HIS 382: World War I: Scanned Documents

This document describes the black psychological warfare implemented by an Allied newspaper in order to influence the areas of France under German control. Hansi, and E. Tonnelat. 1922. Across enemy lines a three year offensive against German morale. Paris: J.J. Waltz.

This document is an eye-witness account by Edward G.D. Liveing, a British infantry officer, of the dreadful first day of the battle. Liveing, Edward G. D. 1918. Attack an infantry subaltern's impressions of July 1st, 1916. New York: The Macmillan company.

This manual distributed by the United States Army details the procedures and techniques used in locating and estimating distances to targets. 1918. Balloon Observation and Instruction on the Subject of Work in the Basket. United States.

This document is an account by two men, both young officers, who fought in the Battle of Jutland. Jellicoe, J. R. J., Beatty, D. B., & Terry, C. S. 1916.The Battle of Jutland Bank, May 31-June 1, 1916; the dispatches of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty. London: Oxford University Press, H. Milford.

This document is a report by General Von Bulow, a German general about the lessons learned from the Somme. Bülow, Karl von. 1917. Experience of the German 1st Army in the Somme Battle. Washington Barracks, D.C.: Press of the Engineer school.

This primary source, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Ashby Williams is a detailed account of the Meuse-Argonne Campaign and the difficult fighting that took place there. Williams, Ashby. 1919. Experiences of the great war; Artois, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. Roanoke, Va: Stone Print. and manufacturing Co.

This document is Rickenbacker’s memoirs in which he recounts his time as an aviator, including the downing of his first plane, the death of a fellow aviator, and the attack on a German Drachen, a German observation balloon. Rickenbacker, Eddie. 1919. Fighting the flying circus. New York: Frederick A Stokes Company.

The is an account by James R. McConnell, one of the Americans to join the Lafayette Escadrille. It describes the air battles around Verdun, as well as the experiences of an aviator in World War I. McConnell, James R. 1918. Flying for France: with the American Escadrille at Verdun. New York: Grossett & Dunlap.

This details the accounts and the horror of these new weapons. Stewart, Herbert Arthur. 1916. From Mons to Loos, being the diary of a supply officer. Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood and Sons.

This details the accounts and the horror of these new weapons. Stewart, Herbert Arthur. 1916. From Mons to Loos, being the diary of a supply officer. Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood and Sons.

Major Gillam's diary shows the difficulty of fighting in such terrain, as the British attempt to capture Chocolate Hill (Scimitar Hill). Gillam, Mj. John Graham. 1918. Gallipoli Diary. London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.

This writing by Major S. J. M. Auld, a general in British Army, discusses the three major gasses used by the Germans, as well as describing the flamethrower and its potential. Auld M.C.,Mj. S. J. M. 1918. Gas and Flame in Modern Warfare. New York: George H. Doran Co.

This source chronicles the German's manuveurs and strategies which occured on September 9, 1914. Le Goffic, Charles, and Lucy Menzies. 1918. General Foch at the Marne an account of the fighting in and near the Marshes of Saint-Gond. New York: E.P. Dutton and Company.

This document describes the mortar's principle parts, its proper use, and its ammunition. United States. 1919. Handbook of the 6-inch trench mortar, mark I. Washington [D.C.]: G.P.O.

This manual was printed by the Army War College that details the proper way in which to construct wire implements. United States, and Army War College (U.S.). 1918. Instructions on wiring (wire obstacles). Document / War Dept., Office of the Adjutant General, no. 729. Washington, D.C.: Army War College.

This is the journal of U-boat commander von Forstner in which he details the inherent limitations (e.g. air supply, oxygen) of U-boats, as well as the procedures followed while engaging the enemy. Forstner, Georg-Günther, and Anna Kneeland Crafts Codman. 1917. The journal of submarine commander von Forstner. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

This document which follows is the official dispatches by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and Vice-Admiral Sir John Beatty of what transpired during the battle. The Jutland Battle (by those who took part in it), 1916. London: Burlap, Mathison & Sprague.

The second source, written by British General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, details the maneuvers and strategies of the British army from September 1 through September 12. Smith-Dorrien, Horace Lockwood. 1925. Memories of forty-eight years' service. London: J. Murray.

The memoirs of General Ludendorff describe the battle. Ludendorff, Erich. 1919. My war memories, 1914-1918. London: Hutchinson & Co.

The first source which follows is an eyewitness account by a French soldier who took part in the engagement from September 1 through September 12. Genevoix, Maurice, and H. Grahame Richards. 1916. Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914. London: Hutchinson.

Hodder-Williams, J. E. 1917. One young man; the simple and true story of a clerk who enlisted in 1914, who fought on the western front for nearly two years, was severely wounded at the battle of the Somme, and is now on his way back to his desk. New York: George H. Doran Co.

This document details the British army's initial success in taking Kut-elAmara as well as their defeats at Ciesiphon and the retaking of Kut-el-Amara by the Turks. Black Tab. 1917. On the road to Kut, a soldier's story of the Mesopotamian campaign. London: Hutchinson & Co.

MacCurdy takes these ideas and applies them to the nations participating in World War I. MacCurdy, John T. 1918. The psychology of war. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co.

This document is a compiling of the diplomatic correspondences between Germany, England, and the United States as well as the official documents dealing with the resignation of Wilson’s Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. Great Britain, Mersey, J. C. B., & Inglefield, F. S. 1915.Shipping casualties. (Loss of the steamship "Lusitana"). Report of a formal investigation into the circumstances attending the foundering on 7th May, 1915, of the British steamship "Lusitana", of Liverpool, after being torpedoed off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. London: H.M. Stationary Off.

Major Clough William-Ellis and A. Williams-Ellis in their book The Tank Corps give a detailed account of the tank corps in the Third Battle of Ypres as well as a brief history of the tank and its workings. Williams-Ellis, Clough, and Amabel Williams-Ellis. 1919. The Tank corps. New York: George H. Doran company.

This manual written by a member of the British Expeditionary Force, describes the manner in which trenches were constructed, from the dimensions to the structure of latrines and dugouts. Smith, Joseph Shuter. 1917. Trench warfare; a manual for officers and men. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co.

Written by a member of the Australian and New Zealand Army COrps (ANZAC), this account details the life of a soldier fighting in the Gallipoli Campaign. "an Anzac'. 1916.Twelve Months with the Australian Expeditionary Force. London: George Newnes, Ltd.

This document is the official British report of the incident. The United States and the war; President Wilson's notes on the Lusitania and Germany's reply; diplomatic correspondence between Germany, England and the United States on events preceding the sinking of the Lusitania, with decrees and incidents affecting American lives, property, and rights in the war zone. 1915. Brooklyn, N.Y.: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

What follows is a detailed account by the German General Staff of the maneuvers employed by the German army after November 3 until the close of the battle on November 22. Schwink, Otto, G. C. W., and G. C. W. 1919. Ypres, 1914, an official account published by order of the German general staff. London: Constable and Co.