"All Quiet on the Western Front" is an obvious choice.
One of the Richard Hannay novels would be a good comparison from the same period.
Not sure what to pick for a more modern perspective... we read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_Away_Peter in secondary school, and I hated it at the time, but wouldn't mind revisiting. It's short at least.
WW1 in general
"All Quiet on the Western Front" is an obvious choice.
One of the Richard Hannay novels would be a good comparison from the same period.
Not sure what to pick for a more modern perspective... we read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_Away_Peter in secondary school, and I hated it at the time, but wouldn't mind revisiting. It's short at least.