Historical fiction takes readers back into a particular era, whether it is the intrigue of Elizabethan court or the swinging Sixties and Seventies. Historical fiction requires meticulous research to offer an accurate and interesting glimpse of the past and often writers are not sure where to get the best hard facts. Here are five research titles to discover the world of the 1910s.

The 1910s Decade in Photos: A Decade That Shook the World (Amazing Decades in Photos) Library Binding

A photo-driven book showcasing the 1910s in pictures and newspaper articles from the sinking of the Titanic, World War I, to a deadly flu virus that kills millions. The face of the world began to change during this decade and it is filled with pictures to show for it.

The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War Reprint Edition by Peter Hart

In The Great War, Peter Hart provides a combat history of the conflict. Hart explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and strategic imperatives. Hart offers deft portraits of the pre-war plans, and the unexpected obstacles and setbacks that upended the initial operations.

The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response by Peter Balakian

In this award winning text, critically acclaimed author Peter Balakian gives the reader a narrative of the Armenian Genocide in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Using rarely seen archival documents as well as first-person accounts, Balakian presents the chilling history of how the Young Turks and the Turkish government implemented the first modern genocide behind the cover of World War I, as well as how the rest of the Western world reacted to it, bringing to light a lost chapter of American history.

Titanic: The Story Of The Unsinkable Ship by Hourly History

In the century since the RMS Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic ocean, the disaster has captivated the attention of history buffs and non-history buffs alike. Legends abound about whether the ship’s maiden voyage was cursed and conspiracy theories proliferate. In this Hourly History text, the reader will encounter facts about the Conception and Building of the Titanic, its Passengers, the Iceberg and the Sinking as well the Titanic's rediscovery.

Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement by Patricia Sullivan

Founded in 1909, Sullivan provides a rare look at the little-known early decades of the NAACP’s activism, telling stories of personal bravery, legal brilliance, and political maneuvering by the likes of such figures as W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, James Weldon Johnson, and Walter White, as well as a host of unknown but pivotal figures brought to light for the first time in this engaging text. With fascinating new information on the pre–World War I decades of the NAACP, the book culminates in 1963, altering the chronology of the civil rights movement so that readers appreciate the foundation that the NAACP built in those early, formative years.