First World War - Peter Chasseaud

Follow the conflict of the World War 1 from 1914-1918 with expert commentary, photographs and a unique collection of historical maps. Published in association and including material from the archives of the Imperial War Museum.

Over 200 photographs and maps from the archives of The Imperial War Museum tell the story of how The Great War was fought.

Descriptions of key historical events accompany the illustrations, giving a fascinating history of the war from an expert historian.

Key offensives covered include:
The Battles of the Marne and Ypres
Tannenberg and the Eastern Front
Verdun and the Somme
The Gallipoli Campaign
Battle of Jutland
The Advances to Jerusalem, Damascus and Baghdad
Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele
German 1918 offensives and Allied counter-offensives

Along with the maps, key historical events are described, giving an illustrated history of the war from an expert historian.

A military historian who has applied his unrivalled expertise in the field of military maps. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the founder of the Historical Military Mapping Group of the British Cartographic Society, a member of the Defence Surveyors Association and the author of Mapping the First World War and of standard works on trench mapping and toponymy.

"A visual feast for the eyes" All About History

"should be high on the list of any serious reader with a general interest in the First World War." Military History Monthly

"the appeal of this richly illustrated work lies in the maps" Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian

"A fascinating collection" This is England Magazine