Routledge Atlas of the First World War

<p>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:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>the early months of the war: from the fall of Belgium to the fierce fighting at Ypres and Tannenberg: </li> <ul> </ul> <li>the developing war in Europe: from Gallipoli to the horrors of the Somme and Verdun </li> <ul> </ul> <li>life at the front: from living underground the trench system and the mud of Passchendaele to the war graves </li> <ul> </ul> <li>technology and the new horrors: from phosgene gas attacks to submarines tanks and mines </li> <ul> </ul> <li>the home fronts: from German food riots to the air defence of Britain the Russian Revolution and the collapse of Austria-Hungary </li> <ul> </ul> <li>the aftermath: from war debts and war deaths to the new map of Europe. </li> <ul> </ul> </ul><p>This third edition contains an entirely new section depicting the visual remembrance of the war; a fascinating visitors' guide to the memorials that commemorate the tragedy of the Somme.</p>