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*[https://archive.org/details/newwarfare00rothgoog ''The New Warfare''] by Georges Blanchon, translated by Fred Rothwell 1917 Archive.org
*''The Times History of the War''. Illustrated. 22 Volumes including Index. Appears to be based on (but not a reprint of) the weekly publication by ''The Times'', London from August 25, 1914 to July 27, 1920; Title varied: pts. 64-273, ''The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War''.<ref>
[http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/untoldstories/2016/09/13/i-the-times-history-and-encyclopaedia-of-the-war-its-early-issues-and-ambition/ "I: ‘The Times’ History and Encyclopaedia of the War – its early issues and ambition"] libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk</ref> Individual volumes include Contents, Index (at the end) and alphabetical Index of Illustrations (at the end). '''[https://archive.org/details/cu31924091745814 Vol 22: Index]''' 1921. [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa00newyuoft Vol 1: the The Battlefield of Europe] 1914. (This title appears to be the American edition); [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa02londuoft Vol 2], [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa03lond Vol 3], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091746051 Vol 4], [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa05londuoft Vol 5] all 1915; [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091746077 Vol 6], [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa07londuoft Vol 7], [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa08lond Vol 8], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091746101 Vol 9] all 1916; [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa10lond Vol 10], [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwo11unse Vol 11], [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa12londuoft Vol 12], [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa13londuoft Vol 13] all 1917; [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa14londuoft Vol 14], [https://archive.org/details/timeshistoryofwa15londuoft Vol 15], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091745756 Vol 16], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091745764 Vol 17] all 1918; [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091745772 Vol 18], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091745780 Vol 19], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091745798 Vol 20] all 1919; [https://archive.org/details/cu31924091745806 Vol 21] 1920.
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Nelson%27s+History+of+the+War+%29&sort=-date&page=1 ''Nelson’s History of the War''] by John Buchan Archive.org. In 24 volumes, published 1915-1919: ''Vol. 1, From the Beginning of the War to the Fall of Namur; Vol. 2, From the Battle of Mons to the German Retreat to the Aisne; Vol. 3, The Battle of the Aisne and the Events down to the Fall of Antwerp; Vol. 4, The Great Struggle in West Flanders; Vol. 5, The War of Attrition in the West; Vol. 6, The Campaign on the Niemen and the Narev; Vol. 7, From the Second Battle of Ypres to the Beginning of the Italian Campaign; Vol. 8, The Midsummer Campaigns, and the Battles on the Warsaw Salient; Vol. 9, The Italian War, the Campaign at Gallipoli; Vol. 10, The Russian Stand, and the Allied Offensive in the West; Vol. 11, The Struggle for the Dvina, and the Great Invasion of Serbia; Vol. 12, The Retreat from Bagdad, the Evacuation of Gallipoli, and the Derby Report; Vol. 13, The Position at Sea, the Fall of Erzerum, and the First Battle of Verdun; Vol. 14, From the Fall of Kut to the Second Battle of Verdun; Vol. 15, Brussilov’s Offensive and the Intervention of Rumania; Vol. 16, The Battle of the Somme; Vol. 17, From the Opening of the Rumanian Campaign to the Change of Government in Britain; Vol. 18, From the German Overtures for Peace to the American Declaration of War; 19, The Spring Campaigns of 1917; Vol. 20, The Summer Campaigns of 1917; Vol. 21, The Fourth Winter of War; Vol. 22, The Darkest Hour; [https://archive.org/details/cu31924088057108 Vol. 23, The Dawn]; [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.461263 Vol. 24, Victory]''.
:A revised, largely rewritten and condensed series was published in 1923 as ''A History of the Great War'' by John Buchan [https://archive.org/details/historyofgreatwa01buch Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/historyofgreatwar02buch Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/historyofgreatwar03buch Volume III], [https://archive.org/details/historyofgreatwa04buch Volume IV] Archive.org.
**Also available to search on [http://www.illustratedfirstworldwar.com illustratedfirstworldwar.com] The entire 1914-19 archives of the ''Illustrated London News'' and the Great Eight Illustrated magazines collection.
*''The War illustrated Album de Luxe: The Story of the Great European War told by Camera, Pen and Pencil'' edited by J A Hammerton, published 1915-1919 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal01hammuoft Vol.1 ''The First Phase'']; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal02hammuoft Vol.2 ''The Winter Campaign 1914-1915'']; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal03hammuoft Vol.3 ''The Spring Campaign-1915'']; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal04hammuoft Vol.4 ''The Summer Campaign -1915'']; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal05hammuoft Vol.5 ''The Second Winter Campaign -1915-1916]''; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal06hammuoft Vol.6 ''The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916'']; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal07hammuoft Vol.7 ''The Autumn Campaign of 1916'']; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal08hammuoft Vol.8 ''Ending the First Three Years'']; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal09hammuoft Vol.9 ''The Fourth Year, 1917-18'']; [https://archive.org/details/warillustratedal10hammuoft Vol.10 ''The Last Phase'']
:These volumes appear to have most, but not all, of the content of the (weekly?) periodical [https://web.archive.org/web/20121004223948/http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/NewsMedia/WarIllustrated.htm ''The War Illustrated''] (greatwardifferent.com, archived) which in turn was republished in at least nine volumes, which however do not appear to be available online, except for [https://archive.org/details/TheWarIllustrated1916 ''The War Illustrated''] Weekly issue 12 August 1916. Archive.org.
*[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.e0000002139?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''The Great War. The Standard History of the All-Europe conflict'': Volume 9] Edited by H. W. Wilson and J A Hammerton 1917. “Profusely illustrated” . Hathi Trust Digital Library. A series of 10 volumes, most of which are available on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101690197 Hathi Trust Digital Library], restricted to North America etc readers.
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Harper%27s+Pictorial+Library+Of+The+World+War%29&sort=-publicdate ''Harper's Pictorial Library Of The World War''] 1920 Archive.org. Links to 12 volumes. The 12 titles are listed on the [https://archive.org/details/HarpersPictorialLibraryOfTheWorldWarV1 Volume 1] file.
*[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://archive.org/details/horsewarillustra00galt ''The Horse and the War''] by Captain Sidney Galtrey. Illustrated from drawings by Captain Lionel Edwards and from photographs. 1918 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/disenchantment00mont ''Disenchantment''] by C E Montague 1922 Archive.org. Originally a series of articles which had appeared in the ''Manchester Guardian'' over the previous two years. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Montague Charles Edward Montague] Wikipedia.
*[https://archive.org/details/subjectindexofbo00brituoft ''Subject Index of the books relating to the European War, 1914-1918, acquired by the British Museum, 1914-1920''] 1922 Archive.org
