3rd Edition

The Routledge Atlas of the First World War

By Martin Gilbert Copyright 2009
224 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

From its origins to its terrible legacy, the tortuous course of the Great War is vividly set out in a series of 174 fascinating maps. Together the maps form a comprehensive and compelling picture of the war that shattered Europe, and illustrate its military, social, political and economic aspects. Beginning with the tensions that already existed, the atlas covers: the early months of... Read more

Section 1: Prelude to war  Section 2: 1914: The early months of war  Section 3:1815  Section 4: 1916  Section 5: The war in the air  Section 6: The war at sea  Section 7: 1917  Section 8: 1918  Section 9: The world at war  Section 10: Aftermath  Section 11: Memorials and Remembrance: the Somme

Biography

Sir Martin Gilbert is one of the leading historians of his generation. An Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, he is the official biographer of Churchill as well as the author of Churchill - A Life and The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust. For more information please visit http://www.martingilbert

‘As a History teacher this particular book would come in handy to me whilst teaching certain units but I also feel it is a nice way of introducing map work into a history classroom… I think it is well worth the money. It is interesting and is a different way that I would now consider using to research areas of World War One. The book is well presented, well organised and very easily readable.’History Teaching Review