The Routledge Atlas of the First World War av Martin Gilbert

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<P>From its origins to its terrible legacy, the tortuous course of the Great War is vividly set out in a series of 196 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><P></P><UL><P><LI>The early months of the war ¿ from the German attack on Belgium and France, to the fierce fighting on the Western and Eastern Fronts</LI><P></P><P><LI>The developing war in Europe and beyond ¿ from the Somme and Verdun to Gallipoli and Mesopotamia, in the Near East and Africa, and in the Pacific</LI><P></P><P><LI>The war at sea and in the air ¿ from the Zeppelin and air raids to the naval battles, shipping losses and Atlantic convoys </LI><P></P><P><LI>Life at the front ¿ the trench system, living underground, the mud of Passchendaele, the French and Russian mutinies </LI><P></P><P><LI>Technology and t