Follow the conflict of the World War 1 from 1914-1918 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published in association and including mapping from the archives of the Imperial War Museums.
Ebook best viewed on a tablet.
Over 100 maps demonstrating how the Great War was fought around the world.
Types of maps featured: 7 }* c; @0 n9 M& }• Small scale maps showing country boundaries and occupied territories; J Q! p5 Z/ z6 t
• Large-scale maps covering the key battles and offensives on all fronts of the war2 z- O' @- v0 _
• Trench maps showing detailed positions of the front line5 [4 w9 t2 I% M' D+ b
• Maps from newspapers, battle planning and propaganda
Key offensives covered include: 9 h; T; V+ U, f- e; m1 ~$ O• The Battles of the Marne and Ypres8 `$ u3 }& C; J Q. G2 [; E+ C+ {0 e
• Tannenberg and the Eastern Front8 e4 r! _5 }1 j
• Verdun and the Somme3 x5 @6 B9 J+ N. r% Y' f+ Y
• The Gallipoli Campaign % F/ B. r; H$ i4 J0 ]. {• Battle of Jutland 8 N4 ]+ ]6 I& g5 N% \1 I• The Advances to Jerusalem, Damascus and Baghdad 4 j g0 ?7 U/ n6 c- W3 s5 B# d• Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele9 y' o# x6 @" L$ K! q# v
• German 1918 offensives and Allied counter-offensives: ]6 ?, [6 S; \# k! ~7 ~$ g
• Battle of Jutland
Along with the maps, key historical events are described, giving an illustrated history of the war from an expert historian.
4 q" d- N- P/ N2 J Review1 g! |/ Q4 F8 {+ G
"The appeal of this richly illustrated work lies in the maps—barrage maps, diagrams of 'battlefield geometry' for artillery, diagrams showing the elevation of craters made by exploding mines, and pioneering aerial photography." —Guardian 1 z! s% I J2 {. j8 o * N: d& }4 d- v$ m$ p. k/ i# z 0 T7 w7 r. i8 P0 }) `# @& [ 4 z- N7 [/ T' r" e/ N" }) V"Brings a lifetime's work to fruition by telling the war's story through the maps that charted it." —Literary Review0 M G: W) K4 ?! B
9 N' J# _& X- a' W About the AuthorPeter Chasseaud is a historian of military cartography, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the founder of the Historical Military Mapping Group of the British Cartographic Society, a member of the Defence Surveyors' Association, and the author of definitive works on trench mapping and toponymy. Imperial War Museums are a family of five museums in England that seek to provide for and encourage the study and understanding of the history of modern war and "wartime experience." ; d( X6 w1 _" j: a, p0 J* g) a Z
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