These Links are useful for the unit, First World War Living History, and First World War History in General.
The Great War Association (GWA)
The official website of the GWA - http://www.great-war-assoc.org/
Living History Forums that focus on the Great War
The Trenchline - http://s12.zetaboards.com/The_Trench_Line/index/
Great War.org - http://www.great-war.org//index.php
Great War.org - http://www.great-war.org//index.php
Approved Vendors
*New Members are not to purchase anything without consulting the Unit's designated authenticity officer.
Alexander & Sons Restorations - http://alexanderandsonsrestorations.com/
Hessen Antique - http://www.hessenantique.com/Imperial_German_Militaria_s/8.htm
Mattimore Harness - http://www.civilwarboots.com/
Steve Fischer's Reproductions - http://www.great-war-assoc.org/fisher.htm
Schuster schusters.ru/en/shop/germany-1914-1918
German Helmets Inc germanhelmetsinc.com/restored_ww1_helmets.htm
Hessen Antique - http://www.hessenantique.com/Imperial_German_Militaria_s/8.htm
Mattimore Harness - http://www.civilwarboots.com/
Steve Fischer's Reproductions - http://www.great-war-assoc.org/fisher.htm
Schuster schusters.ru/en/shop/germany-1914-1918
German Helmets Inc germanhelmetsinc.com/restored_ww1_helmets.htm
A Recommended Reading List
These books are recomended reading for unit members and those with an interest in the First World War. Some focus specifically upon the campaigns the regiment was involved in, while others deal with Imperial Germany, Prussia, life in the Imperial German Army, and German Culture. Some may also focus on opponents during certain campaigns.
Imperial Germany
Handbook of Imperial Germany
Janet Robinson, Joe Robinson
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse (September 29, 2009)
Imperial Germany, 1871-1918: Economy, Society, Culture, and Politics
Volker R. Berghahn
Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: Berghahn Books; Rev Exp edition (December 15, 2005)
Of German Ways
Lavern Rippley
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; First edition (May 21, 1992)
The German Worker: Working-Class Autobiographies from the Age of Industrialization
Alfred Kelly
Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: University of California Press (November 20, 1987)
War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture, National Identitty, and German Occupation in WWI
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (October 20, 2005)
The German Myth of the East: 1800 to the Present
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 20, 2011)
General WWI
All the Kaiser's Men: The Life and Death of the German Army on the Western Front 1914-1918
Ian Passingham
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: The History Press; 1st edition (December 1, 2005)
German Students' War Letters
Philipp Witkop, A. F. Wedd, Jay Winter
Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: Pine Street Books (August 6, 2002)
The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich
Robert Michael Citino
Paperback: 428 pages
Publisher: University Press of Kansas (September 1, 2008)
Eastern Front 1914-1917
Norman Stone
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin Global; 2nd edition (September 1, 2004)
Infantry Attacks
Erwin Rommel
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Zenith Press; First edition (May 5, 2009)
Stormtroop Tactics: Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918
Bruce I. Gudmundsson
Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: Praeger (June 30, 1995)
Language: English
Fortifications of the Western Front 1914-18 (Fortress)
Paddy Griffith (Author), Peter Dennis (Illustrator)
Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (September 23, 2004)
Victory Must Be Ours: Germany in the Great War, 1914-1918
Laurence Moyer
Hardcover: 399 pages
Publisher: Hippocrene Books; 1st edition (April 20, 1995)
The First World War
Hew Strachan
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (April 26, 2005)
German Amateur Photographers in the First World War: A View from the Trenches on the Western Front
Sebastian Remus
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd (October 28, 2008)
JR129 Battles
Tannenberg: Clash of Empires 1914 (Cornerstones of Military History)
Dennis Showalter
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. (April 2004)
Breakthrough: The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign, 1915 (War, Technology, and History)
Richard L. DiNardo
Hardcover: 215 pages
Publisher: Praeger (May 20, 2010)
The Brusilov Offensive (Twentieth-Century Battles)
Timothy Dowling
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Indiana University Press (June 18, 2008)
Other Battles
Through German Eyes: The British & The Somme 1916 (Phoenix Press)
Christopher Duffy
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Phoenix (September 1, 2007)
The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916
Sir Alistair Horne
Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; Reissue edition (January 1, 1994)
This Carnival of Hell: German Combat Experience on the Somme, July - November 1916
Richard A. Baumgartner
Hardcover: 427 pages
Publisher: Blue Acorn Press (January 10, 2010)
Imperial Germany
Handbook of Imperial Germany
Janet Robinson, Joe Robinson
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse (September 29, 2009)
Imperial Germany, 1871-1918: Economy, Society, Culture, and Politics
Volker R. Berghahn
Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: Berghahn Books; Rev Exp edition (December 15, 2005)
Of German Ways
Lavern Rippley
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; First edition (May 21, 1992)
The German Worker: Working-Class Autobiographies from the Age of Industrialization
Alfred Kelly
Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: University of California Press (November 20, 1987)
War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture, National Identitty, and German Occupation in WWI
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (October 20, 2005)
The German Myth of the East: 1800 to the Present
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 20, 2011)
General WWI
All the Kaiser's Men: The Life and Death of the German Army on the Western Front 1914-1918
Ian Passingham
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: The History Press; 1st edition (December 1, 2005)
German Students' War Letters
Philipp Witkop, A. F. Wedd, Jay Winter
Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: Pine Street Books (August 6, 2002)
The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich
Robert Michael Citino
Paperback: 428 pages
Publisher: University Press of Kansas (September 1, 2008)
Eastern Front 1914-1917
Norman Stone
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin Global; 2nd edition (September 1, 2004)
Infantry Attacks
Erwin Rommel
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Zenith Press; First edition (May 5, 2009)
Stormtroop Tactics: Innovation in the German Army, 1914-1918
Bruce I. Gudmundsson
Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: Praeger (June 30, 1995)
Language: English
Fortifications of the Western Front 1914-18 (Fortress)
Paddy Griffith (Author), Peter Dennis (Illustrator)
Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (September 23, 2004)
Victory Must Be Ours: Germany in the Great War, 1914-1918
Laurence Moyer
Hardcover: 399 pages
Publisher: Hippocrene Books; 1st edition (April 20, 1995)
The First World War
Hew Strachan
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (April 26, 2005)
German Amateur Photographers in the First World War: A View from the Trenches on the Western Front
Sebastian Remus
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd (October 28, 2008)
JR129 Battles
Tannenberg: Clash of Empires 1914 (Cornerstones of Military History)
Dennis Showalter
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. (April 2004)
Breakthrough: The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign, 1915 (War, Technology, and History)
Richard L. DiNardo
Hardcover: 215 pages
Publisher: Praeger (May 20, 2010)
The Brusilov Offensive (Twentieth-Century Battles)
Timothy Dowling
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Indiana University Press (June 18, 2008)
Other Battles
Through German Eyes: The British & The Somme 1916 (Phoenix Press)
Christopher Duffy
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Phoenix (September 1, 2007)
The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916
Sir Alistair Horne
Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; Reissue edition (January 1, 1994)
This Carnival of Hell: German Combat Experience on the Somme, July - November 1916
Richard A. Baumgartner
Hardcover: 427 pages
Publisher: Blue Acorn Press (January 10, 2010)