World War I

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DK Publishing

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Copyright

2014

ISBN13

9781465434906

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eBook

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12th+

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Overview

Vividly portraying confrontation on land, sea, and in the skies, World War I: The Definitive Visual History is a brilliant and fascinating portrait of a world at war. Sumptuously illustrated, this definitive account recounts in striking detail the course of the First World War. Engaging narrative recreates the experience of titanic battles such as Gallipoli, the Somme, and Verdun that left an indelible mark on the collective memory of countries that lost a generation of young men.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Foreword.
1: The Troubled Continent 1870 – 1914.
2: Introduction.
3: Timeline 1870 – 1914.
4: Europe’s High Noon.
5: Crises and Conflicts.
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
6: Planning for War.
Evolving Military Technology.
Rifles.
7: Assassination at Sarajevo.
8: The Slide to War.
9: Pulling Together.
The Declaration of War.
10: Not Over by Christmas December 1914.
11: Introduction.
12: Timeline 1914.
13: The Invasion of Belgium.
14: The French Offensive.
15: The British Go into Action.
Battle of Mons.
Artillery.
16: The Great Retreat.
17: The Battle of the Marne.
Joseph Joffre.
18: The Race to the Sea.
19: Fighting to a Standstill.
The Christmas Truce.
20: The Battle of Tannenberg.
Paul Von Hindenburg.
21: Austro-Hungarian Failures.
22: The Battle for Poland.
Cavalry.
23: Turkey Enters the War.
24: African Diversions.
25: Confrontation at Sea.
Warships at Sea.
26: Coronel and the Falklands.
27: War in the East.
28: Stalemate 1915.
29: Introduction.
30: Timeline 1915.
31: Mobilizing Resources.
Trench Warfare.
Life in the Trenches.
32: Failure on the Western Front.
Trench Fighting Equipment.
33: Second Ypres.
Chemical Warfare.
34: Italy Enters the War.
Anzac Troops.
35: The Gallipoli Campaign.
Battle of Lone Pine.
36: The Armenian Massacre.
In the Service of Empire.
Colonial Troops.
37: Disaster in Mesopotamia.
38: The Battle of Dogger Bank.
39: The Sinking of the Lusitania.
Wartime Posters.
40: America and the European War.
41: The Zeppelin Raids.
42: Campaigns on the Eastern Front.
Animals at War.
Machine Guns.
43: Serbia Crushed.
44: The Artois-Loos Offensive.
Reconnaissance and Communication.
45: Year of Battles 1916.
46: Introduction.
47: Timeline 1916.
48: Facing Deadlock.
49: The German of Fensive at Verdun.
Verdun.
Philippe Pétain.
50: The French Fight Back at Verdun.
Fort Douaumont.
51: The Easter Rising.
Intelligence and Espionage.
52: Slav Nationalism.
53: The Battle of Jutla
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