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8 Best World War 1 Books

Goal: Find the best World War 1 books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best world war 1 books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

8 Best World War 1 Books

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1

The First World War

To Arms

by Hew Strachan

2

All Quiet on the Western Front

by Erich Maria Remarque

3

A Farewell to Arms

by Ernest Hemingway

Also recommended by:

Jordan Peterson

4

A Storm in Flanders

The Ypres Salient, 1914–1918

by Winston Groom

5

Good-Bye to All That

An Autobiography

by Robert Graves

6

Rites of Spring

The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age

by Modris Eksteins

7

The First World War

by John Keegan

8

The Price of Glory

Verdun 1916

by Alistair Horne

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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