Routledge Atlas of the First World War

From its origins to its terrible legacy, the course of the Great War is vividly set out in a series of 173 fascinating maps. Together, these maps form a comprehensive and compelling picture of the war that shattered Europe, shattering three Empires; they illustrate the military, social, political and economic aspects of the war. Starting with the pre-war tensions and war aims, the atlas covers: the early months of the war: from the German attack on Belgium and France to the fierce fighting on the Western and Eastern Fronts the developing war in Europe and beyond: from Gallipoli to the Somme and Verdun, in the Near East and Africa the war at sea and in the air from the Zeppelin and air raids to the naval battles, shipping losses and Atlantic convoys life at the front: from living underground, the trench system, the mud of Passchendaele, the French and Russian mutinies technology and the intensifying war: from phosgene gas to submarines, tanks and aerial bombardment the home fronts: war supplies, munitions factories, the air defence of Britain, German food riots, the Russian Revolution, the entry of the United States into the war, and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman Empires the aftermath: the peace treaties and territorial changes, war debts, war deaths, and the new map of Europe This new edition contains a new section depicting the visual remembrance of the war; a fascinating guide to the memorials that commemorate the Battle of the Somme.Gilbert, Martin is the author of 'Routledge Atlas of the First World War', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415460385 and ISBN 0415460387.