{"product_id":"the-routledge-atlas-of-the-first-world-war-9781032049540","title":"The Routledge Atlas of the First World War","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe early months of the war - from the German attack on Belgium and France, to the fierce fighting on the Western and Eastern Fronts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe war at sea and in the air - from the Zeppelin and air raids to the naval battles, shipping losses and Atlantic convoys \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eLife at the front - the trench system, living underground, the mud of Passchendaele, the French and Russian mutinies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechnology and the intensifying war - from phosgene gas to submarines, tanks and aerial bombardment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe home front - war supplies, munitions factories, the air defence of Britain, German food riots, the entry of the United States into the war, the Russian Revolution, and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman Empires\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe aftermath - the peace treaties and territorial changes, war debts, war deaths, and the new map of Europe along with the visual remembrance of the war, memorials that commemorate the tragedy. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition now includes an additional 23 of Martin Gilbert's maps, across the whole period of the war, originally published across a range of publications, now gathered in this one volume for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032049540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir Martin Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e CBE, D Litt, the official biographer of Winston Churchill and a leading historian of the modern world, is the author of 88 books, including among them \u003ci\u003eThe First World War, A Complete History\u003c\/i\u003e, and a focussed history on \u003ci\u003eThe Somme, The Heroism and Horror of War\u003c\/i\u003e, along with nine atlases in the Routledge Historical Atlas series. For more information, please visit www.martingilbert.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43219270074483,"sku":"9.78103E+12","price":269.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e1ec49e4-6c0b-4299-bde9-5aa83e5d9175.jpg?v=1753534445","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-routledge-atlas-of-the-first-world-war-9781032049540","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}