It also manages to give a balanced glimpse of all battlefronts and nations involved, ranging from the ANZACs to the mostly forgotten battles that raged in Africa. Each chapter details the war, step by step, army by army, battle by battle, and person by person, leaving no stone of fact or legend unturned. Our one hundred year old hindsight lends this last chapter a particular poignancy, for we know that twenty years after the Treaty of Versailles was signed, the world was engulfed in yet another–and far deadlier–war.īut to bring the focus back to this book and its topic, the combination of personal biographies, timelines, battle descriptions, diplomacy, social history, first hand accounts, and artifacts bring WWI brilliantly to life. Seven chapters take readers from the origins of WWI–starting in 1870 and the unification of the German Empire–to the aftermath of the war, 1919 to 1923, when nations began to shake off the lingering shadows of WWI and a pacifist movement took hold.

Each page is lavished with maps, charts, photographs, and illustrations to compliment the fascinating and well-written history, thus lifting what for some may be well-trod facts to an engrossing level.

Grant, along with consultant Richard Overy and the Smithsonian Institution, have created a smorgasbord of WWI history in this text.

Key episodes are set clearly in the wider context of the conflict, in-depth profiles look at the key generals and political leaders, and full-color photo galleries showcase the weapons, inventions, and new technologies that altered the course of history.Ī vivid portrait of the confrontation on land, sea, and sky, World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide offers readers a bold and thoughtful new look at this complex and explosive moment in history.Īuthor R.G. Using illustrated timelines, detailed maps, and personal accounts, readers will see the oft-studied war in a new light. Grant, and created by DK’s award-winning editorial and design team, World War I charts the developments of the war from a global perspective.

World War I: The Definitive Visual HistoryĢ014 marks the centennial of the start of World War I - DK will mark the occasion with the publication of World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide, a vividly illustrated, in-depth account of the Great War.

The History Book by R.G. Grant