Farm Trilogy 1914-1918''] by R H Mottram, originally published 1924-1926. ''Trilogy'' edition 1927 Archive.org. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-prj-rh-mottram-trilogy-20151210-story.html "The underappreciation of R. H. Mottram's World War I novels"] by Patrick Reardon 10 December 2015 ''Chicago Tribune''. "''The Spanish Farm,'' ''Sixty-four, Ninety-four!'' and ''The Crime of Vanderlynden's'' — were set in Flanders, mostly behind the lines, and were based on Mottram's own military experiences. They were published individually in the late 1920s and later issued together with additional material as ''The Spanish Farm Trilogy''". [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hale_Mottram Ralph Hale Mottram] Wikipedia.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.167522/page/n9 ''The W Plan''] by Graham Seton 1930 Archive.org. Also see [[Western Front#Machine Guns|Machine Guns]], above.
*[https://archive.org/details/pathsofglory00cobb/page/n3 ''Paths of Glory''] A Novel by Humphrey Cobb, 1987 edition, originally published 1935 . Archive.org Lending Library. With an [https://archive.org/details/pathsofglory00cobb/page/266 Afterword] by Stephen E Tabachnick. The story was suggested by actual events. A film version by Stanley Kubrick was produced in 1957.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.13580/page/n3 ''In Parenthesis''] by David Jones 1937. Archive.org Lending Library.
*A novel: ''Across The Black Waters'' by Mulk Raj Anand. Reprint edition, possibly 1955, originally published 1940. Previously available Digital Library of India (handle/2015/503004), possibly may become available in the future. A novel about Indian (Punjabi) soldiers who have crossed the black waters, against all the advice of their forefathers that calamity would befall anyone who went overseas, to join the British and their allies on the Western Front. The author was born in Peshawar in 1905, so was too young for first-hand experience of the war, but the book has a very authentic feel, suggesting that he not only did his research in books but also listened to the stories of older men who came back. He grew up in military cantonments, according to the introduction.<ref> Liz in Eastbourne. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/236997-across-the-black-water-by-mulk-raj-anand/ Across the Black Waters by Mulk Raj Anand] ''Great War Forum'' 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.</ref> [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000806/spectrum/books.htm#5 Review] by Randeep Wadehra, August 6, 2000 ''The Tribune''
*[https://archive.org/details/threecheersforme0000jack/page/n5 ''Three Cheers for Me: The Journals of Bartholomew Bandy Volume One''] by Donald Jack. Revised edition 1973, original version 1962.
:[https://archive.org/details/itsmeagain00jack ''It’s Me Again: The Journals of Bartholomew Bandy Volume Three''] by Donald Jack 1975. Both Archive.org Lending Library.
: Volumes One and Three in the series ''The Bandy Papers'', or ''The Journals of Bartholomew Bandy''. A series of novels chronicling the exploits of a World War I fighter ace Bartholomew Wolfe Bandy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bandy_Papers The Bandy Papers] Wikipedia. “The books are noted for their humour and word play, as well as technical and historic accuracy.” [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/donald-jack-3/its-me-again-the-journals-of-bartholomew-bandy-/ Review of Volume Three], the final volume set in the WW1 period, Volume Two being ''That's Me in the Middle''.
*A novel: [https://archive.org/details/ravilancersnovel00mast ''The Ravi Lancers''] by [[John Masters]] 1972. Internet Archive (Archive.org) Lending Library. (Only one person at a time is able to borrow, so you may need to wait for the book to be returned. First you must [https://archive.org/details/lendinglibrary&tab=about register]) . An Indian cavalry regiment is sent to France at the outbreak of the First World War. Believed to be based on the real-life Jodhpur Lancers (Indian States Forces)<ref>Comment by Peter Moore on an archived webpage [https://web.archive.org/web/20170328152740/http://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/lieutenant-frank-de-pass/ Soldiers Stories: Lieutenant Frank de Pass] nam.ac.uk</ref>.
*''Regeneration Trilogy'' by Pat Barker. On a 2012 ''Guardian'' list of "The 10 best historical novels". "...the story of psychiatrist William Rivers and his pioneering treatment of various First World War soldiers - including Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen - for shell shock at the Craiglockhart war hospital near Edinburgh"<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2012/may/13/ten-best-historical-novels "The 10 best historical novels"] by William Skidelsky 12 May 2012 ''The Guardian''</ref>
:[https://archive.org/details/regeneration00bark_1 ''Regeneration''] by Pat Barker 1992. [https://archive.org/details/regeneration00bark 2nd file]
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