Reddit mentions of Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy

Ken Follett's Century Trilogy (Fall of Giants, Winter of the World, Edge of Eternity) but of the 3, Fall of Giants is probably the closest in terms of time period (right around WWI)

http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Giants-Book-Century-Trilogy/dp/0451232852

https://www.amazon.ca/Fall-Giants-Book-Century-Trilogy/dp/0451232852

Read it, you'll love it. Fucking long ass trilogy that's can be just basically summed up as "THE WESTERN WORLD - 20th CENTURY", but it starts off about exactly this in this same time period. And despite its length it needed to be way, way longer.

I just finished reading Fall of Giants by Ken Follett where this was a big plot point. Great book if you have any interest in reading a historical fiction that takes place during WW1.

Try Fall Of Giants by Ken Follett. It's the first in a planned trilogy that starts around the outbreak of World War I and will end around present day.

I also read Pillars Of The Earth, also by Ken Follett, and really enjoyed it. There's a sequel to it called World Without End that I've yet to read.

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett semi fiction (follows fictional characters but all events and dates are accurate) but gives a great insight into the mindset of the time.

Canadians.....
http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Giants-Book-Century-Trilogy/dp/0451232852

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett is pretty fantastic.

Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra is also great.

The Eye of the Needle is a good straight-up spy novel, and it is really good. However, what Follett does best is sweeping epics. His current trilogy starts with The Fall of Giants, and includes enough cloak & dagger to keep a person happy, along with a lot of great historical information & storytelling about WWI & the Russian Revolution. The second book is Winter of the World, which follows the same families we met in book 1 through WWII. His third book (Edge of Eternity) is due out Sept 16th.