The Routledge atlas of the First World War
- ISBN: 9780415460385
- Editorial: Routledge
- Fecha de la edición: 2008
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Edición número: 3rd ed
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 162
- Idiomas: Inglés
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 the war - from the fall of Belgium to the fierce fighting at Ypres and Tannenberg; the developing war in Europe - from Gallipoli to the horrors of the Somme and Verdun life at the front; from living underground, the trench system and the mud of Passchendaele to the war graves technology and the new horrors; from phosgene gas attacks to submarines, tanks and mines the home fronts; from German food riots to the air defence of Britain, the Russian Revolution and the collapse of Austria-Hungary the aftermath; and, from war debts and war deaths to the new map of Europe.This new edition contains an entirely new section depicting the visual remembrance of the war; and a fascinating visitors' guide to the memorials that commemorate the tragedy of the Somme.
