Explore the Great War
Suggested Reading List: A Baker’s Dozen
The Museum staff recommends these books for students of World War I:
Coffman, Edward M. The War to End All Wars: The American Military Experience in World War I. University Press of Kentucky, 1998.
Donovan, Derek: Lest the Ages Forget: Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial. Kansas City Star Books, 2001.
Ferrell, Robert H. Five Days in October: The Lost Battalion in World War I. University of Missouri Press, 2005.
Fussell, Paul. The Great War and Modern Memory. Oxford University Press, 1975.
Keegan, John. The First World War. Vintage Books, 1998. An illustrated version of this book is also available.
Kennedy, David M. Over Here: The First World War and American Society. Oxford University Press, 2004. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.
Levitch, Mark. Pantheon de la Guerre: Reconfiguring a Panorama of the Great War. University of Missouri Press and the National World War I Museum, 2006.
MacMillan, Margaret. Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World. Random House, 2002.
Remarque, Erich Maria. All Quiet on the Western Front. Little, Brown and Company, 1929. Bullfinch Press came out with an illustrated version, using photographs from the historical collections of the National World War I Museum, in 1996. This edition is out of print.
Silkin, Jon (ed.). The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry. Penguin Books, 1981. Second edition, revised with new material, 1996.
Smith, Gene. When the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson. William Morrow and Company, 1964.
Tuchman, Barbara. The Guns of August. Random House, 1962.
Winter, Jay. The Legacy of the Great War: Ninety Years On. University of Missouri Press and the National World War I Museum, 2009.
Internships
The National World War I Museum offers college students exciting opportunities for rewarding internships in the setting of a major historical organization. These positions last a length of time determined in consultation with the student and/or the student’s educational institution. Internships may be conducted during the fall, spring, or summer semesters, either credited or non-credited.
The number of available internships (and available stipends) varies with the ongoing needs of the Museum, and the selection process is competitive in nature. Students requesting more information or wishing to be considered for internships may contact the Museum’s Educational Coordinator at jbarkley@theworldwar.org.
Links to Other World War I Educational Sites
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