Mapping the First World War: The Great War Through Maps From 1914 to 1918

Chaddeaud, Peter

ISBN 10: 000793596X / ISBN 13: 9780007935963

Published by Imperial War Museum / Collins, Glasgow, UK, 2013

About this Item

Includes hundreds of b/w and colour maps and b/w photographs. 304pp.

Seller Inventory # 51978

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mapping the First World War: The Great War Through Maps From 1914 to 1918
• Publisher: Imperial War Museum / Collins, Glasgow, UK
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 000793596X
• ISBN 13: 9780007935963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1700 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • The First World War

About this title

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.

Ebook best viewed on a tablet.

Over 100 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.