Mapping the First World War: The Great War through maps from 1914-1918 (Imperial War Museum) - Hardcover

Peter Chasseaud; The Imperial War Museum

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007522207 ISBN 13: 9780007522200

Publisher: Collins, 2013

Synopsis

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.

Over 150 maps demonstrating how the Great War was fought around the world.

Types of maps featured:
Small scale maps showing country boundaries and occupied territories
Large-scale maps covering the key battles and offensives on all fronts of the war
Trench maps showing detailed positions of the front line
Maps from newspapers, battle planning and propaganda

Key offensives covered include:
The Battles of the Marne and Ypres
Tannenberg and the Eastern Front
Verdun and the Somme
The Gallipoli Campaign
Battle of Jutland
The Advances to Jerusalem, Damascus and Baghdad
Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele
German 1918 offensives and Allied counter-offensives
Battle of Jutland

Along with the maps, key historical events are described, giving an illustrated history of the war from an expert historian.

About this title

Review:

"This book should be high on the list of any serious reader with a general interest in the First World War. For those interested in the history of military mapping, it is essential." Military History Monthly

Of the many publications appearing to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War I, this book must stand above the crowd, offering a fascinating new angle on the subject. Your Family Tree

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. Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian

Peter Chasseaud... brings a lifetime s work to fruition by telling the war s story through the maps that charted it
Literary Review

--Literary Review

Book Description:

The Great war through maps from 1914 to 1918

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0007522207
• ISBN 13: 9780007522200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304