Books on war

[jack neville]

I picked up a full set of the official history of WW1 a few years ago. First edition in really good condition. I started reading them but it was taking longer to read them than te war actually lasted. Will finish them eventually but the detail was fascinating and gives a greater insight to the reality than anything else I have ever read about WW1.

[Mike Cecil]

Jack, I can only agree. I think the official historians who have given us the WW1, WW2, Korea and 'South East Asian wars' series have given us an incredible resource. While there are (inevitably) some errors, they are collectively an incredible piece of work. They are often my first stop when researching a particular historical aspect.

The 'post vietnam' official histories are currently being worked on by a very dedicated group of professional historians: I'm looking forward to the publications being released.

Only recently, I finally purchased the last two first editions to complete my Aust WW2 official history set (I had reprints, but that's just not the same.....).

Mike C