Gallipoli (1916), by John Masefield

The British-led effort in 1915 to take the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey and take control of the Dardanelles waterway is one of the most debated and discussed campaigns of World War I.

An early contributor to this discussion was the famous British writer John Masefield, who took a break from his usual work as poet, playwright, and novelist to write the 1916 book Gallipoli.

When the Prussians Came to Poland (1916), by Laura de Turczynowicz

The military advances of World War I led to many occupied villages, towns, and cities. When the Prussians Came to Poland: The Experiences of an American Woman during the German Invasion describes how the author Laura de Gozdawa Turczynowicz (1878-1953) survived the occupation of Suwalki, Poland in 1915.

Four Weeks in the Trenches (1915), by Fritz Kreisler

World War I took millions of people from their chosen work, including many well-known individuals. These included the famous Austrian violinist Fritz Kreisler, whose short involvement in the war in August and September of 1914 is realistically and humanly chronicled in Four Weeks in the Trenches: The War Story of a Violinist.