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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120825165603/http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/NewsMedia/I_Was_There_01.htm ''The Great War…I Was There! Undying Memories of 1914-1918''] (a description greatwardifferent.com, archived) edited by Sir John Hammerton originally published in 51 weekly parts 1938-39, (first appearing around the 20th anniversary of the end of the war), and also published in a three volume edition, 2020 pages (v. 1. August 4, 1914, to July 1, 1916; v. 2. July 4, 1916, to October 22, 1917; v. 3. Oct. 1917 to Jan. 1919 (Amalgamated Press)), the latter available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001581634 . There was also a four volume reprint by Waverley.
:The weekly magazines are available as a database on the pay website [[findmypast]], titled [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/britain-the-great-war-i-was-there Britain, The Great War, I Was There] located in Armed Forces & Conflict/First World War, which advises the 51 editions ran from 29 September 1938 to 19 September 1939. To browse the pages, do not use a Search term but click on the Search icon, when a series of 1186 pdf images, (each of two pages), will be displayed in image order. From any image you can navigate to the next image, or the previous image. (This function is located near the top of the findmypast webpage, not near the actual image). Part 1 consists of 29 images, perhaps larger than the average, if in fact all issues are included.
:Some of the weekly issues (Parts 1-41, and possibly 46) are available on a [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories| Library subscription]] website [http://www.firstworldwar.amdigital.co.uk The First World War] by Adam Matthew Digital, module Personal Experiences, it appears in four separate tranches [http://www.firstworldwar.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/D_640.G74_V1-10 1], [http://www.firstworldwar.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/D_640.G74_V11-20 2], [http://www.firstworldwar.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/D_640.G74_V21-30 3], [http://www.firstworldwar.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/D_640.G74_V31-41 4]. The British Library is listed on the database website as a Participating Library.
*Not currently available online: ''History of the First World War'' published by Purnell c 1969-1970 (editor Barrie Pitt) also known as ''Purnell’s History of the First World War''. Published as a series of 128 weekly magazines, with 8 volume binders, and available at the British Library UIN: BLL01009938748. Also appears to have been reprinted in 8 Volumes 1970-71 (example [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uQQMAQAAIAAJ Volume 8] Google Books snippet)
