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World War I

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Product details

  • ISBN 9780241605417
  • Weight: 1926g
  • Dimensions: 240 x 287mm
  • Publication Date: 02 May 2024
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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Description

Now revised and updated, World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide takes you from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles.

Experience some of the most prominent battles, such as the Somme and Verdun, through compelling direct accounts from soldiers who fought and civilians who lived through World War I. Get a close-up view in photographic galleries of the impressive weaponry and equipment used throughout the war. Learn more about the key people, including David Lloyd George and Joseph Joffre.


In this book you will find:

-Maps and a visual timeline to set the scene for the events to follow, highlighting when, where, and why things happened and changed history as they did

-A list of commemorations that took place 100 years after the war and memorials worldwide built to honour those who died in the conflict.

-Chapters outlining timelines, battles, wars, raids and the aftermath


A world war guide for anyone interested in learning more about World War I, offering a true understanding of a war that changed the course of history. Explore galleries showing the key weapons, vehicles, and equipment. Eyewitness accounts contain gripping first-person testimony, as well as maps, photography and key artefacts that illustrate the war and its changing technologies.
About DK
R.G. Grant is a history writer who has published more than 40 books, many of them dealing with aspects of modern warfare. He has written on a range of military conflicts, including the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. He is the author of DK's Battle, Flight, Battle at Sea, Soldier, and Commanders. Consultant Richard Overy is a professor of history at the University of Exeter. He is the author of more than 25 books on World War II and is recipient of the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize for a lifetime's contribution to military history.

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